When I made my first attempt at going to the grocery store by myself with Zoe it was a very windy day, and my cart rolled away towards a moving vehicle without me noticing as I was taking Zoe out of her car seat. Thank goodness the man driving saw the cart and was able to get out of his car and stop the cart for me. To top things off Zoe was a bit hysterical and crying her head off and her blanket blew away in the wind. I was a bit traumatized and didn't leave the house with her on my own for a few days. Adjusting to taking care of Zoe has also been much harder than anticipated so it has taken me a while to learn her schedule and plan my day around it. Thankfully, she somehow transformed into another baby this past week and everything has become SO much more manageable. She is actually putting her self to sleep in her bouncer as I type and it is magical.
I decided last night I was going to take advantage of this turn of events and try to get our schedule back to normal and be brave about running errands and getting out of the house with Zoe on my own. I especially want to get back to making real meals again and actually having them ready by the time Zac gets home from school so the dinner schedule for this week is up again. I also want to post the new recipes I try or come up with regularly so I can actually make them again.
As for updates...
Zac turned 26 this past tuesday woohoo! Somehow Zoe went down really fast the night before his birthday so I was able to get the entire meal and the chocolate cupcakes prepped and most of the cooking done.
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| Chocolate Cupcakes that turned out so well...It had a hot fudge enter and chocolate buttercream frosting. I attempted the gold decoration beads, but my patience for sticking them on was very short lived. |
I feel like we both aged dramatically in the past two months and that's probably in large part due to all the stress of adjusting to having a baby and moving in a very short period of time. I grieved for a few minutes the other day when I saw a silver strand of hair on my head.
Zoe is such a chubby baby and we love it! Now it feels like you can really cuddle with her and it's so much fun to see her smile and make random sounds here and there.
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| Such chubby cheeks! |
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| She was pretty tired of me trying headbands on her thus the frustration in her face. So cute. |
The year thus far has been hectic, but things are finally winding down and I am excited to focus on taking care of Zoe and keeping our home in order.
