Wahoowa!

Daddy went to Charlottesville yesterday for the UVA vs. ECU football game. He left at 5:30 AM. He was expecting to be disappointed, however, the Hoos pulled it out. Clare and I spent the day running errands and caught a few minutes of the game - I had turned the XM radio on in the car and heard the score at halftime, so I thought it might be good to watch on TV. We emailed this picture to Brian so he could see it on his Blackberry, but... his email system sends my messages to a separate folder that he can't view on it. He didn't see it until he came home last night.

Closing in on 5 months old!

This picture was taken on Ana Clare's four month bday. Of course, now she is nearly five months old. Time is flying by. She had her checkup a few weeks ago and is in the 95th percentile for weight - 16 lbs. 2 oz. and 75th percentile for height at 25 inches. I'm certain that she's closer to 17 lbs. now. I've had several people tell me their children weighed that much at a year old. So, yes, Ana Clare is a chub! We're on a 3 hour eating schedule and doing a pretty good job of sticking to it. She had been eating as often as three times between 7 AM and noon, so the pediatrician put a stop to that. I think it was more for me than baby!

We're working on a sleep schedule which has not been quite as successful. At this point, I'm the only one that can get Clare to sleep - she has become quite the Mommy's girl. What this means is I have to be around for bedtime - no babysitters and I have to be home to help Brian if I go out.

She is adorable. She's grabbing everything within reach, rolling over in both directions, laughing, making MMM sounds which is so cute - she has so much to say.

Motherhood...

My friend Jen asked me the other day if I was enjoying motherhood. I smiled and said yes. This is something I think about often. At the risk of cursing myself, I have no complaints. I love every minute of it. Sure, there are rough days, but nothing that I wasn't prepared for. I knew there would be days of no naps, when crying seems to never end, and that I'd be spit up on more times than I could count. Every day is different and challenging - but what better challenge than to have a beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed girl looking to you to take care of her.