Happy Easter!

We had a fabulous Easter despite Shawn not being here! It was a gorgeous day, we went to church, and had a good dinner!

DAYCARE- 1 MOMMY- 0

Delaney slept through the night, and I didnt. I woke up around 4 just thinking about what lay ahead yesterday morning. I got up at 5 and started getting ready.. I cried the entire time. Shawn skyped me to tell me good luck and I cried harder... I cried driving to Ft Eustis, I cried dropping her off, & I cried all the way to school.
Delaney isnt used to being awake before 7 so she slept through the entire ordeal. I called around 10 and checked on her and they said she had been crying but that she was doing good and was actually sleeping at the moment. She took 2 bottles ( I wonder how hard that was ) and they all told me what a sweet baby she is.
I had a doctors appointment right after class so I decided to just leave her there so I could get it done. Well they wound up taking forever so I rescheduled it.. I WAS READY TO GET MY BABY!!! My appointment was in Yorktown and the easiest way to go and get her was to go through the main gate ( I usually go through a side gate because its decal only and they dont do inspections) well in VA you have to have a license plate on the front and on the back... I only have on the back.. SO I go through the main gate and the guy stops me and tells me he cant let me on because I dont have a front plate. WTH. I FREAKED out on him. Well I had to pull over under this white tent and the MP asked why I didnt have a plate.. so I freaked out on him.. I mean SERIOUSLY freaked out. He even asked me why I was being hostile. I told him I just want to pick my baby up. So he walks away and comes back and tells me he is going to have to give me a ticket and Im going to have to go home and get the extra plate before they let me on base..
let me just say there was no way I was driving off of that base without Delaney so I started crying. Thank God the tears were easy yesterday because he felt so bad for me he let me off with a warning and let me on base. I rolled up my window and muttered sucker under my breath. BUT I got my baby! When I walked in she was just waking up and starting to fuss. So I grabbed her and just held on. I almost cried again I was so happy to have her back in my arms! I even ignored the fact that she smelled like another woman ;)
I know this will get easier.. and that its good for both of us and Im only doing this so that Delaney never has to want for anything..but damn if my heart didnt break yesterday. I honestly think daycare is worse than sending Shawn on a deployment.
Well we get to do it again tomorrow.. hopefully I win the next round.

Shots!

Well we went for shots today.. I had this idea in my head that it would be a big production. That she would be getting these shots and screaming her head off, while Im crying and she would just want me to hold her... thats not how it went down. All my sweet girl said was "mehh". Thats it. The only tears that were spilled were the ones rolling down my cheeks. Im so proud of her and you wouldnt even know that she got shots today. Shes in her swing right now "talking" to these little toys Ive rigged up for her to look at and in a little while we are going to take advantage of this 80 degree sunny day and take the dogs for a nice walk! Tomorrow starts daycare.. I will let you know how I, I mean she does!

Heres a picture of her battle wound :)

2 months!

I feel like this second month went even faster than the first. She is growing into this little independent person right before my eyes. We are definitely in tune with each other and in a good routine. I have the feeling thats going to change when she starts daycare on Tuesday. Oh dreaded daycare. Thank God Cathy was here last week because I think she distracted me from crying my eyes out every single day. Im pretty sure it was only every other day. Im going to be strong and its only 2 days a week for the next 5 weeks. I can handle that. I got her bottles and things labeled today. Im anxious to see how thats going to go because I slacked off on giving her the bottle every day and now she wont take it from me..
Just in the last week she has done SOOO much.
- She rolled all the way over from her tummy to her back! She hasnt done it again though :( When she did it I screamed from excitement and I think I scared her
- If I say ahhhh or ohhh she copies me and if I stick my tongue out she sticks hers out!
- she is definitely talking a lot more and I love it <3 - she has started to grab her rattles.. IF I put them in her hand.. but she holds on to them and shakes them for a minute or 2 and last night she actually put one in her mouth! - She slept through the night one night last week.. she went to bed at 10 and didnt get up til 7! I know Im forgetting things! She went to her 2 month check up and is weighing 11 lbs 9 oz and 22 inches long! & she IS long! We are now completely out of 0-3 month clothes and into 3-6 and some 6 month. She has to wear all 6 month jammies because she is so long and her feet are so big! She goes Monday to get her shots. :( I still havent been able to get her announcements out because we got screwed over by the picture people with her newborn pictures. Im not even going to get into that but Syrah (Captain Nicaisse, the one who delivered Delaney) has a friend who takes great pictures and we are going to take Delaney and her girls down to the botanical gardens and have their pictures made! So Im just going to use pictures from that for her announcement and so what if they are a little late. Im also going to have her picture made with the Easter bunny :) Im so excited its finally going to start warming up here and we can all get out of the house! I also cant wait to put her in all her cute spring/summer clothes! Anyways heres my big 2 month old :))