Rebecca, Author at Daily Rebecca

Reason #697 why I love my iPhone

May 10, 2011

I’m laying in bed blogging from the free app I downloaded onto my phone. Does it get better than this?!

I went to bed waaay too late last night so I should really be asleep right now, but I figured one little post from my new app wouldn’t hurt anything :)

My little baby is 9 months old!

April 3, 2011

Today is Grace’s 9 month birthday! I feel like I’ve always known her, yet I feel like this first year is slipping through my fingers.

I’m trying my hardest to savor every moment with her. Memorize every expression she makes, every curl of her toes, every strand of her hair and every sound from her lips. She’s the most precious thing I’ve ever laid eyes on and I cannot believe she is mine. I feel overwhelmed and totally blessed.

Here are some of her current stats:

Still drinks 4 bottles (6-8 oz) each day (sometimes she “chugs” them and other times she couldn’t care less about them and we have to coax her to finish them)

Eats 2-3 solid meals per day (again, sometimes she eats like it’s her last meal and other times she purses her lips and that’s that)

Favorite foods right now are avocado, mango, banana and sweet potato. She also eats asparagus, pear and cantaloupe. We mix each of these with organic brown rice cereal so that she gets a calorie boost.

We recently bought some organic veggie “puffs” which she is GAGA for! She loves to pick them up with her little thumb and forefinger and put them into her mouth. Then she works them over to her side gums and chews them up. So cute!

She’s still wearing 6 month clothes. We’ve recently purchased some 9 month pieces and while the shirts fit, the pants are incredibly baggy. Her 6 month sleepers are almost too short, but she swims in the 9 month sleepers.

She loves to sleep on her tummy with her butt in the air. I recently went to check on her and she had busted out of the snaps on the legs of her sleeper and she crossed her little bare ankles :)

She is an absolute social butterfly. She might be cranky at home, but the minute we are out and about she delights everyone we encounter.

She has two teeth (middle bottom teeth) and it was NOT FUN getting them to break through. She got really red, raw cheeks and had trouble eating or sleeping. Praise the Lord that there is a reprieve between bouts of teething!

Her hair is starting to fill in, so we don’t call her “Baldilocks” anymore :) She does have a patch of cradle cap that we’re all intrigued (read grossed out by). Hopefully that clears up soon.

She will not keep socks on for very long. She has a habit of rubbing her feet together and anything short of a knee-sock is no match for her! We lost a sock during a recent Costco trip. I carried her around the store in the Baby Bjorn and when we got to the checkout I noticed she had one bare foot :( At that point there was no way I was going to re-trace my steps to find it.

She’s crawling!! It’s still not super fast, but she gets up on all fours and creeps forward. Sometimes she belly flops and fusses, but she’s able to get back up and move forward. I think she’s close to being able to go from crawling to sitting. She pulled herself up from a kneeling position to a standing position at the side of the ottoman too!

She loves being outside and having the wind on her face. She’s not bothered by wind, cold or rain. All the more adventurous for her!

We just abandoned the infant carrier as of yesterday. She’s now in a big girl car seat and so far she loves it! It’s trickier for her to sleep in since it sits up more, but she’s getting used to it.

I could write a book, but it would never capture the magic that she is. I love her to pieces and cannot believe how she has enchanted me.

Happy 9 months Boo!

Random thoughts on a Monday…

March 28, 2011

Oh how I wish weekends were longer. Those 2 days of freedom are never long enough.

Friday night Andy and I partied at home with delicious grilled chicken and veggie kabobs, a big bottle of wine and Lost. It was just what the Dr. ordered after a long, difficult week. We were able to spend some quality time alone re-connecting and enjoying one another. It was WAY overdue and very much needed.

Saturday we woke up, made a nice hot breakfast and lounged around watching more Lost till it was time to head to my parent’s house for my brother’s birthday (Happy Birthday JP!). We had a nice time with my family and indulged in awesome food as usual. Homemade garlicky hummus, pita bread from scratch (which I didn’t partake of), tender bbq ribs, big green salad with creamy romano dressing (again a delicious treat I did not eat), crunchy french fries (thank God potatoes aren’t off-limits!) and a rich, chocolatey triple layer birthday cake (none for me). We had fun playing with Grace, listening to music and laughing about all kinds of things past and present. The only bummer was that Grace is teething and was kind of moody and I’m as allergic to the dog as ever before. I really can’t wait till he dies and they burn their sectional and replace it with a hair-free sofa!

On Sunday Andy had to work and Grace needed to get good naps so we skipped church. She and I ended up having such a sweet day together. I’m not sure if her teeth just weren’t bugging her or what, but she was pleasant and sweet all day. It didn’t hurt that she took two 2.5 hour naps :) In the afternoon I needed to hop in the shower and decided to bring her with me. She loves the water and really enjoyed grabbing at the water as it streamed down on us. I can’t wait to take her swimming this summer.

After Andy got home from work he spent some time studying (he’s SO disciplined) and I did my new favorite thing…read blogs while laying on the couch! I’m seriously a blog-a-holic! I’ve recently stumbled upon Clover Lane and Heir to Bleir. They are drastically different, but each speak to me in their own way.

href=”http://memoriesoncloverlane.blogspot.com/”>Clover Lane is written by a stay at home mother of 5 children who values old-fashioned morals and a good, clean house. A few weeks back I spent the better part of the weekend reading every post she’s ever written (going back to 2008!). She has such wisdom to offer and really sheds light on how important taking care of your family is in this crazy, modern world that really doesn’t value it anymore.

href=”http://theheirtoblair.com/”>Heir to Blair is written by a young working mom who suffered from a miscarriage, battled with postpartum depression and now juggles a full time job with raising her son, taking care of her husband and home and keeping up with her popular blog. She’s over-the-top honest about everything (from working to parenting to weight loss to marriage) and tends to be a little brash (which I totally relate to since I’m not exactly oozing with meekness or grace). She’s probably “too much” for a lot of people, but I totally relate to her and feel a sense of companionship with her because she understands what I’m going through. I spent the past week or so reading all of her posts (back to 2008 also) and I like her even more now than when I started following her.

I kind of feel like a crazy stalker having plowed through years of these ladies lives, but they both bring me comfort and encouragement without requiring anything of me in return. I guess that sounds pretty terrible. I should be investing more time in the real life friends that I have. Unfortunately my week’s are so full of work and home responsibilities that it’s next to impossible to squeeze in a social life Mon-Fri. Then when the weekend comes I’m so covetous of my free time that I don’t want to be social then either. Not a good approach. I’m praying that God makes me more giving of myself even when it doesn’t seem like there is much to give.

I’m keeping up with my fast. Unfortunately I’m spending more time thinking about my next meal or what I could eat that would feel like comfort food (hello potatoes!) that I’m not exactly taking full advantage of the spiritual discipline that this is. I’ve got to carve out some time in my day to be in the Word and in prayer. I wish I had a sliver of the discipline that some people have. Ugh.

Here is a random pic of my little Boo Bear :)