Helena Rose is One Month Old!

Baby Helena Rose is one month old today!  Time goes by so quickly.  She is sleeping in 3.5 hour stretches at night in her pack'n'play and is awake more and more during the day.  Naveed loves his little sister and has already started trying to play with her.  He talks to her all the time, though I have no idea what he's saying (hopefully, not telling her any of his new "tricks" like how to unplug cords).  She's a very sweet and content baby.  Helena loves to eat and be held, but she's okay if you set her down.  She likes to relax in the baby tub and can hold her chest and head up off the ground for 30+ seconds at a time.

I now weigh 10 lbs. 3 oz. and I am 22 in. long

I still have blue eyes!

Surviving Week One Solo

Day 3 of taking care of my precious two under two solo:

Naveed took an awesome first nap, which gave me just enough time to do some cleaning up, but he refused his second nap for a record breaking 1hr and 22mins!  Momma held out though and finally got him down.  Is it normal that I mentally countdown to the time Baba comes home?!  

This morning, Naveed "rocked" Helena in her pack'n'play so that she would wake up and then he giggled as she moved her arms about... This kid.  Both kiddos were down for a nap at the same time, winning!

Day 4:

Nothing too exciting to report.  Naveed did enjoy wearing his sister's beanie for a bit.

And he loved sheet wrestling and kept saying "again", which is one of the first times he has really started using this word.

Day 5:

So far, so good.  It may have taken me an hour of going back and forth between two tired kiddos, but I got them down for their first nap at the same time!  

Naveedi loves his baby sister!

The above picture was taken just before Naveed gave his little sister his favorite hot wheel to play with.  He is such an awesome big brother!

The Grocery Store: We Survived!

Being a stay-at-home mama to two under two is certainly challenging!  The first day I was a little nervous, but things turned out alright.  Day two I was determined to be in the race for mother of the year so I took both kiddos to the grocery store by myself for the first time, and you know what?!?  It went really smoothly!  I may have come home with more sweets than I need, and possibly a little soda (which I committed not to drink anymore), but there was no crying, no fits were thrown, and I managed to push the stroller and pull the cart behind me like a pro (is there such a thing as a pro shopper?!?  If so, that is one job I would really love to have!).  *Side note: Naveed may have found a sharpie marker and added some new decorations to our bedroom wall...  His first permanent artwork!

Being a parent is certainly the most rewarding, tiring, joyous, frustrating, and selfless job out there.  There is nothing more important in this world than raising children!  

Ramadan Mubarak!