I am excited to report that my events for 2012 are over, I had a short season this year since I didn't take on many events with Raya being born in April. I am so thankful I was in a position to do so and Tim supported me in that. It was a hard enough transition with just a handful of events I can't imagine the stress more would have brought on.
There are things i didn't think about when i start working again while pregnant like being gone at a wedding for 10+ hours over the span of at least 2 feedings so you need to pump! Pre-pregnancy I was hardly able to find time to go to the bathroom or drink a bottle of water, but now I'd somehow have to find a minimum if relaxing 15 minutes to pump or I'd be in extreme discomfort?! And where could i go to do this? Where would i be able to store the milk until the end of the night? T'was not easy and it was accomplished easier at some events than others but I survived as did my milk supply :)
Also tough...getting home late, feet throbbing, exhausted...pre-baby I could sleep in, relax on the couch and do nothing the next day, now I'm lucky if I get to sleep "in" until 7 AM ( not to mention getting up at least once to feed during the night).
And without a nanny or full time help scheduling meetings around Tim's reducilously busy schedule and when there was availability (never) to meet at the office we "share" has started to become close to impossible.
I'm not complaining, I do love what I do and I love little Raya even more but there has definitely been an adjustment in life between event planner and mom. After many conversations, Tim and I have decided that it would be best for us all if I am full time mommy and part- time planner and for the next few months take a bit of a leave of absence while I spend these crucial developmental months with sweet Raya. I am thrilled to be in a position to be able to spend my days with her and so thankful Tim works as hard as he does to be able to be in a position where I can be selective of the events I take on!!
Pure Planning will still be here but adding a division of Pure Mommy :)
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Roll Over
Just when we got back from NY I was doing tummy time with Raya and took a video of how good she was doing and then BOOM she rolled over right on camera!! I don't know if I was more proud she did it or that I caught it in video ;) she's only done it one other time unassisted since then but she's on her way!!
(video coming)
Then just yesterday Raya made her first move from back to front but I didn't get it in film, it happened so fast that we didn't even really see what happened!!
We had her playing on her playmat and we were eating lunch, my mom (visiting to take care if R while I have some events) looked over and said "she just rolled over", we look over and sure enough she is face down on the mat just seconds ago that she was face up on and grabbing at toys!! Wow, little sweet pea is on the move!
She didn't do it again yesterday but for weeks has been practicing her back arch and is getting stronger everyday! There's going to be lots of rolling in our future, I'll be sure to capture it on video :)
(video coming)
Then just yesterday Raya made her first move from back to front but I didn't get it in film, it happened so fast that we didn't even really see what happened!!
We had her playing on her playmat and we were eating lunch, my mom (visiting to take care if R while I have some events) looked over and said "she just rolled over", we look over and sure enough she is face down on the mat just seconds ago that she was face up on and grabbing at toys!! Wow, little sweet pea is on the move!
She didn't do it again yesterday but for weeks has been practicing her back arch and is getting stronger everyday! There's going to be lots of rolling in our future, I'll be sure to capture it on video :)
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
"They Say"
I am sure this phrase came out of my mouth many times during pregnancy but I started recognizing how often I said it post delivery.
Anytime I am asked or think of questions similar to, "what are other babies at this age doing?", "is her height and weight normal?", "is it okay that she hasn't pooped in 4 days (this is a recent one :()" and so many other things that first time parents, family and friends think of. My response 99% of the time starts with "They say..."
Who are THEY??? I've realized that there are many people that make up this group including, friends, friends of friends, doctors, online blogs and articles, books, emails from baby websites, relatives and of course strangers that always love giving their unsolicited advice;)
So if you're a new mom or a friend of mine you now know who "they" are!!
Anytime I am asked or think of questions similar to, "what are other babies at this age doing?", "is her height and weight normal?", "is it okay that she hasn't pooped in 4 days (this is a recent one :()" and so many other things that first time parents, family and friends think of. My response 99% of the time starts with "They say..."
Who are THEY??? I've realized that there are many people that make up this group including, friends, friends of friends, doctors, online blogs and articles, books, emails from baby websites, relatives and of course strangers that always love giving their unsolicited advice;)
So if you're a new mom or a friend of mine you now know who "they" are!!
4 Months
We are almost at 5 months (tomorrow)!!! Yikes...time is flying way too fast!! Before we get to 5 months I figured I should post about her 4 months of life :)
Raya is amazing and for such a tiny little pea she amazes us each day!! She did fantastic at her 4 month doctor appointment, the nurse was done with her shots before Raya even realized what happened and when she did realize we put the bottle right in her mouth which helped sooth her, phew ;) we are starting to get the hang of things!!
