Ms Fussy pants

Ms. Addy was a fussy pants today. I hope her tude improves for tomorrow. We're going shopping...nothing heavy duty but I have quite a few stores to hit up so we'll be gone for at least a few hours. I am breastfeeding. It has been going fairly well...one of my only concerns is her eating for about 5-7 minutes and she conks out. She is not an efficient cluster feeder with as much as she sleeps. I am not going to complain...she is a very good baby. Smart too. Already smiling socially...Preston can pick her up and without fail...he'll get a good one out of her. I'll post a few examples below...=) She smiles for me too..but I have to push for it a little more.

More and more she is starting to follow objects with her eyes and really listen if they have sounds. I can't wait to get her a tummy time mat to get her more time on her stomach. I think she is getting one from her great aunt for Christmas...I wonder which one it is. If it ends up being a mini version (the one that just lays flat on the floor- no tent/pop up hanging ensemble sort of thing) then I'll really want to get her the fancy one.

My hormones...Yikes. I cried watching the news last night...they had a toys for tots sort of getup with kids who were sick in the hospital...you see where it was going. I boo-hoo'd for about 10 minutes. I can't wait to be done with the bleeding like a stuck pig and the hormonies!

Well, I have more to write but need to hit the sack.

December already!

I can't believe it's December already! And I can't believe that she is almost 1 month old. Holy shit! She continues to grow and change every day. The past week she has been fussy. Not really crying so much just squirmy and seemingly uncomfortable.

I finally figured out how to put together the Graco swing, after hours of frustration...I was trying to put the feet onto the actual legs of the swing rather than the arms that attach to the bottom. Really irritating but in my defense, I was working off of 2 hours of sleep.

I was very, very moody and hormonal today. Very pissy with Preston...very pissy with the world...I took my frustrations out on a very filthy bathroom. Preston does not deep clean...I am not complaining- he does general pickup and keeps our apartment looking tidy...but deep cleaning, organizing, etc are not his cup of tea. I am ok with that...however, I think my little cleaning escapade may have harmed my bits...technically I am still supposed to be taking it easy while I heal and I know I over did it. Not having too much luck in that department. Yesterday I showered and got soap there....that'll make ya jump. I was pretty uncomfortable for the next 5 hours.

I am gearing up for the holidays =) It's my favorite time of year by far...I really get homesick around this time...missing all of the traditions like going to Grammys on Christmas Eve and eating a nice dinner, opening gifts...I hate to see Addison grow up so fast, but I look forward to creating our own Christmas traditions.

We may get our tree tomorrow (a real one of course). I am going shopping this weekend for our Fall Creek Falls TN trip, which is a tradition for Prestons family that has been going on for years and years. Every other year the clan gets together and spends a few days up there...good food, good company. Unfortunately this year will be spent without Sally, Prestons grandmother. She passed last month from stroke complications. She will be very missed. An outspoken southern belle, she always had a quick wit and slight sarcasm that made my day. This blog is dedicated to her.

It's 1:18am...time to try and get some shut eye.