Well hello there. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been thinking about you. These past six weeks have flown by, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat down and started to post a funny little anecdote or share a swoon as I’ve been getting to know and falling madly in love with this incredible little girl. I must have 20 drafts of half-written posts about how she pooped in my hand (and on the towel, and like a million other places…) when we gave her her first bath, or how she eats until milk squirts out her nose (it’s total insanity when this girl eats. It’s like The Exorcist is being performed at my [now ample] bosom.) But then she coo’s (she has the most wonderful coo) or whimpers, or shrieks and I’m rushing off to make sure she’s fed, dry, burped, loved…happy.
Parenthood has been…well, like a whirlwind so far. I feel like we’ve been in hibernation since we brought Deetles home, and yet we’ve been to two weddings and been brought countless Jewish deli platters (and amazing home made polenta, and awesome fried chicken nuggets…and all kinds of good stuff – we have great friends and family who we can’t thank enough) allowing Delilah to get to spend a lot of quality time with her Grandparents, Cousins, Aunts, and Uncles. (Thanks to Jodi and Neal’s well timed – and BEAUTIFUL – nuptials, she even got to meet some of her New York Aunties.) Still, the endless hours spent curled up in our living room as a new little family have been amazing – days I’ll treasure for the rest of my life. And watching Scott give himself over to her completely is the most awesome thing. I knew he would be an incredible Dad, but seeing him in action is just…there are no words really.
But I’ve missed you. I started this blog about the same time we conceived Delilah, and being able to share my pregnancy (in graphic and often horrifying detail no less…) has been an unexpected and delightful side effect of having a baby (one of the few, as you know.) And now I look forward to sharing my adventures in parenthood, in equally graphic and horrifying detail…with total strangers…via the internet. …Does that make me a bad Mom? Anyway…I’m back.
Here are a few of my favorite Delilah shots from her first six weeks. (You’ll notice I’m not in any. That’s because I’m still a fat ass. The chins are much less excusable without the Belly to explain them.)
(Also, how cute is Delilah’s American Apparel
