Growth in week 25

Clover has become the mobile little sprite! Everyone kept telling me that I was going to miss the days when she just laid in one spot, and I always rolled my eyes and thought yea right… Well it is more of a pin since I cannot just set her somewhere and know she will stay, but she has become so much more fun! She is really getting a personality. She is still being the biggest Mommy’s girl but the doctor told me to enjoy it because before I know it she will want nothing to do with me. Which I am realizing will be just around the corner. It amazes me how much she has changed and all the things that she can do now. I can’t wait to see what she will do next!!




She got her first solid food on Saturday (well rice mush but still it counts haha). I was so excited and had it all planned out and then it turned out to be very uneventful. She did not really like it and most of it got mashed out of her mouth. However today she finally seemed to like the mush and ate her whole bowl. I can’t wait to start giving her new foods. However, it will probably be like the mush not that cool haha!







Clover and I have spent a lot of time out side on our patio the past week since the weather has been so nice. I wish it was always like that here but I know it won’t last…. We have gone to another Mom’s group meet up and that was really nice. Its good to meet some people who are in the same situation as I am. I hope to make some good friends since my hopes of moving anytime soon are just that hopes haha! I need to embrace my life here in Florida instead of fighting it. The beaches are amazing and there are wonderful parks and things to do so I need to just enjoy those things. We took Clover to the Imaginarim this Sunday, she had a lot of fun. It is exciting that she enjoys those types of things!




My plants are starting to grow really well! I am so proud of myself for getting things to grow! I have little tiny green beans growing. It will be nice to have fresh veggies to eat. I got some zucchini from the tiny farmers market in fishermen’s village. They were so good; I think I am getting old because I love vegetables. Well that is about it……..

Britneying out in week 23.....

So I have officially had my Britney Spears mommy moment. It could have been much worse…. So here is what was going through my mind…





So I was vacuuming the floor for the 3rd time this week!! Looking at all the dog hair! Clover had gotten hair in her eye and it is just a mess. So I was thinking I will just shave her…. Yea that way there will be less hair! Brilliant! It can’t be too hard to clip her hair off. I know it’s bad to shave a dogs coat because it cools her but she is never outside much so that should not be an issue. Since I am the ice queen and all… and she won’t get sun burnt since we’re always indoors too. This is a good idea!!!




So I got out the clippers and buzz went to work on her back. From the first cut I knew this was not going to work out as magically as I thought. I had put one of those attachments on the clippers but it was not working the hair was all stuck. So I took it off that is when things got ugly! It was so uneven!! I thought well I will just smooth it our buzz there went another inch now this side is lower than that side… shit…. This is so not working…. But did I stop no…. Buzz….buzzz…..It was getting hot. I was covered in dog hair Maddy kept moving and I could not get it smooth. I decided I had done enough brought her in the house and gasped!!





I had butchered my poor dog’s hair, She looked terrible! Oh man oh man what am I going to do… I decided I had to call Carl he was going to flip when he got home. So I called him and told him what I had done! He wanted to know what I was thinking??? I told him and he was in shock could not believe I could do that to her. Then I got the lecture dogs hair keeps them cool… you just need to brush her…. Blah…blah… I can’t….blah… So now I felt really bad. I kept thinking I had ruined my dog! She won’t be able to keep cool it’s going to take months to grow back can’t let her in the sun at all…..what was I thinking?!?



Well might as well rinse her off! So we got in the shower and the water was cold and she whined… Maddy never whines in the shower!! So then I was worried that she was going to be all sensitive without her hair! So I had to call my sister she would have a solution to my problem. After telling me that I was a dork but know how I felt about the dog hair her suggestion was a coat and scarf! Great while it’s hot?? My poor dog is going to be a laughing stock of the neighborhood and just when she met a new friend…




So then I decided to hop on the computer and make sure I did not cause irreversible damage to my dog. Now whenever there is absolutely nothing you can do about something don’t look it up on the computer it just makes things worse. So I type in shaved dog and a site comes up talking about all the reasons not to shave your dog!! There was a dog that had been shaved and they nicked its nipples and elbows and they go infected…. Great… Luckily I did not cut her. Then there was the news that made me cry it said that it took 6 months for the gods hair to grow back….. I looked over at Maddy and just cried! I was having a massive guilt attack!



So the moral of the story when you’re a new Mom and you get the urge to cut anyone’s hair think of Britney Spears then check with someone else who is not riddled with hormones and see what they think first……..

Twisting, rolling, and squirming into 5 months

It has been 1 year since we first heard our little girls heart beat and now she is 5 months old. I can't believe it has been 5 months since she was born. She has changed so much in such a short time. She is starting to show her personality and she will be a character. She has started laying on her side and squirming around. We had our first nap yesterday where she rolled on her belly and slept that way for the entire nap. I can’t wait to see what she will do next.


We are all very glad to see February go away! February proved to be our most trying month so far. We had ER visit, head trauma, ear infection, snotty nose, sore throat, and coughing. So we are looking forward to March being a calm month for us!

I think I have finally come into my own as a Mother, Wife, and friend. Clover and I have started to figure each other out. We have a pretty good routine going on right now with time to play, workout, clean, do homework, and make dinner. I am feeling pretty content with life right now, something I have not been able to say for a long time so it is a welcome change.

So here is to my little girl and to this journey of motherhood.