just embracing it

Life. It is crazy, busy, and oh-so-full. Has it really already been well over a week since I last blogged??

And what have we been up to?

Well, there's been lots of loving on this little lady, of course:



We've spent lots of time in our jammies building forts and imagining all sorts of things...


(pardon the indecency! :))


... or dressing up!



Emma and Annabelle have been playing together SO nicely lately. I love listening to them and watching as they grow closer as sisters and pals!



We've had bathtimes. I am happy to report that Rosalie LOVES bathtime! She is pefectly content and happy as long as she is in soaking in her little tub. It's so cute.

(these pictures aren't from her very first bath; Jeremy has those on his camera, and I'm sure they're much better than my attempt)





And there's been lots of sweet, sweet baby moments that simply had to be soaked up and enjoyed...



Talk to the hand, Mom-- I'm sleepin' here!!

Seriously, I kind of forgot how time-consuming newborns are! And life doesn't stop just because a baby comes along. My days are filled to the brim, without fail! Nursing, laundry, trying to keep the house somewhat clean, nursing, giving my older girls as much of my time as I can, laundry, nursing, running errands, nursing, catching up on sleep when at all possible... and oh, yes, did I mention laundry and nursing??

Things are going really well. Rosalie is sleeping a bit better at night (3-4 hours instead of 1-2), and more importantly she's nursing like a little pro, which makes everything SO much easier. She gets more adorable and lovable every day, which more than makes up for her times of fussiness and frustration. Emma and Annabelle have been little sweethearts lately (for the most part), for which I am so grateful. The Lord definitely knows what I can handle and has not given me above that-- and even when I think He has, there is always that extra measure of grace right there waiting. In short, three weeks into this whole baby thing, we are starting to feel like life is becoming a bit more "normal"-- completely different from what it was before this little one came along and changed our world-- a new and improved normal!

In the midst of all this busy-ness and craziness, it's the little accomplishments that I've learned to call victories. For example, the other day, I shaved my legs... above the knee and everything. Accomplishment! Last week, I wore makeup three days in a row. Accomplishment! My kitchen sink is not full of dirty dishes. Accomplishment! I managed to shower before 10 am. Accomplishment! Today, I actually folded every single basket of laundry that has been sitting around for the last two weeks. Accomplishment! Whee!

I'm simply embracing the way my life is right at this moment, at this time and in this season. Even though, yesterday, I was pooped on three different times. And more often than not I am in my pj's and unshowered...


Hmm, this reminds me of a "belly shot"... it's still there. But not for long I hope!

... oh yes, my friends, it is a glamorous life I lead!

I love it.

And I wouldn't have it any other way!