2 Months Old

March 10, 2013 - Aliya Ysabel at 2 months old

In the Crib

I *LOVE* the designs from the Philippine children's clothing line In the Crib. So creative and cool. Designs also available at my favorite online store, Mothering Earthlings. Go shop now!

Growing Up.

More Fun in the Philippines. 

....Aaaand there went March

How is it possible that March is nearly over?! The last few weeks have totally flown by. I'm so sad that my maternity leave is nearly over but honestly am also a little bit looking forward to being back at work. There's so much going on with Roots of Health right now and it's a very exciting time!

It has been really great to be home with the kids for the last 3 months though. Sometimes I really wish I could stay home full time. Maybe sometime in the future. We'll see.

April will be another full month. Luke will be starting a preschool summer program at SV Montessori. He really liked it when we went to check it out and most of his little friends will be in the class too so that should be fun. My boy is growing up so fast!

Bye bye February

February always goes by fast since it is a short month but I feel like this February REALLY went by quickly. My parents in law came for a visit from South Africa and they arrived on January 31 and left us yesterday. When we were planning their visit a whole month seemed like a good chunk of time. We planned so many things, and guess what? The month absolutely flew by. There are so many things we didn't get to do though of course we're very thankful for the time we did have and the stuff we did do. But it still wasn't enough! We are all missing "Granny" and "Grandpa" a lot.

As we say good bye to the month, I will share the ridiculously sweet moment I captured this morning when Aliya was sleeping and her nanny gently placed her in Luke's arms. Luke is having a lot of issues these days with tantrums, probably due to being 2 years old and to Aliya's arrival. But he is surprisingly very sweet and affectionate towards his sister, who he refers to as "baby girl". He cuddles her and kisses her head all the time. I hope this lasts!!

Aliya on V-day

What my girl thinks of Valentine's Day...

Aliya at 1 Month Old

February 10 was Aliya's 1 month birthday. 

I've alternated between thinking the month was the longest month in the history of time, and also feeling like the month just flew by. I am quite surprised at how difficult the sleep deprivation has been for me, given that this isn't the first time I've had to deal with it, but the sleepless nights have been really hard. I keep being reminded though, that this too shall pass. Hopefully in the next month Aliya will learn to sleep longer, and at night! 

(She's marvelous at day time sleeping!)

Happy one month birthday my little love!