Life with Penelope

Penny is a good baby. I really can't complain about her at all. My sleep schedule is different and spotty at times, but I get enough to still be considered healthy. She wakes up, eats, and then goes right back to sleep. So I'm up every 3 hours for 30 minutes. Since I am not going back to work, I have the chance to sleep when she does, and sometimes I do! I haven't had a cold meal yet, but I expect that will happen as she gets more mobile. My house is relatively clean. Granted, I had my girl Brandi coming and cleaning my house 3 weeks in a row thanks to my mom. But I have kept it clean since Brandi did her thorough cleaning. And yes, my laundry baskets overfloweth. Keeps me busy between naps.

I think the hardest part of being a mommy so far is figuring out what cries mean what. She doesn't cry much so when she does, it is a little tough figuring out what her deal is. I go through the list: food, diaper, sick. It usually stops at food. She eats like she's never going to eat again. She wakes up crying and sucking her hands in pure hunger. I know she's not hungry. Gassy? Yes. The girl can wake the neighbors with the farts she blows. But hungry? There's no way. She's like an alarm clock with feedings. Every 3 hours, she's up to eat. Just like the dogs. I am getting used to her cries though. Haven't totally freaked out during her whiny moments.

I got this mommy thing down so far. Or until she can talk and walk. She already talks while she's awake, eating and sleeping.She can almost roll over by herself. She is a champ at holding her head up. She moves around now by the pure velocity of her farts. I swear she can fly. When she gets to a crawling stage, I am going to have to put a leash on her; she might float away when outside if I don't. She'll have a head start and one fart will propel her upwards. That worries me. How do you explain that to your hubby?