This last week has been very exhausting. Maija has decided it is more fun to get up every 1-3 hours just to check in with mama. Sometimes I will feed her, sometimes I will just re-swaddle and put the pacifier in, I haven't let her start crying it out yet- I don't feel ready for that yet. Anyway, no matter what type of getting up it is for me, it is still getting up out of bed. It can be exhausting but I am thankful I don't have to get up and get ready at 6am every day. It's OK if I don't shower until noon (as long as I shower before Ryan comes home so he doesn't know).
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| Smiling at the baby monitor |
Anyway, while Maija is napping I have been packing. All of our friends, family and jobs know now so I can post it online. We are moving to MN. We are so excited to be by family. I can't wait to have my family a part of her everyday life. I can't wait to have seasons again. I can't wait to be at the lake. But I am sad. I am sad to leave our dear dear friends. I am sad to leave our church we love and believe in so much. I am sad to leave my Bible Study- ladies who mean so much to me and my growth this last year. I am sad to leave the ocean, the weather, the sun, the harbor, the food... everything about Southern California. And I am sad that I have officially quit my job. The job that grew me into a responsible adult, that took chances on me, that really made me a hard diligent worker. Right now I am focusing on being Maija's mama, I think we make a pretty good team.
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| We counted our money jar to go on a date before we move instead of waiting until our anniversary this year. |
We went camping on Friday night with the McGuires. Scratch that, we tried to go camping, but Maija was overdue for a nap and didn't feel one with nature. So after being awake for 3 hours of fussing Christie and I packed her up and headed back to our home for the eveing while the boys camped it out. Poor Christie- Maija cried about 15 minutes straight on the drive home- not just cried, but wailed. She was so tired when she got back home she was zonked out for a few hours.
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| Trying to be one with the wilderness |
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| Camping family |
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| 2 men and a baby |
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| Photo bomb |
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| Yes, Maija is in the ergo... yes, those are just BB guns |
I don't like goodbye parties, I don't like big gatherings so I am trying to meet with friends one on one, in small groups to just be. Act like it isn't happening and to just enjoy.
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| Sunglasses |
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| She loves the mirror |
Cheers to the next stage of life. I am just thankful we get to take little Maija with us. She is one I could not leave behind!
