As for me and Dave things are going really well. Dave just started clinic and is working on real patients. So far its been quite an experience! I'm just loving being a mom which if you know me is a little surprising. Recently some friends have keyed me into just how awkward I was around babies. For example, there was the time I visited my friend and her newborn baby in the hospital and hardly paid any attention to the baby much less asked to hold him! Or the time I went to visit another friend who just had a baby and held the poor little boy like a rotten potato about a foot away from my body for like a 1/2 hour! What can I say, I only wanted to have a baby to stay home and hang out with my friends. I assure you I'm a much different person now. I absolutely think babies are the cutest and love their little smiles. Well I just ran into another baby-phobic friend and had good a look in the baby-hater mirror. We stayed with some old college friends in Portland (Portland blog soon to be posted) and our friend Andrea shared the same dislike for kids I used to have. At first I was totally confused as to why she didn't ask to hold my baby and didn't tell me how absolutely adorable Oakley is. Then it clicked... baby-phobia! I saw exactly how I must've been around other peoples babies. So I want to send out a big apology for my pre-baby behavior. Its not that I didn't think your babies were cute and adorable, I just wasn't interested in babies at all. And if you share that same baby-phobia I used to have, don't worry it goes away about 2 seconds after you have your own. I sure love this little girl and can't picture my life without her. If you remember any of my awkward pre-baby moments please share, its funny to me now!
I want to send out birthday wishes to my mom. Her birthday was like two weeks ago but we all know what a procrastinator I am. I just have to tell what an awesome mom I have, she's the best! We're complete opposites in many ways but still best friends. We talk about 1 to 3 times a day on the phone and she's always willing to listen to me whine about whatever. Thanks for staying with me for 2 weeks after Oakley was born and waiting on my every whim! Anyway, happy 60th mom! You don't look a day over 40!
Mom- can we consider this your Birthday Card? I'll be on the ball next year, I promise!
10 comments:
I always love reading your posts!
I have never noticed any baby-hater behavior from you, and I have pictures of you holding Kasia at her blessing and you look like a natural. Besides, being the youngest (like me) where are we supposed to get any knowledge of babies until we had them?
You're hilarious Elise! Glad you love being a mother so much. :)
I loved it when you brought me Zuka Juice. Or whatever that place was. Totally worth you not caring about Carson. :)
I laughed out loud. :) It's true that you don't really notice babies until you're in the baby zone. Otherwise, they're just loud, noisy things that are a little scary! I'm very glad you don't feel that way about Oakley. :)
Oh my goodness...how could I have not known that? Maybe because my baby is 8? You are a wonderful mommy Elise...and Oakley is absolutely precious...I especially love that last photo with her hand by her mouth.
I wouldn't have pegged you for a baby-phobic. In fact all your pre-baby behavior kind of reminded me of myself, pre-baby (and if I'm being honest, in between each new baby). I don't know, I guess I'm just insecure around other people's little babies, so it comes off as though I'm not interested. I'm glad other people feel that way too.
Very funny post :) Sounds like we both have tall girls! Oakley's little face looks different every time I see it but right now she totally looks like you!
She is rolling OVER?! Yeah...Freddy is a lazy boy - he still won't roll over with out a little help from me. She is SO incredibly adorable Elise!
I'm totally baby-phobic too! Once, I was holding a new nephew, and I decided to sit on the ground because I was so afraid I would drop him.
She must be a very strong baby if she's already rolling over. Pax seriously only rolls over in his basically and he's almost six months. Talk about lazy.
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