Today was so beautiful outside. It is rare that we have great weather before the middle of May. So, just before the sunset, I managed to sneak Aoife outside for some pictures. She looks sooooo cute in green! Enjoy!
Archive for March 2014
9 Months Old }
Saturday, March 22, 2014
We've been doing Baby Lead Weaning for months and your favorite foods are: cheese pizza, avocado, green apple, cheerios, HappyPuffs, and yogurt. You weigh over 17lbs now which is astonishing considering we worried about your weight when we first brought you home. You are such a little chunk! Everyone comments about how sweet and happy you are, which is so true! All smiles, pretty much all the time. We are SO lucky to have you in our lives.
For the past month or so, you love to "dance" (bounce up and down) when you get excited or a good song comes on the TV or radio. Surprisingly, you've become used to your new convertible car seat we got you a couple of months ago. You go right in without a fuss, and just chill. It's such a nice change from the screaming and crying for the past 6 months!
9 months old also means we've made it 9 months into our breastfeeding journey! This makes your mommy so happy. We've reached another goal. Now on to our 1 year goal! Which, it sort of makes me sad to say it, is in 3 months! Ahh! Time flies.
Beauty of Donor Milk }
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Everyday I see the beauty of donor milk. I see it in how healthy, smart and curious my daughter is becoming. I see it in a fully stocked freezer full of a mother's milk. I see it when I'm able to breastfeed my daughter, and she's looking up into my eyes. There's nothing more beautiful then mom's helping other mom's.
Last night was a beautiful and touching moment in my small circle of mama friends. Usually every week, Thomas and I go hang out with our friends who have young children too. Chelsea & Dale have been nothing but kind, loving and supportive friends to us. Just recently I met Emi, and her husband PJ. They have a son named Aiden. Emi had to stop nursing Aiden due to a surgery, and he's been on formula ever since. He is a handsome, smart and lovely little boy.
Last night I saw the beauty of donor milk. Emi had posted a blog post earlier that day about the idea of donor milk for Aiden. She decided to take the leap of faith and ask Chelsea if she could defrost a few ice cubes of her breast milk for Aiden to try. She was scared, you could tell. In her voice, in her worried expression. Would he take the milk? Would he even like it?? Chelsea defrosted a few cubes. Aiden was obviously fussy. He wanted that dang bottle... NOW! So I popped the bottle in his mouth. The bottle of breas tmilk.
I've never seen a bottle gone so fast. Emi started crying. Chelsea started to tear up, I kept saying "DON'T YOU DO IT. DON'T YOU CRY." When I felt my own eyes welling up. You could see the sigh of relief in Emi. This was beautiful, touching, emotional. To see friends experience what I have been living for over 6 months. The selfless gift of donor milk.
Thank you to these two beautiful women who showed me again how amazing donor milk can be. How it touches our mothering, womanly souls.
And thank you to all the women who have selflessly donated to my daughter, Aoife, Thank you a million times.
