Party All the Time

I don't know if anyone else remembers a song way back in 1985 by Eddie Murphy called "Party all the Time", if not and you're interested, there's a link at the bottom of this blog. Anyways, I am reminded of this song on a daily basis now because Lily has decided she wants to party all the time. She NEVER sleeps!!! We were on a roll with 8-10 hours of sleep (all in a row) for a few weeks way back in March and April, then she decided that needed to stop and makes frequent (and I mean FREQUENT) requests to be picked up all night long. This seems to come and go and recently we have been experiencing 5-6 hours of sleep, but last night was ridiculous! She only slept until 12:00am and then continued to wake up every 30 minutes until her daddy finally decided to sleep with her in her room. This means she got to get out of her crib and be cuddled all night long. She is getting a little to used to that happening. I wish we could find out the reason that sleep is her enemy, she isn't waking up screaming in pain and will fall back asleep as soon as you pick her up. I hope this doesn't go on for much longer, we are starting to drag our tails. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbpzjbXUZI

Growing Up

I can't believe how big she is getting, I know that she is 6 months old now, but she is actually turning into a little girl rather than just a little baby. We went for a walk this holiday weekend and instead of putting her in her car seat on top of the stroller, we actually put her facing out in the stroller. I was shocked at how well she fit and how grown up she looked! I almost cried, but the content look on her face and the curious looks she gave the outside world made it all worth it. My baby is growing up!

My Everything

I was up last night figuring out Facebook and I decided to finally fill out one of those boxes that lists what you do for your "activities". I found myself writing all about Lily and how I take care of her. That's when I realized that I was truly sucked into mommyhood and Lily is the center of my universe. It has been a rough last 6 months with the ups and downs of hormones, battling personalities of parents and baby, and sleepless nights but I can look back and realize how worth it everything has been and how excited I am for the next 6 months. Lily is half-way to her first birthday and I am already missing the day old Lily and the 2 month old Lily, etc. I can now see what other mothers have spoken on when they say that their children have grown up in the blink of an eye. I think of all the mistakes I have already made in the last 6 months and how I can improve to be the best mommy for her in the next 6 months, but I'll never be perfect. I just hope that Lily will make it to her first birthday without any major physical, emotional or psychological damage! I think we can do it...