Report card:
Weighing in at 11.1 pounds (still in 5th percentile)
Height is 24" (now in 40th percentile)
Head circumference is 15.5 ( she is in the 50th percentile there)
She is holding her head up GREAT, does a pushup position when placed on her stomach
LOVES kicking her legs, they are nonstop, thankfully she picked up that habit after she came out
Went to her first concert to see Neil Diamond, she enjoyed it by sleeping through most of it :)
She enjoys making Raspberry noises with her mouth
Still sleeps well when swaddled does a long stretch anywhere from 6.5-9 hours every night
Moved out of our room and into her crib
Babbles and squeals alot
Grasps very strong
Sits up when her back is propped otherwise she's a bit of a weeble wobble
And of course took her first trip to NY!
Raya is amazing and for such a tiny little pea she amazes us each day!! She did fantastic at her 4 month doctor appointment, the nurse was done with her shots before Raya even realized what happened and when she did realize we put the bottle right in her mouth which helped sooth her, phew ;) we are starting to get the hang of things!!
Report card:
Weighing in at 11.1 pounds (still in 5th percentile)
Height is 24" (now in 40th percentile)
Head circumference is 15.5 ( she is in the 50th percentile there)
She is holding her head up GREAT, does a pushup position when placed on her stomach
LOVES kicking her legs, they are nonstop, thankfully she picked up that habit after she came out
Went to her first concert to see Neil Diamond, she enjoyed it by sleeping through most of it :)
She enjoys making Raspberry noises with her mouth
Still sleeps well when swaddled does a long stretch anywhere from 6.5-9 hours every night
Moved out of our room and into her crib
Babbles and squeals alot
Grasps very strong
Sits up when her back is propped otherwise she's a bit of a weeble wobble
And of course took her first trip to NY!
Friday, August 17, 2012
NY State of Mind
Raya had a great first visit to NY...it was typical August summer in NY Hazy, Hot and Humid, but we survived and I honestly think it helped her sleep better, two night in a row she did 8.5 hours of sleep!!!
My sister Jen came down from Boston to visit and my Aunt came over for play dates. We also went to my Aunts for a BBQ which was nice, I hadn't been over to her house in a while, and it was here that Raya started practicing her roll over skills. Granted she was propped on a pillow but she rolled over and off the pillow a few times!
It was fun to get together with my high school friends and some of Raya's future boyfriends (we have to keep an eye on her she has a list of potential future boyfriends on BOTH coasts !!).
Tim and I got to see a show in the city...NEWSIES!!! I was seriously OBSESSED with this movie when I was a tween, I rented it like every weekend from the local video shop and when I saw it for sale one day I bought it, so yes I have a VHS copy but I fully intend to transfer it to dvd when I can. The movie was made into a play and my mom bought us tickets for "date night". I loved it, the music was mostly the same from the movie, so of course that was great, but the choreography was AMAZING!!! These guys were leading and dancing all over the place, the stamina they must have, geesh! Tim had never seen the movie and I think he enjoyed the play, at the very least he can probably understand why I enjoyed the movie so much as a 12ish year old, cute boys singing and dancing around, heck yeah!!
My mom threw a little meet and greet party for her friends to meet the baby and Michelle, Sean and Logan came up to visit as well (despite all the traffic :()
And otherwise we just hung out, played with Raya, watched the Olympics, and caught up on a few glasses of wine! :) We plan to head back east this winter and the weather is sure to be drastically different!
My sister Jen came down from Boston to visit and my Aunt came over for play dates. We also went to my Aunts for a BBQ which was nice, I hadn't been over to her house in a while, and it was here that Raya started practicing her roll over skills. Granted she was propped on a pillow but she rolled over and off the pillow a few times!
It was fun to get together with my high school friends and some of Raya's future boyfriends (we have to keep an eye on her she has a list of potential future boyfriends on BOTH coasts !!).
Tim and I got to see a show in the city...NEWSIES!!! I was seriously OBSESSED with this movie when I was a tween, I rented it like every weekend from the local video shop and when I saw it for sale one day I bought it, so yes I have a VHS copy but I fully intend to transfer it to dvd when I can. The movie was made into a play and my mom bought us tickets for "date night". I loved it, the music was mostly the same from the movie, so of course that was great, but the choreography was AMAZING!!! These guys were leading and dancing all over the place, the stamina they must have, geesh! Tim had never seen the movie and I think he enjoyed the play, at the very least he can probably understand why I enjoyed the movie so much as a 12ish year old, cute boys singing and dancing around, heck yeah!!
My mom threw a little meet and greet party for her friends to meet the baby and Michelle, Sean and Logan came up to visit as well (despite all the traffic :()
And otherwise we just hung out, played with Raya, watched the Olympics, and caught up on a few glasses of wine! :) We plan to head back east this winter and the weather is sure to be drastically different!
Raya moves out
Well the time has finally come and we have transitioned Raya to her crib in her room ALL the way down the hall :(
I said that we would do this when we got back from NY and I stood by my word. For a few reasons I figured it would be a good move...She has grown a couple of inches and shifts herself around in her sleep so she was running out of room in her bassinet as well as the fact that Tim and I were very easily woken by just some normal fussing during sleep even if she wasn't waking herself up she was waking us up.
