Remember the days when I used to post about weird things like mullets?  I scrolled down the main page of my blog to find that EVERY post had to do with our new baby.  Now this one does too.  I can’t escape it.  I am obsessed and overtaken by this new part of my life.  I love it though.  I love everything to do with her. I used to research on the internet the best workouts or some other weird thing, but now I research breastfeeding, sleep schedules for babies, why she cries the way she does, anything baby and I am reading it!  It is out of control!  It is so consuming! I do have to say that I miss writing about dodging dog poop in the streets of Paris or writing about my new bad haircut.  But since I am so obsessed with this new little person, I…

Hey Everyone! My last post was about Maisie’s schedule and I got some great feedback!  I have actually talked to lots of people and about 99 percent of people have recommended the Baby Wise approach.  I have read the book (twice) and started feeling guilty for not doing things the way they had said.  So, I decided to do a bit of research on Baby Wise, as well as other methods and was pretty surprised in what I found.  Here is a link to a super interesting article on Baby Wise.  On a side note, everyone who has recommended this book has also said not to follow it exactly as it is pretty strict.  Anyways, I just thought I would share this article with you all!  Pretty interesting stuff!  In the meantime, I think we are learning what is right for us and Maisie.  Thank you to everyone who commented…

Sleep…a thing of the past.  I LOVE my sleep!  One of the most frustrating things about being pregnant was using the bathroom ten million times a night!  Now that the baby is here, my bathroom trips have lessoned, but I am up even more!  I am SUPER thankful for Maisie and we still love each other.  Don’t worry!  I just miss uninterrupted sleep. Justin and I would like some advice though.  Here is Maisie’s sleep schedule at night: -She eats between 9 and 10pm -Sleeps till 11pm or 12am -Awake till around 1 or 2am!  WIDE AWAKE!  And she is a bit fussy during these times.  Will NOT sleep.  -Finally falls asleep around 1 or 2am and doesn’t wake up till around 6am for a feeding and goes right back to bed till 9am. So the question.  Justin and I are night owls and we don’t mind that she is…

We have a bond.  A mother daughter bond.  Maisie is my little part of me that I just can’t get enough of.  When she was in my womb, we stuck together.  Like when Justin and I got in an argument, Maisie was there.  When I felt alone, Maisie was there.  I am not saying that I depended on her.  It is just that it was sort of comforting knowing that a little person was with me all the time.  Well, she had no choice really because she was in my womb.  Now though, now she has a choice. It is so precious to me that she knows the difference between other people and me.  And she prefers me!  How great is that!?!  I love it!  She now stares at me while I am changing her diaper, which I love.  And today when I was feeding her, I caught her staring…

Today I was reading the BBC website and found this article.  And you thought all my blog posts about stress in Paris was an exaggeration….  Check it out here.