hold your little ones extra close

yesterday i sent out an email to the ladies that were in my prenatal class to try and set up a postnatal group for next week. most of the ladies responded saying they'd love to and we're going to get together next week.

one of the ladies, who i realized i hadn't heard from when we were all sending out our email updates after our babes were born, sent us all a note to let us know the worst news i could imagine. her little one passed away after only a few short hours of life.

i felt like i had been punched in the stomach when i read it. i held my baby for 30 straight minutes and just would not put him down.

parents of lost children have to be the strongest people i have ever encountered. and sadly, i know a few.

gone, but never ever forgotten. xoxox

baby chub

dudes. baby weight is a son of a bitch. there, i said it. ugggggggggggggh. who would have known that a diet of mainly pasta and pizza would come back to haunt me after giving birth? especially a c-section which causes your body to blow up like a balloon. a scary SCARY balloon that seems to be something out of a nightmare. but i digress. baby weight - totally my fault and totally something i'm working on but it's a slow slowwww process. although having a 3 month old and having almost no time to eat is helping.

and having a face like this to remind me why i have a bit of extra chunk right now, well that definitely helps :)

early birds

the little bug and i are heading to post natal group tomorrow at the midwife clinic. it's really amazing how isolated having a brand new baby can make you feel, but once that 'scared to take him out' feeling begins to fade away, it's really the best. can't wait to sit and talk to some other mommas about our babes.

the only real problem with this plan is, post natal group begins at 10am and this little reindeer and i like to sleep in until 11. :)

t-gives

we had an amazing long weekend over here - not much sleep in the beginning but jax took it easy on us after a week of his new self imposed bedtime of midnight. thanksgiving was really incredible this year because now more than ever, jimmy and i have so SO much to be thankful for. great family, friends, our girls and of course, our little babe. :)