Trying to Get My Life In Order...

Wow- the trials and tribulations of my new life! Just being able to type out a blog post is quite an accomplishment these days. Baby Cheese is teething, has allergies, and I still suffer from hypothyroid symptoms, allergies, depression. Mr Cheese suffers from medical conditions. The three of us together like this, we are a mess indeed! I can think of a ka-trillion things that I want and need to do, but just can't get to doing them while caring for Baby Cheese. There are places I want to go, but I just don't feel at ease carting her around in her current state.

I'm in one of those moods where I want to de-clutter on a MASSIVE scale and just give stuff away. All of this *stuff* is clogging up my mind. I really despise JUNK mail too. I hate sorting through the mail and shredding stuff that I never wanted in the first place. Such a waste of time.

Please say a little prayer for the Cheese Family. Hope that our medicines start to work and that we will be happy soon.

First July 2009 Post.......

So many new things have transpired at the Cheese residence this month! Actually, last month as well. On Mr. Cheese's birthday, Baby Cheese, for the first time, pulled herself up to standing. I'll never forget the way I felt at that moment, as I was the first one to see it! She had pulled herself up while holding on to the Jumperoo. Now I know what it feels like to be proud... incredible! She's a nice size baby - is already wearing clothing for 1 year old's and she's not quite 10 months yet.

Sometimes I think she likes PugCheesy more than me. Whenever he trots by, she giggles and laughs reaching for his doggie ID tags, pulling on his collar. He even lets her take his bones and chew toys away without biting, but I know he is frustrated with her. He's an excellent dog - and she's an excellent baby- we are so blessed!

Our favorite thing to do right now is go to the gym. They have a childcare area and I'm hoping Baby Cheese gets to liking it. So far her limit is about 1 hour there. I know she loves to people watch & there is plenty going on to pique her interest.

I can hardly believe that we'll be gearing up for a 1st Birthday soon. My goal: to not let it spiral out of control. I even think I'll try my hand at baking the cake since I have a really awesome cookbook.

Hope all our family and friends are doing well! We love you guys! xoxox

Lessons Learned

I really miss blogging! It was such an integral part of me, and then I just stopped. Even though you would never know it if you saw me, I have just gone through one of the hardest times of my life. Hypothyroidism is no joke, and I now truly understand what many people go through. The depression and lack of energy and hope is the worst. I really believe that I have survived this a better, much more understanding person.

Baby Cheese is just fantastic!! Almost 9 months old now. She babbles a lot! Her first words were - Alla and Ra and she says these words OFTEN!! It's awesome! She rolls over, pulls herself up and (drumroll) crawls as of June 1st! Her motivation for crawling- Pug Cheesy. That dog makes her laugh, move, jump and sing. He is truly an inspiration to her. It is the coolest thing ever. I don't know if there is anything cuter or cooler than Babies and Pugs! I am glad to see that she shares my joy when it comes to that little furbaby pug! Ah the adventures they will have together! So much to look forward to!

I'm back to raw fooding, and I really think that I need to be realistic and have a 50% raw diet. The gung ho - 95-100% is maybe a bit much for me at this time. Maybe I can slowly adjust my diet upwards.

I hope to blog more often now that I'm feeling better. I cleaned the office and it's much nicer to spend time here :) I love cleaning, but do it so rarely. I need to remedy that!

Feels Like An Eternity

A lot has happened since I last posted. I have a new sister in law, Baby Cheese has now reached the 7 month mark and Mr Cheese is super busy with work. I also have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, so that explains why I just didn't feel like posting for a while. I think I'm getting my energy back & I'm starting to feel a little like my old self again.

The Motherhood gig is nice, but it's not always smiley faces and roses. It's a really great thing I didn't like my job. I keep repeating that, it's like a mantra for me. Forever grateful that I am not a slave to the corporate world.

Uncle Cheeser's wedding was off the hook, buck wild. It was fun, but I didn't last long. We left the festivities at 9pm - we had to get a good nights rest before the day of travel on Sunday. I woke up Sunday morning and felt good. I was so glad I did not party too hard.

Six Months and Then Some

(ABOVE: Baby Cheese rollin' with her crew!)



(Photo above taken last month at the Audobon Zoo in New Orleans, the hat she is wearing was mine when I was a baby!)





Whoa! We have reached the six month mark! What a joy it is! Baby Cheese has found her high pitched squeal and babbles with delight as she bounces in her new jumperoo! The old colicky baby has been replaced with a much happier, more fun version of herself. The jumperoo may be our best toy purchase yet. About two weeks ago, I noticed that Baby Cheese would bounce in my lap while I held her. I didn't know if she was bouncing or trying to dance! I instantly thought the jumper would be something she would enjoy, ran out and bought one. I'm not sure if it is the cause of all of her happiness these days, I almost want to say it is, but I don't believe that *things* can make us all happy. I will say that I am VERY VERY glad we have one, though!

Around the house: Mr Cheese and I are now avid coffeemakers, thanks to this amazing coffeemaker we now have. Gotta have whole beans....just gotta!

Mr Cheese and I eagerly await UncleCheeser's wedding day! I get to wear a "Southern Belle" fancy dress and am SO STOKED!

I'm trying to get all healthy again, ie: I plan on getting back into raw food. I'm excited about that too!

Nearly Six Months!

So we are oh so close to reaching the six month mark! Where did all the time go?
Lately, I feel a sense of relief with regard to Baby Cheese, she really does like me and she giggles and smiles like I had always dreamed my child would! I'm enjoying Motherhood so much, much more than I even anticipated. I have so many wonderful Mom friends and our family is so wonderful that even though they are all far away, they help us out sooo much! Talk about being blessed. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that each and every day I wake up and thank the Lord for all of my blessings. I never in a gazillion years thought that I could be this happy. Sometimes when I talk I sound like a Baptist preacher - "God sure is Good!" just rolls from my tongue. Nothing wrong with that, it's great. My only hangup is that I think I should be doing more for others. That is a challenge while caring for your new baby though. But I'm determined that when she grows older I will find ways to help friends,family and folks that are down on their luck.

Mr Cheese sorta surprised me the other day by coming home with a Mom-Mobile. I knew we were in the market for one, but didn't expect it so soon. The thing is like a space shuttle! Everything is voice activated and it has all the bells and whistles. It is the ideal Mom Car. Now if we have more Cheeses we have the vehicle for them all! The best part is the ENTIRE family can now go out in one vehicle. ENTIRE family being the Dogs, Pugcheesy and Cheesador Retriever were very stoked to have so much room on the way to the Dog Park yesterday.

Life is Grand! I love ya'll!

xoxoxox