Finding our Groove

So, my mom has been gone now for over a week and Chad has been getting back into going into work, so me and little Amelia are trying to find our groove each day. I've looked forward to being a mom for so long and here I am....being a mom and just figuring out what that really looks like. Amelia has been all over the place on little outings. I'm not much for staying home all day and so we usually do at least something to get out. Earlier this morning....both of us still in pajamas...took a drive to Chik Fila for me to get a Diet Coke. They are the only place in town that serves up caffeine free diet coke and I was just craving that. For lunch today I met Tara, Greta and Jeremy and we went to La Hacienda. That's a favorite Mexican restaurant that Amelia will grow to know well. She slept pretty much the whole time....she did open her eyes a couple times but fell right back to sleep.

My last post was a pouring out of my honest feelings. Things are getting easier. We are still having trouble with breast feeding, but we are making some progress and I feel hopeful that we will finally "get it". My back is feeling a lot better and I'm just trying to be careful to not strain it...I've gotta be able to lug around that car seat. Amelia is really a very content baby and I'm so thankful for that. When she cries and I can't figure out what she needs it is so hard. I think my body actually has a reaction to her crying and it just makes my stomach almost hurt....probably just a motherly instinct.

She's growing right on track. She's up to 7 lbs 9 oz which is up from her lowest weight of 6 lbs 3 oz. She's so cute and makes the funniest little facial expressions. Scrunching up her face, smiling (ok...we know it's not a real smile yet), making her mouth into a little "o". It's so fun to just watch her and I'm just amazed that she's ours. I'm posting a few pics...one of her at the dentist..we thought she needed her tongue clipped, but she didn't, one picture of me and her snuggling and another where she's hanging out on the kitchen table while I work in the kitchen.