two...

*** I really do have intentions of blogging more than once a month. I promise.***

I am currently so very {blissfully} behind.
How is it that a whole month has gone by sice my last post?

Snap!

Just like that.

It feels like I just blinked my eyes and already my littlemiss miracle is two months old.

It nearly seems impossible that it has already been two months since Leah joined our family and yet, already my {former} life feels like such a distant memory. My {former} pre-mama identity? She seems nearly a stranger, almost like someone that I used to know. Being a mother has changed my world in every.single.way possible and in all the best ways. I have never been so happy to 'be' in the moment. Right now as I type this, a little part of my soul is right beside me squealing and jabbering and giggling and making my heart feel as though it might swell right out of my chest.

Life is different... very different.

Dishes now sit in the sink a little longer than I'm used to. Dusty footprints linger on my floors for longer than I would like. Blog posts go unwritten. Sleep doesn't last as long as it once did. Dinners aren't quite as peaceful as they used to be. My long, evening soaks in the tub don't come as often as they once did and they certainly don't last as long. Gas seems to last a little longer in my gas tank. Alone time with my mister is now a treat, rather than the daily "norm". Basic tasks that used to take me an hour to do, now often take me several days to get done. My roots seem to get longer and longer between touch-ups, revealing to the world my gray (gasp) hairs.

...and yet...

I have never been more content

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con·tent (kuh n-tent)
adjective.

1. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
2. Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing

I L.O.V.E being her mama.

I love the way her little scalp smells, so fresh and pure. I love the way she lays her head on my shoulder as we dance around the kitchen playing our favorite songs when she's fussy. I love to kiss the warm, soft skin on her neck. I love the way she stares directly into my eyes when I feed her. I love the way she is mesmerized by the Christmas lights. I love the way she splashes with her arms and legs in the bathtub. I love the way her daddy talks to her. I love our afternoons in the rocking chair singing all the songs that my Grandma Leah used to sing to me. I love the way she grunts and groans when she's starting to wake up. I love her 2 funny cowlicks and especially her bald-spot. I love her high-pitched squeal and her happy toothless grin. I love the sounds and whimpers she makes as she is sucking on a binky when she's sad or hungry. I love the way that she likes her bum patted when she's swaddled and falling asleep in my arms. I love how she's starting to sleep through the night. I love all of the emotions that she has awakened in me. And I love the feeling of being a wife and mother more than I ever thought I would or even could.

Some 2 month stats:

* Weight: 11lbs 5oz

* Height: 23.5 inches

* Head Circumference: 39.75 cm

* She is starting to sleep through the night, sleeping anywhere from 6-11 hour stretches consistently. Allelujah!

* Although she is a good night time sleeper, she is not a very good napper. Our nights are much more consistent than our days. (I'll take it)

* She is very jabbery. She talks a lot!! Her happy, chatty sounds seem to melt me into a sloppy, puddley mess.

* She is smiling and starting to laugh. (once again...melting)

* She l.o.v.e.s bath time.

* She is just starting to like tummy time. Her head and neck and arms are getting stronger all the time.

* She has my heart wrapped securely around her long, little fingers. XOX

Happy 2 month birthday littlemiss leah!

I love you!