Not a good day to be me...

Apparently, I am stuck at getting this wrong. I ordered several things that were to be shipped to me. Only one thing came right and undamaged. I ordered new Living Room furniture, a bathtub caddy, and an Otterbox(ruggedized phone case). The teak cross tub caddy I ordered was from Bed Bath & Beyond. It was supposed to look like this.

Instead, I got broken pieces of wood. Not once but TWICE!! I gave up took it to the store and got one that they didn't have before made from bamboo. It looks like this.

Simpler design, but way sturdier and made better all around.

That was the simplest one to fix. The living room furniture I ordered from Ashley Furniture was another story. I was so excited about getting this new furniture, too. Everything but the sofa was correct. I ordered a sofa and love seat. I got a sectional. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but my living room is not huge. In case you were wondering this is what the sectional and sofa look like.

I can't fit the sectional. I don't even like sectionals!! I get to use the sectional until they bring me my new furniture on the 14th. Which is a busy day. The day my in-laws come to town. The day of my mother's knee surgery. And of course the day my furniture arrives.

This was just a ranting post. I had to get it out of my system. I feel better now.

Pictures

It has been been pointed out to me that I suck. I have not posted any pictures of my baby. Here you go for anyone who wants to see!

 The surprised look on her face is constant after every time you change her clothes. Weird but cute!

Cute sundress! Had to take a picture! 

 This is the look you get everytime you feeed her. She stares you down almost angrily.

 My mom called her little tomato when she wore this.

Chillin' is what she does best. 

 I hate to say it, but she looks high in this picture.

Waitin in the doctor's office. 

 Daddy loves her! Spoils her rotten, too! : )

 Sleeping so peaceful like...

Her hand tasts goooood!! Ignore the demon eyes for the next few shots. I was having a bad camera day. 

I am not even going to say anything... 

She was cuddling up to me when I took this.

I will have more as I take them. There are also pictures on my Facebook. Just sayin'



A Mother's Habits

You prepare yourself to lose your mind for the 9 months you are pregnant. You hear the horror stories about how you will forget things seconds after you thought of them. The baby makes you lose your mind quite literally. What no one tells you because it is hard to put into words is that the baby also replaces your mind with something of its making. Every habit you had may or may not disappear but new ones will form that will not go away until long after your child is grown. I can only give examples but to truly understand I would think that you would have to experience it firsthand.
The best example is the gentle sway. Now the gentle sway is quite different than swaying in general. I used to sway from side to side and back and forth before I had a baby. I am a fidgety person. I can't hold still, even in sleep. My swaying movements were wild and monkey-like compared to now. I move side to side so gentle as to not wake the baby. Even when I do not have the baby in my arms I sway in the gentle rocking motion subconsciously. I have to make an effort to stop, actually. Another example along these lines is the back and forth motion with the shopping cart. With or without baby, I gently rock the cart. In less than a month it has become habit. Truthfully, it was less than a week. I used to laugh at the women who did that because I thought they were mental. Weird things that a crazy person would do. Now I have become one of those crazy people. The only other people who know what is going on is another mother. I guess we are all crazy in some way.
My mother who has not had practice with a baby in 27 years picked up these habits as if she had only had the baby yesterday. Proof positive that years from now I will be the same. For all you expectant mothers out there, you may have a grasp of what I am talking about, but when your baby is born you will definitely know.

On a personal side note, the in-laws are coming for a visit. There is great excitement and trepidation in the  house. Although, once they have seen the house, I will post the picture of the newly remodeled place on here or Facebook.