Bathtime was a success...today!!! Apparently Andrea loooves to have her hair washed... she's not to fond of the rest of the bath though... its ok.. kinda like a save the best for last type deal!! but after we bathe her she's out for the count.. so usually the process is bottle burp bath!!! that seems to work out pretty well!! and Gustavo and I have gotten it down to a science.. he's the rinser and i'm the soaper... lol we double team her and move things along much quicker... i love taking care of her together... it's nice to know i have my hubby by my side in every aspect of our lives and now that includes our daughter... its just nice to know he's always there for me to count on!! my other half literally... i'm still so in love with him with each day that passes.. it amazes me sometimes...

Meanwhile my brother his wife and my oldest neice came over today to visit andrea they bill and tracey live in arizona and my neice natalie lives here!! it was nice to see them as always!!!

and now after a nice dinner that the hubby cooked ... some desert and a hot shower i'm ready to hit the sack before another long night of feedings, diapers, burps, and above all else sleep deprivation!!! YIKES... how i'm beginning to absolutely dread the night time ... but it's all a part of it!!! every day we're getting that much better so thats always a plus... and i'm still pumping away... i hope i can continue pumping my breastmilk for Andrea for as long as humanly possible..but we'll just have to play that one by ear... it can get draining thats for sure.. only because i'm usually up pumping between her feedings so it can get a little taxing...but its worth it and i plan on doing it for as long as i have milk to pump... anyway i do believe its about that time!!
Goodnight

~Andrea's Mommy

Monday

Well... i was thinking with each post i'm going to try to add a pic of andrea just to keep everyone up to date with the little angel that i've become oh so obsessed with!! lol!! nobody told me mommyhood would become somewhat of an obsession for me... anyway.. also... yesterday when gustavo went to bj's to do some groceries.... he came back with beautiful roses for me and a beautiful card.. just to cheer me up since i was feeling a bit out of sorts.. it was very sweet and i of course in turn cried yet again lol!!! but thats to be expected these days... today i finally got out of the house ... just down the street to publix but it was out of the house and driving none the less... i also made my self some half caf coffee so i'm up and i feel good!! i think today i'm feeling the best since i had Andrea.. its progress at least... i've also started practicing shooting my camera in the manual function which i've been scared to do because i'm afraid the pics are going to look like total poo!!! it wasn't that bad... i'm definately going to try to practice shooting a lot more often... besides i have the perfect little subject to focus on!!

Child care is becoming a serious concern for me... we haven't had any luck finding anyone...it's so difficult when you don't have references to go by... thankfully my mom and gustavo have been very reassuring that somehow it will get done... and there's always a solution.. dont get me wrong i am aware of this fact.. however when i think of leaving my baby girl with someone ... anyone.. daycare included .. my mind becomes flooded with what ifs... and it's driving me bonkers... fear of the unknown is the worst isn't it...but i'm going to make a few phone calls today to see what i can find out... wish me luck!!!

~Andrea's Mommy

feeling blue...

since i've had Andrea i've had a really hard time keeping control of my emotions... everything makes me cry and nothing at all makes me cry... i hate not feeling in control!!! sometimes i just feel sad and i have absolutely no idea why...it really is the worst... i'm so happy that i have my beautiful little angel and i know i have no reason to feel sad.. but it just sweeps over me like a tidal wave ... and then its gone just as quickly as it began.. i'm not sure if its baby blues or just plain hormones... who knows...

well i think i'm going to get some snuggle time in with my beautiful daughter while gustavo is doing some groceries..

~Andrea's Mommy

Sneak Peek!!

Here's a sneak peek our photographer sent us from today's shoot!!! they are perfect in every way... exactly what gustavo and i wanted!!! more soon to come!!!! ahhh i'm in love

~Andrea's Mommy

Photo shoot went off without a hitch!!!

Well... photoshoot went AMAZING!!! i cant wait to see the edited pics... sofie was wonderful and very patient... although i have to say my precious daughter was hamming it up!!! i was so surprised and excited :) it was a no tears shoot til the very end when she was uncomfortable which i can't blame her... poor baby... now she's pooped...tonight's bath night though so i know she'll sleep extra well!!! yayyy for bath night...anyway.. i saw a few of the shots in the camera ... they're beautiful and i just know the finished product is going to be breathtaking!!! i cant wait to see my little angel :)

~Andrea's Mommy

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Andrea's Photo Shoot!!!

yayyyy!! today is the day... its andreas first photo shoot!!! we'll be doing her newborn pics today with our good friend sofie!!! im so excited but the exhaustion from sleepless nights has set in so i sent gustavo to dunkin donuts for some coffee!!! i think that will be my only hope for today... wow it will be my first time drinking coffee since i got prego thats crazy!!!!! although i dont plan on making a habit out of it since im pumping my milk for andrea!!! anyway he just got home and its time to get the family going!!! our beautiful family of three!! pics of our angel sooooon to come!!!!

~Andrea's Mommy