She took to it quite quickly and I think that the pink looks totally good on her - even though I'm not such a big fan of the pink...I've grown to adore it. And I think her daddy has even accepted it too!!!
It truly is amazing how things change after having a baby. I used to get wicked bad cabin fever if I stayed in the house too long. I had to get out and do something otherwise the day seemed to drag on forever. Now I find myself where all the time is going and why it is going so fast! Since Karen has been in town, Brad and I have been able to get out and run some errands and I find myself itching to get back home as soon as possible just to be in under the same roof as Allie. It's very strange...I could probably live out the rest of this maternity leave in this house and not ever get out!
I must say - motherhood so far, has been wonderful. I was super worried that I wouldn't know what to do, wouldn't be able to breastfeed, wouldn't know what to do to soothe her or make her quit crying. I don't know if all newborns are this way, but Allie has been super easy. Aside from the occasional gas belly, she has been awesome. I love nursing her and am glad that I was so dead set on breastfeeding. I can't explain the time that we have together, but it's all our own.
Lando has been the exceptional guard dog too...it cracks me up to see how worried he gets when we give her a bath and she is wailing bloody murder! Lando gets so nervous almost to say, "SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!"
I keep waiting for someone to yank me off of this awesome ride, but so far, God has blessed me in so many ways. I have never been in love with my husband more than now - he has been such a wonderful support person, even through all of his corny jokes. To watch him love Allie is unexplainable and makes me want to cry.
Watching all the grandparents love Allie is phenomenal as well. I guess I won't understand a grandparent's love until I become one myself - similar to not understanding a mother's love until you become one. It is amazing to know that Allie - something that Brad and I created together, can bring so much happiness to their lives.
It is also amazing at how quickly the pregnancy amnesia hit me...during my pregnancy, I was seriously questioning if I would be able to have another baby. Vanessa, a girlfriend at work, told me - "Wait until she's born, you'll want another one because it will be worth it." She was so right. My delivery was so easy and such a positive experience (even the experience with the NICU was reassuring) that the next day, I was literally asking Brad how long he wanted to wait to have another one!
Let's see how the next year goes before we go talkin' about more babies, though!!
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