Yeah, so I have been on a little break lately. So much going on around me with the start of school and hard adjustments to a new baby. Month 2 has been the hardest so far. All the lack of sleep accumulated over the last two months has come crashing down and hit me hard the last couple of weeks leaving me feeling tired, occasionally depressed, and sick. Everyone told me once you reach the six week mark things will get better. Well, I rounded that six week mark and agreed with the prophecy. But then came week eight and nine and things got exponentially harder, much to my surprise. With the persistent help of friends offering babysitting and Matt's gracious offers to help out around the house, I feel like I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. So now you have my excuse for the recent silence. I love this picture of Karis. Here she is napping with Dad at the youth retreat a couple of weeks ago. We put that ridiculously large and hot hat on her head because we were sitting under a tree that was dropping acorns everywhere. Leave it up to her paranoid parents to worry that an acorn would fall and damage our little baby! Well, it makes a cute picture! (by the way...look a that face she is making, her lips all puckered up...adorable, huh?!). I wanted to post some pictures from things going on around the house the last few weeks. Enjoy!
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How perfectly precious!! (For all those like me who didn't know until recently, that if you click on the picture on Alina's blog, the pic enlarges and you get a beautiful close up view of Alina's fantastic photography) I really enjoyed ALL the pics. I think being a mother and doing it God's way is the hardest , (but joyful), work in the world. It is of the highest calling. Trying to balance and juggle everything at the same time is mind boggling. I love the verse that reminds me "I can do all things thru Christ who gives me strength". I recently heard a woman on TV state--" A woman can have and do it all". I thought she was not in touch with reality. Then she added, "But not all at the same time". That is a "truer" statement.
You are loved...I'll be praying for strength, wisdom and sleep :}Mama K
Keller is such a heat junkie! Karis looks adorable in the pics. Is December here yet??
I agree. it got harder for me as the weeks passed b/c of the accumulation of the lack of sleep. it does get better, i promise. and pretty soon, i'll be back in your shoes. baby #2 will be here around the first of November...aaah!!! i love my full night of sleep these days!
alina,
i love these beautiful little visual peeks through the cracks in the door of your life. karis' big gorgeous eyes glued on daddy playing the guitar made me laugh out loud. she clearly already has matt wrapped around her finger. ;)
remember you are dearly loved. i am praying for your next two weeks to be filled with luxurious sleep.
love always,
*kristine
Sooooo cute!!!! She looks very much like you Alina. That precious face is so tuned in to her daddy. Love it! Give her a kiss from me.
Jen
It is so hard, isn't it? No one REALLY tells you how it is until it's too late! But hang in there- While there is a big difference at 6 weeks, you'll see a HUGE difference somewhere between month 3 and 4 (every baby is different, as you know...that 6 week time frame is too time specific and has a tendency to leave you feeling like you got robbed of your happy days!). We should make a brochure that is for new mom's moms and mothers-in-law that explains the need for more help around week 4 - 10, rather than using all of our help resources those first few weeks home from the hospital!
-Amy Cowan (Heather Dillard's friend)
Alina, I have "clicked" to enlarge the pics of Karis at least 5 times since I last commented on your blog.
Those are "Moody" lips all puckered up like that when she's sleeping and might I say, they are the most beautiful "Moody" lips I have ever seen. (My maiden name and family trait). And the enlarged pic of her listening to her daddy play just melts my heart. I'm sure they both are quite smitten with each other.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your lives with us. It is very much appreciated. Mama K
oh your doggie is so pretty:) Your daughter is much more precious, but I was taken by the dog because we are in the process of getting a dog... a cute little dobe.
Don't worry, things will become almost easy at four months. By the time she is four years old, you'll be missing those rough two-months desperately! We, too, have many pictures of Abby pucker-sleeping. I wonder if just girls do that...You are in my prayers!
Love it. Great pics, lovely words. Mommying is always challenging. Only the type of challenge changes. keep on keeping on! Love you, friend.
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