Battle Wounds

Audrey had her 2 month checkup today. She did really well, but I felt sooo bad when he gave her the vaccinations. She got 3 in her thighs and then one was just oral. Since she loves eating or having anything in her mouth, she didnt' mind the oral one. However, the other ones weren't so good. She cried so hard that she wasn't even making any noise when he got her in the thighs. I had tears in my eyes.

Here's a picture of the thigh that she got stabbed twice in:
Poor thing. But she's a little trooper. For a two month old, she did great. Just look at that pudgey little thigh and her little arm rolls.

Speaking of pudgey-ness, she now weighs 12 pounds 1 ounce and is 23 inches long. This puts her in the 75 percentile for weight and the 77 percentile for height. The nurse commented on how tall she is which I founda bit funny since she's only 23 inches long. But for a two month old, that is rather "tall" I suppose (since I know anything about two month old height). Oh, and her head circumference is 15 1/4 inches. That's a fun measurement. Hey, good to know.

Today she rocked her head to toe Polo gear :) So cute. However, she wasn't really in a picture taking mood apparantly.

She seemed pretty exhausted tonight and completely passed out pretty early. I guess we did have a busy day. We stopped in to see Uncle Chris at work, stopped at HACC so that I could sell my books back (a little over $100 for 3 books = boooyyaaaa) and get a new password for their website, and stopped at the Harrisburg Neato for a delicious Cowboy Crunch. Soo yummy, especially with chili instead of refried beans. I mean, she slept most of the time, but still, it was a lot of running around. My arms are killllllling me from lugging around that car seat. Good God, I'll certainly have some toned arms, that's for sure.

Oh, the drama

Today Audrey, my mom, and I went for a long walk since it was soooo beautiful. Audrey seemed to really like it. She dozed off for a while with her hands up like she was playing air guitar or something. I really don't know how she can sleep like that. Her hands are always so dramatic. Here look, I have proof:

Exhibits 1 & 2 (Hospital Pictures):

They didn't even pose her like that. She just ALWAYS has her hands up by her face. Heck, she even came out with her right arm right up there. That's why my labor wasn't progressing for a little while; her darn arm was in the way haha. I don't know why they put that goofy bear in the one picture though. She was like, a day old, what the hell does she need a teddy bear for? At least she looks happy.



Exhibit 3:

Like, do I even need to say anything? I mean seriously, just look at her posing.

Exhibits 4 & 5:

And this is how she SLEEPS! So dramatic. She just kills me. It's like she has such a personality already.


Speaking of sleep, she has been sleeping through the night since about 6 weeks (which we loooove), but she has been having some trouble falling asleep last night and tonight. Once she falls asleep she's fine, but in the process of going to bed, she keeps waking herself up by jerking around. I don't know what's going on. I'm sure it's just a phase, but she has her 2 month check up at the doctor's tomorrow, so I'll see what they say or suggest.

She does have to get shots at her appointment tomorrow :( poor thing. I'm sure there will be some tears, but hopefully tons of cuddling will make up for it.

A New Edition to the Family...

Sooo, it's been a while since I updated this thing, but I decided I'd get back into it...or shoud I say I decided that WE'D get back into it...

Yes, yes, yes, she's herrrreeee! I had a little baby girl! Her name is Audrey and she's pretty freaking cute if I may say so myself. She was born on March 30, and since then we've been pretty busy getting into a routine--or at least attempting to. But I have made a conscious effort to keep updating this blog of mine. I don't know what exactly I'll write about, but I'll do it. I may focus more on what it's like to be a mom. Cause with parenting, every day it's something new. And it's crazy how one poopy diaper or dirty onesie can completely change the course .of your day.

But really, I've got to say, so far, it's so good :)

Jil Sander F/W 09

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Raf Simons creates some prettttttttyyy great clothing for Jil Sander. I love the flashes of color and the interesting shapes. I mean, how cool is that grey coat? The collection was more dramatic than what Simons normally does, but he still kept the minimalistic approach that the brand is known for.

Love this

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Donna Karan F/W '09

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Oh, Donna Karan. The things you do with jersey.

Check It Out!!!!

Loooook, it's me! On the cover of the Philadelphia Weekly!

I wrote a story a little while back about the first day that I found out I was pregnant. One thing led to another, and my Journalism and Society professor, George Miller (who also writes, takes photos, films videoes, etc. for PW as well as other Philadelphia publications) gave it to the editor of PW, Adamma Ince. She expressed an interest in publishing it, and I got to meet with her earlier this month. Then, it became the cover story!!! I got a friend of mine to do the photography. Her name is Elena Jasic, and she's really very talented. This whole process has been such a wonderful experience. Adamma is an inspiration as someone who's been through a similar situation herself and obviously succeeded.

I'm just so pumped!

Check out the story here :)