So she's five months, it's crazy the new things she does everyday. Like many a first time parent, the hubby dubby and I go googo gaaga over every little thing she does. Her personality is really coming out and she cracks me up all the time. I think we have over 2000 photos taken already - I've had to buy a little USB stick thingy to keep them all in there!
We did end up piercing the ears and she was not at all traumatized! I think I was more then her. We bought a numbing cream and put it on both sides of her earlobe and she didn't even flinch. Not one tear, whimper or anything. She was too amused by looking at what was reflecting in the mirror to worry about what was happening. It was amazing. She does look super cute with the little studs though and I don't think she even knows she has ears yet.
Another thing that is happening is that she is crawling and trying to get into everything. I can't believe it. She doesn't stop moving - even when she sleeps. I put to sleep on one side of her crib, she wakes up on the other side and upside down. I can't take my eye off of her for one minute when she's moving around!
We've also started her on some simple solids. So far so good! She has her likes and dislikes, but when she's hungry she wants food fast and on the spot. It's crazy how she eats and then wants boob on top and it can't wait or she'll freak out.
All in all I wouldn't trade having her for the world. I can't imagine my life without the Peanut and can't even remember what life was like before her - although I miss time alone with the hubby.
Slowly we're starting to get our life together and we've gone out to eat a couple of times together, but it's not the same. We either have to hurry back to get her to bed or I'm always worrying that she has enough milk or whatever. By the time we put her to bed, we're so tired and there is always another load of laundry to do or something, that we can't seem to find the time to reconnect. I feel like we're two ships in the wind passing each other sometimes and wish we could have the time together that we used to have. It's crazy, but things are getting better, now that the Peanut isn't permanently attached to my boob. Still, I do miss having an uninterrupted conversation or dinner and having spontaneous dates and other "meetings." It feels like the air of romance has been slowly leaking out of our balloon called marriage.
From reading some of your posts, it looks like this won't be getting all that much better any time soon!
I guess that we'll have to make the time, just like for other things. Hopefully we can start leaving her with my in-laws or my parents for a little adult time between the hubby and I. If only I could relax a little more when I'm away from her.
How do you all cope?
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How do I cope! Like you said we started leaving Samantha for overnights when she was almost a year. That helps a lot. On regular days though after she goes to bed most nights we're too zonked to do anything let alone even talk. It's horrible I know but somedays we're too tired to make the effort. It does get easier though as the kids get older. After I went back to work when Sam was 2 somedays the hubby and I will meet for lunch.
As for relaxing when she's not with us, in the beginning it was tough I would worry a lot but after a few times away from us and I saw that everything was always fine I worried less. That's not to say that I don't worry at all it's just diminished as time went by.
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