It won't be like this for long.....

Lyrics from Darius Rucker's song "It won't be like this for long."

He didn't have to wake up, he'd been up all night
Lying there in bed and listening to his newborn baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee, he splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says it's gonna be okay

It won't be like this for long
One day we'll look back laughing at the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by, so baby just hold on
It won't be like this for long

Life with a newborn isn't always easy. Riley has her days and nights mixed up and since my husband has went back to work, it has been hard to adjust. I take most of the night time shifts since he has to go and be at work all day and I don't always have a chance to catch up at night since I have two other girls that DON'T have their sleep schedules out of whack, they need a mom that's awake when they are. We have also had lots of company during the daytime so it's not always easy for me to sneak in a nap even with the girls in school. We have tried all kinds of things like taking her outside when it has been warm and pretty to try to wake her up and keep her that way..(didn't work) We have tried baths before bedtime, thinking it would wear her out..(didn't work) We have tried putting her to sleep in her bed, her bouncy seat and in our arms to no avail. It seems like around 11pm, she wakes up and is that way until usually around 4:30am. Then its time to lay her down and me get into bed until the alarm goes off @ 6am to get the bigger girls up and ready for school. I was really at my wit's end last night and my husband said to me "It won't be like this for long, kinda like the song we have heard before". When he said that I almost had to smile and laugh to myself, because it made perfect sense. It won't be long and the sleeping schedule will fix itself and we will look back on these weeks and realize that we made it. She will be in school before we know it and we will look back on this time and regret wishing it away just to have her little again. Just a reminder that "It won't be like this for long."

Emma fell off her bike today while riding after school. She has a scrape on her arm and hit her head on the bike's tire. She came in and cried for what seemed like forever. I sat down and explained to her that scrapes and bruises come with riding a bike and she probably had more to come but that was OK, because one day she would look back and realize that sticking to something even though its tough will make it all worth it someday. Right now riding a bike is the big adventure she is embarking on, before we know it, it will be driving a car so as much as the scrapes and bruises might hurt, I have to remember that this will pass far more quickly than we realize. Another reminder that "It won't be like this for long."



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Just DANCE!

Just Dance on the Wii from Mistee Brady on Vimeo.

For those of you that have not played this game and you own a Wii, I strongly suggest you buy it! I thought my husband was crazy when he bought it, but we have had so much fun! We got it when I was 7 months preggo and lets just say I am glad there is not any video of that! Whew! lol! I don't know who is funnier to watch in the video, the grownups or the kids that eventually just do thier own thing. ;0)



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My sister's visit

My sister came into town this past week and we were able to spend the afternoon together! It was so nice to have her here in person. I forget how nice it is to have her close. Here are a few pics from thier visit and of D and Emma's bike ride afterwards. :) Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!


Riley meeting her Aunt Amie for the 1st time. :)

Riley and Elisabeth


Riley and Angela


James and Ginger


Me and my sister


Presents from her Louisiana :) It took alot for my sister to do this bc she is a huge Bama fan! Anything for her favorite BNL though! lol!


Working on bikes together.
And they are off! :)

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Round here.

Soooooo........I just have a few minutes to blog because instead of sitting at the computer on my blog or on Twitter (My latest obsession) I should be taking a shower or taking a nap since RC is sleeping.. I also have laundry but I think that's something that never gets finished so that's an ok one to slack on.. :0)~ Anyway..I hope everyone is enjoying their Spring Break..E left on Tuesday for her dad's until tomorrow and Brooke will be home on Friday. My hubby went back to work today after being home with me and RC for 3 weeks. Not gonna stay on that subject long, because it will produce large quantities of tears and I don't feel like going thru a roll of toilet paper because there is no tissue in the house.. Let's just say, I miss him..endofstory...

This weekend we will all be home together on Saturday and I am hoping for GORGEOUS weather so my sweet little family (minus RC & I), can get out and enjoy some bike riding. My hubby went and bought a bike so he could ride with the girls and he is as excited as they are. :)

Ok, I really do have to go so I will end this post with some new pics of RC. Oh and by the way, Can anyone tell I got a new camera for Christmas? LOL! Yup, my hubby got me a new Canon digital SLR to replace my old one and I am ready for Spring to SPRING so I can get outside and try this baby out!! Until then, it has been great to catch sweet moments of a newborn. Take care everyone!!

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A few more pictures....

 

 

 

 

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And then there were FIVE!

Our little monkey and the fifth and final member of our family is 2 weeks old today! I am attempting to blog while Dad and baby sleep since he took the 5am diaper and bottle time to let me sleep! :0) It has been an amazing 2 weeks since she was born. My husband has taken time off to be home with us the 1st 3 weeks and I have LOVED having him at home. We have enjoyed lots of time together and gotten so much done around the house. He has replaced all the windows in the house with new blinds, taken back returns of duplicate or sometimes triplicate of gifts we have received, rearranged our bedroom furniture and lots more. Riley is sleeping well, during the day better than at night, of course. She is eating well and doing all things a newborn baby should. She gained 2 ounces at her 1st checkup at the pediatrician and she goes back this Friday for shots that I think we are all dreading.. :0( We had newborn pics done yesterday and I can't wait to see them. She was such a good little model! :0)

Brooke and Emma are adjusting well to the new baby in the house. They both want to feed and change her and I have to explain that she is still too little for them to help with those chores just yet. They do help by holding her hands to calm her down when its diaper time, or keeping her entertained while I make a bottle. They have been really good big sisters.

Emma had a stomach bug of some sort on Sunday night. We got Riley down about 11:30pm only to be awakened @ 12:30am to a sick Emma standing at my door, needing a bath and the bedsheets changed! Yep, so much fun! I got her cleaned up, bed stripped and kids moved to the living room around 1:00am and was back in bed by 1:30. Talk about exhausted! Brooke managed to dodge the bullet or so it seems with the sickness so I think we did good on this one!

Emma also learned to ride a bike with no training wheels since we have been home from the hospital! I was emotional of course when seeing this, realizing how grown up one was getting and how one is just getting started! Of course, now I am just a nervous wreck about the whole bike thing and I wish she was less interested in it. It's almost like I hold my breath, the whole time I am watching her speed up and down the street, waiting on the inevitable skint knee or elbow that I am sure will come. My husband has decided to buy a bike for himself as well so that he can ride with the girls now that the weather is getting warmer. It makes me smile when I think of all the things he has done for our family and how selflessly he gives of his time and energy so that everyone has what they need. Sometime, I can just sit and watch him interact with the kids and realize that he has patience that I can only dream of and it makes me smile to realize what a wonderful husband and father he has become in such a short time. He takes each new adventure with enthusiasm never realizing the joy he brings to each one of us especially me. :0)

Ok, I have managed to blog this morning and baby and Daddy are still asleep. I better get off and put this time to some cleaning or maybe crawling on the couch for a quick nap! ;0)

She's HERE!!!!

Riley Claire Brady arrived on February 24th, 2010. She weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 18 1/2 in long. We are all so happy she is finally here! :) I hope I can update more than pics in the next couple weeks but until then, here you go!









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