So a few days after we got home from NY I tested the move by putting her down for a nap in her crib and she did great, 2.5 hour nap, awesome!!! Bedtime came and it was a small struggle to get her to sleep but she slept for a good 7.5 hour stretch, phew...not as painful as we thought the transition would be.
There are certainly times when we don't catch her at the right time and keep her up longer than she should have been and it's a little harder to get her to sleep but overall she has been great!!! Truthfully, I can't say I've gotten much more sleep, I stay up staring at the monitor making sure she is sleeping, breathing, and that her face is not butted up against the bumper ;)
She likes the freedom and has much more space to move around, I find her having rotated 180 degrees or pushed up against the bumper vertically at the end of the crib when she was placed to sleep in the center horizontally, it's kinda funny!
Next step will be transitioning out of her swaddle to sleep...she loves to feel all tucked in, but I know we will have to start working her out of it soon...she's growing up so fast!!
I said that we would do this when we got back from NY and I stood by my word. For a few reasons I figured it would be a good move...She has grown a couple of inches and shifts herself around in her sleep so she was running out of room in her bassinet as well as the fact that Tim and I were very easily woken by just some normal fussing during sleep even if she wasn't waking herself up she was waking us up.
So a few days after we got home from NY I tested the move by putting her down for a nap in her crib and she did great, 2.5 hour nap, awesome!!! Bedtime came and it was a small struggle to get her to sleep but she slept for a good 7.5 hour stretch, phew...not as painful as we thought the transition would be.
There are certainly times when we don't catch her at the right time and keep her up longer than she should have been and it's a little harder to get her to sleep but overall she has been great!!! Truthfully, I can't say I've gotten much more sleep, I stay up staring at the monitor making sure she is sleeping, breathing, and that her face is not butted up against the bumper ;)
She likes the freedom and has much more space to move around, I find her having rotated 180 degrees or pushed up against the bumper vertically at the end of the crib when she was placed to sleep in the center horizontally, it's kinda funny!
Next step will be transitioning out of her swaddle to sleep...she loves to feel all tucked in, but I know we will have to start working her out of it soon...she's growing up so fast!!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Raya earns her wings
I had decided to make a last minute trip East for Raya to meet some family and friends she had not yet been able to meet as well as see my mom and sister again, they just can't get enough of little sweet pea :)
Initially the plan was to go alone with her until Tim mentioned he wanted to come along, phew!!!
It was definitely helpful having him along for the flight, just little things you take for granted, like going to the bathroom!!!, when you travel without a child.
We took the 10:30 AM flight which worked out great with her schedule, she was ready to eat as we were taking off and napped a good amount in flight. I brought a boppy pillow, laid it across my waist and she napped on that. She played a little, fussed a minimal amount, watched some Olympics they were showing on tv and before I knew it we were there...YAY!!! Her ears never have her much of an issue, but she was also good about sucking on her pacifier.
I hate take off on flights and for the first time ever I wasn't paying attention to my nerves because I had somebody else to keep safe :)
Tim had to come back a few days early for work and i was a little nervous making the trip alone. I accepted help when I needed it but the flight back was a little more rough. It's a longer flight going from east to west, it took forever to get off the ground, her schedule was a bit off from the time difference, but overall she was a good girl...we are very lucky that she is an adaptable baby and loves to smile :) but I was certainly glad to see Tim waiting for us when we landed!!
Since my family is on the east coast I have no doubt that will not be my last trip flying solo with her but at least I know a little of what to expect now...
Initially the plan was to go alone with her until Tim mentioned he wanted to come along, phew!!!
It was definitely helpful having him along for the flight, just little things you take for granted, like going to the bathroom!!!, when you travel without a child.
We took the 10:30 AM flight which worked out great with her schedule, she was ready to eat as we were taking off and napped a good amount in flight. I brought a boppy pillow, laid it across my waist and she napped on that. She played a little, fussed a minimal amount, watched some Olympics they were showing on tv and before I knew it we were there...YAY!!! Her ears never have her much of an issue, but she was also good about sucking on her pacifier.
I hate take off on flights and for the first time ever I wasn't paying attention to my nerves because I had somebody else to keep safe :)
Tim had to come back a few days early for work and i was a little nervous making the trip alone. I accepted help when I needed it but the flight back was a little more rough. It's a longer flight going from east to west, it took forever to get off the ground, her schedule was a bit off from the time difference, but overall she was a good girl...we are very lucky that she is an adaptable baby and loves to smile :) but I was certainly glad to see Tim waiting for us when we landed!!
Since my family is on the east coast I have no doubt that will not be my last trip flying solo with her but at least I know a little of what to expect now...
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