Lindy's Compilation Movie

Most people have seen this movie on Google + or Facebook, but here it is on the blog, so that I can find it easier:

I've determined that Lindy is a pretty "touchy" child, meaning that if I throw off one of her naps by going shopping, or jogging with her, etc. she has a hard time with life. Which then means that I have a hard time with life - I get very stressed when she doesn't sleep well. But I'm trying to remember that she's going to be ok, even if she cries for an hour instead of napping one day... right... she will be ok... right?

No ZZZZZs for Katie

I need help... I can't sleep...

I've always had sleep issues, but now I feel like I can't do anything about it (I used to take half an OTC sleep aid, and that seemed to kind of work). I don't know if there's a medication I can take that won't hurt the baby and won't knock me out so soundly that I don't wake for her to eat (she still wakes up somewhere between midnight and 3am). I used to be able to fall asleep, but couldn't stay asleep... now I'm not sleeping either way. (By the by... I'm pretty sleep deprived, and if my sentences don't make sense, it's to be expected).

Lindy is sleeping much better (she's been sleeping about 12 hours with one feeding in there somewhere), but by the time I get to sleep, 6 or 7am seems much too early for her to be waking up. I'm afraid I'm turning into an eternally grumpy mom and wife.

I feel tired and try to go to sleep, but can't. Then if I do manage to nod off, I wake up at every sound - the baby whining in her sleep, Brett rolling over... etc. and then I'm stuck awake again. And then the next night, I'm scared to death of a repeat, and end up with a self-fulfilled prophesy - I CAN'T SLEEP!

Any advice? Thoughts? Prescription medication?

Driving me a little crazy!

I realized we haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd put a quick update on life.

First, to all my teacher friends... I'm sorry your summer has come to an end, but may you have a wonderful year full of crazy kids and crazier administrators :)

Brett is still loving his job at UVRMC, but we would both be loving it a little more if it were a day shift. Maybe someday [sigh].

We had Lindy's baby blessing on August 7th. It was great! Brett's Mom made Lindy's dress - it turned out soooo cute. I was very pleased with how it turned out - she did a great job. Mostly we loved the day because almost every member of our family was there (including Lindy's Great Aunt Lindy who she's named after).

We were missing the Nelsons, and my sister Sarah's husband Brent, but everyone else was there, which really is saying something. My mom decided to go for broke and we took a family picture outside on the play set - we'll have to photoshop 3 people in (Brent, Matt, and Abbey who had to be gone for the picture day for their new jobs). We even got the dog in.

Me and my sisters (can you tell...) and our babies in Hawaiian garb from Grandma Reesa and Papa Phil

While she was here for the blessing, my sister Ali and I ran our first 5K. Everybody who knows us Borens, knows that we're not so great at the cardio thing, but are probably some of the people who need it the most given our genetic background. So we "trained" for a few months and ran the Highland Fling 5K. I'm pretty proud of us for doing it, and hope that we can keep it up. Brigham helped me train and I really appreciate his advice and coaching - it was a great motivator.

I'm mostly loving my new job as a Mommy, but I'm going a little crazy these days with Lindy's sleep schedule. She used to sleep 7-8 hours at least in a stretch at night, but she's regressed to about 3-5 hours. I wouldn't complain too much except that I have a really hard time getting myself back to sleep (and so does she sometimes). I figure if she could do it before, then she should still be able to do it, so I'm a little frustrated. She also seems to be more cranky during the day, almost right from the moment she wakes up. It's been a little better these last couple of days, but it's definitely a work in progress. I've been trying to utilize the Weissbluth method in "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" but any other advice from the masses would be appreciated. She actually took a binki today for the first time for her morning nap, but that's unusual, and I don't feel like she has a very good self-soothing method. Brett's work schedule makes it a little harder as well, since he's gone a few nights a week and by the time he's home, we're both exhausted from staying up all night. My Mom saved my bacon 2 nights ago and took care of her all night (although that happened to be her best night in the last week or so... lucky Grandma). But she's still super cute, even though she's super frustrating...

Looks like?

Katie

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Brett

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Lindy

Who do you think she looks like?

Lindy's Blessing Invitation

I know I keep using the same picture of her over and over, but it's my current favorite... I think I need to get to the mall for a photo shoot. For anyone who wants to come... here's the invite!

Invitation card personalized with Smilebox

Lindy 2 Month Stats

Our girlie girl, is a little over 2 months now - crazy! She sure is growing - as evidenced by her latest stats.

This is probably one of those weird things, that only Mom's care about... but here it is anyway.

Length: 23.0in (90% percentile)

Weight: 10lbs 9oz (75%)

Head Circ.: 38cm (75%)

Cuteness: Like a button  

I brought Lindy and Brett with me to the last Friday of school for our district, and had a good time saying hi and goodbye to my kiddos. I hope it's only a temporary goodbye for my teacher friends. I miss chatting with my "teams." Here are a few photos of my last day at FHMS - I'm sad I didn't get more with the other teachers.

I love being a mommy, but there are definitely some things I will miss about teaching - especially my friends. When I had a great lesson, or even better - a fun lab, I really did enjoy myself. There were only a few truly hard days when things fell flat on their behinds, or when the students were completely insane. I think teaching is kind of like childbirth... it doesn't seem like it was all that hard when I look back on it (selective amnesia, I guess). I definitely hope to go back when my own kids are all grow'd up. 

It's definitely harder to have "grown up" conversation when I'm mostly hanging out at home with a 2 month old. But... Mom and Dad are coming home this Saturday! Ah!!!! So hopefully Mom won't mind my running around the house behind her, chatting non-stop... just like the good ol' days.

Lindy 1 Month Old!

I know everyone probably says this, but I can't believe my baby is already 1 month old!

Lindy has been really fun to have in our home. She eats and sleeps most of the time, and sometimes cries a little in between, but on the whole she's a perfect baby. Brett and I are having a lot of fun just watching her little face while she sleeps - she seems to have a lot of food-related dreams. We sure enjoy having such a sweet little gal.

I suppose I should have blogged earlier, but there really isn't a whole lot to say, so I'll add a bunch of pictures instead (I tried to put them in chronological order so you can see how she's changed already).



This isn't a particularly exciting video, but she's awake, sculpting the air with her hands (which she does constantly if she's not swaddled), and sneezing (anybody who's anybody loves baby sneezes, right?).