A Sweet Routine

As much as I love being a nurse, I love being a mom more. I am counting down the days until I'm able to stay home full-time with Dagny and our future babies. There are moms that love working and moms that love staying home. I respect both choices and don't believe one is a better mom than the other. I'm a mom that is in the Navy and doesn't have a choice. I know I'm not the only mom that doesn't have the choice to stay home. I did have the choice when I decided to get pregnant while still working. But Mark and I didn't want to wait until I was out of the Navy. We want a big family and to be young parents. So here I am, working 40+ hours a week, while my baby is at home. Soon I will have to leave her in a strangers care. Right now Mark is home with Dags, but he will go back to Toronto in January. I'm trying to decide between a day care, a home day care, or hiring a nanny. All sound terrible at this point and I'm in a state of denial. As much as it hurts, I know this season will pass faster than I can imagine. 

When I get home, I take over Dagny. Mark pours our wine and starts cooking. I feed her, change her, bathe her, but mostly play with her. Dagny is making noises non-stop. Has rolled from her belly to her back. And is determined to start moving. I'll entertain her for about an hour and she'll chill and talk to us while we eat. When she starts to get tired I'll pick her up and we'll sway till she falls asleep. I'll play three songs. Not sure why I picked any of them except that they're beautiful. First is Over The Rainbow, Judy Garland. Second is You'll Never Walk Alone, the version from Carousel. Lastly, is Barcarolle, sung by Montserrat Caballe and Marilyn Horne. She is usually out before the last song, but I will continue to sway and put the songs on repeat. It is the sweetest routine that I'll treasure. She wraps her fingers around my hand and nuzzles her head into my chest a bazillion times. I love it. It's not something I'll keep up much longer because she doesn't necessarily need it to go to sleep. It is truly for myself. My time to soak her in after missing her so much that day. 

Things that made our week...last week

This little head

Mark made carne asada

And we had tacos for a week

Our little town

These glass bottles

Dagny

Loving her room

When dishes that aren't put away look like this

Or this

This cute purchase

3 Months of Heaven

Three months with the sweetest, easiest, and most peaceful little baby. She is as smiley as ever, and finally starting to coo. She's a great sleeper during the day and the night. If she feeds around 9 or 10 at night she'll wake up around 5 or 6 in the morning. Next week we will try and move her to her big crib in her own room. Dagny loves everyone. Especially loves to be sung to and doesn't love to be left to entertain herself for very long. She is a wiggler, climber, and scooter. She is a peanut weighing in just shy of 12 pounds and is a long string bean like her daddy. There is so much joy in her face and demeanor. Our hearts are full. 

Two Years

November 24th

Monday is our two year anniversary! Two years with the most wonderful husband. Some say we are still in the honeymoon phase because of how little we've lived together. It's probably true. There is the exciting feeling of new when we get to be together, but also the wonderful feeling of an old love, as if we've been married for eternity. Mark was a fun friend, the most trusting boyfriend, and kindest fiancé. Every day he is a better husband. 

When we were engaged, I was going off to Navy training. We didn't think I would be able to have my phone for 5 weeks so we decided it would be fun to write love letters to each other. Turns out I could use my phone after a couple days if I was sneaky, but we were committed. I pulled out the letters the other day and couldn't believe how awesome they are. We were so sweet. 

On our wedding day Mark had one of his groomsmen bring me a bouquet of roses. With them was the sweetest note.  I'm overwhelmed with how true my husband's words have been and how much he continues to love me. 

Cheers! To two years and what's still to come!