Alive and Kickin'

Here is our little "geek in training" and her geek daddy couldn't be happier...

I am FINALLY feeling better. I can't believe I am saying those words. Right after my last post about coming down with pneumonia, I realized I was coming down with the head cold that Briana had as well. I couldn't breathe through my mouth or my nose last week. I felt like I was gonna die. My mom came to my rescue every day last week except for one - and that was the day I forced myself to take Briana to the music class we signed up for a few weeks before. That is the only thing I did last week outside of the house. I am really glad I managed to get to the class because Briana really enjoyed it. Oh - and I am so glad I made it to the Georgia Waiting Families potluck dinner this past Saturday. I was feeling a lot better that day. I will post about that in a day or two, but for now check out Kathy's website for pics!

I was beginning to believe I was never going to get better. I am learning to be a mom for the first time, and for weeks, I have been trying to do it as a very sick person. There have been moments these past few weeks that I thought I just couldn't do it or I wasn't cut out to be a mom. I was pushing myself to take care of the baby and finding myself getting sicker. And when I wasn't taking care of the baby, I felt guilty that I wasn't taking care of the baby. But now that I am feeling better, I know can do this. Motherhood is a hard job, a hard job when you are well. I need to stop beating myself up for getting sick and having those moments of doubt and fear. Even though I have been sick, I have managed to get Briana into a routine (with the help of Doug and my mom) and she seems to be thriving. She is happy, strong and full of spirit. She walks all over the house now - and the falling down is getting less and less. That is the part that makes me nervous. It is not the walking - it is the falling because she is so wobbly. I am so looking forward to the day that she can walk and not fall down.

Now that I am on the mend (finally), I am going to try to return to blogland. I won't be able to blog like I did before because Briana doesn't allow that to happen! If I am on the computer, she wants to be on the computer - smashing the keys. So I will be limited to nights and naps. It stinks that sometimes I am just too tired to blog after a long day. But, I am going to do my best to keep you all up to date! And I will try to look in on your blogs every chance I get!

Anyway, here are a few pictures that I have been wanting to post since before I knew I was coming down with pneumonia.

Aunt Ann and Uncle Wes (Doug's brother) flew in from Colorado on Sept 5 to visit Miss Briana. We had a wonderful time!

Uncle Wes and Briana have quite a connection!

Here is Briana with my mom on her first Grandparent's Day!

Briana with Grandma and Grandpa on Grandparent's Day!

Here is Briana getting ready to go to her first birthday party!

Briana after her first birthday party! Ha!

A lastly - here is a video of the 2007 Bloggy Bash!



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