Two-Kids-Land

Yep, it's been FOUR MONTHS since I've written a blog. Though that should not be a surprise to anyone who knows me, I swear I can't believe sometimes how long I wait, how many great IDEAS for a blog I let go unwritten, and how many blogs I'll sit and READ before I actually sit down to do mine.  By the way-- all of your blogs I follow are so incredibly good!

So, the update: we had a little girl. Amelia Grace Pomeroy was born January 19th, 2011, at 3:14 PM, and was 8.0 lbs and 20 inches long.   She was born on the day of a full moon, and on the exact day I predicted, (once I knew the moon would be full that day, that is).   She was due on the 16th, so "fashionably late" she came, and we are so grateful for her timing-- any earlier would have meant she was smack in the middle of a huge snowstorm.  Later, the biggest one in the past 100 years.   We are so blessed-- she's a beautiful child with a sweet disposition.  I credit that entirely to my husband, and of course to God who knew I couldn't handle anything different.

We splurged a bit with Amelia and had a professional photographer come in and take some photos of her. We have about one hundred that we love, but here are the ones that are making it onto the blog.

 

Sweetness defined.  She is our little Angel. 

There have been too many wonderful moments already to recount, and every day I tell myself I need to be writing more down-- but the opportunities to do so are fleeting, and the fatigue often overwhelming.  Such is Two Kid Land.  It's rough, I'm told, rougher now than when they're 5 and 7, but still-- who cares about 4.8 years from now, right?  I am stuck in today, and most of the time, yesterday.  So true! 

Carson is amazing with Amelia. He surprises me every day.  For about the first month he wanted us to read him the Big Brother Book which, appropriately, talks about how great it is to be a big brother.  He still asks us to read it regularly.   He shows genuine concern for her, and lately, even when she is not around, he'll ask for her.  He has given her a nickname we all love as much as her real name, "Meena"-- so cute and absolutely perfect.  For the first week he kept calling her "Angel" as well.   That was kind of strange to me, because no one ever called her that-- and he came up with it all on his own.  Maybe he was commenting on the ones he saw hovering over her.  

I am working on figuring out how to add video here-- and will do so soon.  Right now my priorities have been really self-care, kid care, and home management, which leaves me little room for hobbies.  Then again, hobbies are part of self-care, right?  Ah, whatever.   

Till later- thanks for stopping in, I promise to find my creativity somewhere between here and never.  

Happy Spring!