I've been seriously lacking in the blog posts lately. Olive slipped back into a 30 min nap routine so I haven't been able to sit on my computer as often as I'd like to during naptime. Speaking of her sleep or lack of sleep it's been all over the place. I'm exhausted and I can't quite seem to catch up with sleep. She is still waking up twice a night but she is starting to move the first wakeup around 11 which is right about the time I am just asleep so I think it's fucking with my body. Then her other wakeup is around 4:30 which isn't that bad if she goes back to sleep. We were lucky for a week and she was actually sleeping till around 6 which is amazing. Today she never went back to sleep after 4:30 and Blake finally got up with her around 5:45. We've tried everything. I nurse her as long as it takes but her eyeballs are wide open, I've let her cry, and we've brought her in bed with us but nothing works. I've said this before but I truly wouldn't mind the early wakeup if she was happy but she is so uber grumpy that its impossible to keep her busy and giving her breakfast is just a joke. Not sure how to get her to sleep when I know she is tired but refuses. Blake and I are have no idea what to do anymore. We're both so tired and crabby. I don't know how a little one can sleep this little. I really really try hard to just be patient and accept it but some days my grumpy sleep deprived self gets the best of me.
Enough bitching and back to fun. On Saturday we had a pizza party with some friends. Blake and I make homemade pizza at least once a week so we decided it would be fun to have some friends over and get crazy with pizza. It was super fun and Olive went to bed at 7 which allowed me to have some adult time and a few beers which was lovely.
This is how we party now. Around a blow up pool and balls.....WILD!
Nutella, 3 Musketeers marshmallow, peanut butter, and hershey kisses.
Oh this isn't what you're supposed to eat before 4th of July weekend? Major bikini fail but whatever it tasted really good. Yes my yogurt looks like a 5 year old made it. I have a crazy obsession with sprinkles. I'm pretty sure the shitty color dyes in the sprinkles cancel out any healthy eating in my life.
This summer thing is happening. The June gloom is gone and we've had the most beautiful days here. I love waking up to sunshine and not gloom. Olive REALLY loves waking up with the sun so much that she is back to her 5am wake up, you know to make sure she sees the sunrise. This morning is was 4:30 as an extra special treat. The child does not like sleep. I'm hoping she realizes that sleep is actually really super cool and gets a few more hours in. I would be happy with anything in the 6 or 7 area but this 5 stuff is brutal. Or I guess it is for Blake who actually gets up with her. Today I only got to sleep an extra 30 min cause Blake came in with a bowl of oatmeal for Olive and asked for milk. Yep squeezing milk from the teet while I'm trying to open my eyes is one hell of a wakeup.
Note to self: Start pumping at night.
Once we were awake the day was fine. Olive actually took a nice 2 hour nap this morning while I got to wash my hair and get dressed and actually take my time which was a nice treat. We met up with my new mom friend and her baby for some coffee at the OC Mart Mix. There was a big ol fluffy couch where we sat and let the little ones play. Olive isn't really one to sit and chill but she did pretty good for about an hour. Sitting and enjoying coffee with a wild 9 month old isn't exactly relaxing but I'm figuring it all out with. It's all about the right mix of toys and enough room to feel like she has freedom. I spent most of the time picking up her toys as she threw them over the couch but she was having fun so I was happy. She ended up spilling my iced coffee all over me twice which was a really good look for my white shirt. After chatting for a bit we walked around and then discovered there were food trucks so we got some lunch and sat for a bit. Olive hit her 2.5 hour mark and she was ready for a nap. If she is really entertained she usually won't fuss when its nap time but she was in the stroller and lost it so I was trying to shove my pork sliders down my throat while holding her on my lap. I don't blame her, she was tired. Before I even backed out of the parking spot she was asleep. It was a fun mom date and I'm happy to have a new friend!
The rest of the afternoon was spent running some errands and then relaxing. Olive passed out right at 7 so it left the whole night for me and Blake. I decided we needed ice cream and some outside time. I love the longer nights. Usually Blake runs out to get the ice cream while I put Olive to bed but tonight I went and it really felt like summer out there. Tons of families out and about. I feel like it's been a long time since I've seen that. In NY people were always out and about so it wasn't really a big deal and before that I lived in La so it was the same as NY but in suburbia you really get that kids are out of school summer feeling. I dunno maybe its getting old but it felt good.
A sorta cuddle.
thug face
And here is a happy summer song. This album just screams windows down signing super loud summertime.
*This post has a shit ton of photos so just a warning......
Summer is officially here and we sure had our fair share of sun this weekend. On Saturday we got some sandwiches and headed over to the park for a little picnic. Blake and I played some Frisbee and Olive cheered us on. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the backyard in Olive's mini pool. She only sat in the pool for a few minutes as she was much more interested in standing outside the pool and splashing the water. I think she was most excited when Sierra went in the pool and then got so pumped and started doing laps around the backyard. Funny pup. We ended the night with some homemade pizza and a really shitty zombie movie.
This morning started off pretty early. Olive wasn't interested in sleeping past 6 so we were up and at em bright and early. When we tried to feed her the chunkier food this morning she was not thrilled at all. She gagged a few times then vomited everything up. Nothing like projective vomit before 7am. All was fine after a good puke. Blake wanted to surf so we decided to have a beach day. We packed up our stuff and headed down to the beach so Olive could take a nap in the car. Once we got there I went down to the beach to watch Blake surf while Olive slept at his parents. After she woke up we took a walk to get a doughnut and then hung out for awhile. After lunch and a big long nap for Olive we headed down to the beach. Olive seriously loves the beach. She loves hanging out under the umbrella and exploring. She gets really confused when she gets sand on her hands but so far she hasn't shoved any sand in her mouth but I'm sure that is just a matter of time. We took her down to the water and she smiled and laughed the whole time. She had no problem putting her feet in the water and letting the waves splash on her. I'm curious to how she will like it once she can walk. Then Blake and I went for a swim but I got freaked out cause there was a bat ray or some creepy swimmer hanging out near us. I absolutely love swimming in the ocean but I hate touching the ground, like it scares the shit out of me to no end. I blame scuba diving and knowing what critters lurk under the water. It felt good and hopefully the salt water will clear up my teenager acne infested face. Once I got my period I seriously broke out like a teenager and nothing is clearing it up. Sucks! Anyways I'm just getting ready to go to bed. Blake and I both passed out on the couch earlier and he is already in bed. Yep before 8pm. We're so cool.
