Day by day http://abrianajade.com A weblog for my baby girl... Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:21:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en switched to livejournal http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/switched-to-livejournal/ http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/switched-to-livejournal/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:58:04 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/switched-to-livejournal/ I’m gonna try another blog site for a while and see how it goes…I think it’s easier for others to leave comments and stuff…  abrianajade.livejournal.com/

]]> http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/switched-to-livejournal/feed/ Poop http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/30/ http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/30/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:34:37 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/30/ So, I never realized before how much poop has to do with well-being….if your child does not poop regularly, she/he will not eat regularly.  If she does not eat regularly, she will not sleep regularly.  If she does not sleep regularly, she is moody!

And, it all starts with poop. :-)

]]> http://abrianajade.com/2009/01/05/30/feed/ duh! http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/31/duh/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/31/duh/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:43:48 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/31/duh/ do fathers not know that you’re supposed to feed the baby at her regularly scheduled dinnertime?  or is the mother always supposed to TELL the father that “it is now time to feed the baby”.

]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/31/duh/feed/ New life http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/03/new-life/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/03/new-life/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:30:08 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/03/new-life/ What would I do without my baby?  Right now I’m sitting here working and the place is empty (no baby, no hubby)….I feel so lonely.  It’s almost as if the work is not worth it…when Abri’s around, there’s so much life and so much “reason” to live.  When she’s not, it’s a sudden feeling of despair and lonliness and boredom!  Gloom.  Doom.

 Thank goodness for new life….

]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/12/03/new-life/feed/ men! http://abrianajade.com/2008/11/09/27/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/11/09/27/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:01:09 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/11/09/27/ Why is it that men often think of themselves before their family?  Today, we come home from church and all of us are hungry, plus I have to sign in to work 10 mins after we get home.  The baby is crying and the parents are hungry.  What does the father do?  He goes and microwaves himself some food and lets the baby cry and the mother hungrily work, making both wait for their food.  Men!  (are all of them this way?)

]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/11/09/27/feed/ bathtime http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/24/bathtime/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/24/bathtime/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:14:56 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/24/bathtime/ So, BJ has finally started to give Abri a bath by himself…and, I LOVE the way he is with her….he doesn’t JUST give her a bath…he lets her play in the water.  She has so much fun and he gets to enjoy his baby girl.  I’m so happy for him because he’s stays so incredibly busy with his DC deadlines that he hardly has time for family….so, these little moments mean a lot.

]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/24/bathtime/feed/ Breastfeeding http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/07/breastfeeding/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/07/breastfeeding/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:58:40 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/07/breastfeeding/ Breastfeeding has got to be one of the most challenging and yet most rewarding thing a working woman will ever do in her life.  For some, it takes months to regulate and afterwards a steel will to continue.  I wonder for how long I can nurse my little baby.  Even with the difficulties encountered by going away to work, I enjoy it so much…. 

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]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/09/07/breastfeeding/feed/ The Most Beautiful… http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/the-most-beautiful/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/the-most-beautiful/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:30:20 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/the-most-beautiful/ So, BJ says to me the other day, “I’m not sure if I’m being biased, but I think Abriana is the most beautiful baby I’ve ever seen in my life.” 

Is anyone laughing?  ;-)

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]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/the-most-beautiful/feed/ First taste http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/first-taste/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/first-taste/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:44:55 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/first-taste/ Abriana had her first taste of a banana the other day….it was so cute to see her experience the new texture and taste…her face all quizzical, her mouth in a curious frown….she took it with a bit of hesitation and interest all at the same time.  It was just comical for us.

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]]> http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/25/first-taste/feed/ Just Believe http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/16/just-believe/ http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/16/just-believe/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:20:41 +0000 admin http://abrianajade.com/2008/08/16/just-believe/ A friend shared a powerful message today regarding the lack of time I have with Abriana:

 Yesterday and today I’ve been listening to a message from Bishop Joseph Garlington.  He blesses me every time I listen to him, even if it’s a message I’ve heard a dozen times.  He was talking about speaking out loud what we want from God.  I’m not sure if your goal is to stop working permanently to stay home with Abriana or work part time or whatever.  But name it out loud, be specific.  And DON’T let the words “how will this happen?” enter your  mind.  The word HOW is poison.  Just name it, trust God and let God do His thing.  I had to do that.  I named exactly what I wanted, in great detail and I’m going to leave it alone.  God knows our heart and only He can make our desires a reality. 

 So, maybe it’s time to stop wishing and start believing….

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