Favorite Things- Reese Edition

Babies grow up too fast.

I mean like speedyracecarrapidlightining fast. 

I literally stare at Reese's feet to make sure I don't miss them being so tiny!

Here are few of my favorite things about Reese right here and right now. 

1. That she sleeps 11 hours a night. Selfish, yes, but one of my favorite things for sure!

2. How she looks when she's sleeping. I think she might be an angel on earth, seriously. 

3. When she kicks her feet nonstop in utter joy when she's in the bath with the lights low.

4. How she loves being on her back with her singing friends, or baby Einstein Pandora blasting so she can dance. 

5. She's sensitive and doesn't like new places. LOL. She will literally be straight faced for hours in a new place. 

6. Her little body stretching when I pick her up in the morning. 

Drew and I are eating this little girl up, honestly. 

We are totally those parents who talk about their baby all the time. Sorry, we can't stop. 

Write down a list about someone you love and what your favorite things are about them today. It's fun to see the list grow and change. 

And here are some of this week's iPhone pix. 

Holding a sign for Daddy

Possibly my favorite day and favorite photo of my two loves. 

She looks at me like this all day. I really do wonder what she's thinking sometimes haha. 

The best view at Mimi and Papa's house. 

THIS is a Wednesday night. Yes please. 

Her morning glow. Cuddle time with Mama. 

JH

Thanks, Mom.

Mom.
It's not until now that I can say this with understanding and weight.

Thank you. 

For bathing me, and making sure to get under my neck. A hundred times over. 

For holding me when I was getting sick, or when I was just feeling sad. A hundred times over. 

For giving up your time with your girlfriends so I could get my nap. A hundred times over. 

For laughing with me when I first learned to laugh. A hundred times over. 

For hugging me when I needed it and telling me to "go for it".. A hundred times over. 

For singing to me while I fell asleep. A hundred times over. 

For praying for me. For letting me go. Letting me learn. A hundred times over. 

Being a Mom is full of challenges, and you made the most of it. A hundred times over. 

Thank you. 

Boom. Mama rules. Love that lady. 

JH

Google History

Does anyone else use Google more than they blink?

...."Hold on, let me check...(frantically enter ...what time does the sun set?....when does summer begin?...best meatball recipe...)..and viola! Instant gratification. Sound familiar?

So here it is, my Google search history for the past 72 hours, along with an attempt for an explanation. I  didn't skip any, promise.
(Check yours, it's pretty telling..and hilarious!)

"Sean Lowe"- anyone who watches Bachelorette has googled this name. Next Bachelor anyone??

"Bachelorette recap"- Yes, I watched it, but I LOVE those hilarious sarcastic recaps (and spoilers) :)

"Pro bono"- Definitely knew what this meant in a past life, but had to google it before I used it confidently in a conversation.

"Exercises for 3 month old baby"- Needed to see if there are any fun ways to make little Reese as strong as she can be!

"Luke Bryan, Drunk on You"- I'm officially a country girl, and very old school. I google this music video almost every morning while I make my coffee. Yes, I know ITunes exists, but I love me some MySpace music videos! Top 8 baby!

"Nordstrom Shoes"- gulp, obsession.

"Brea Mall Hours"- Sunday night, I left the babe with my In-laws and was headed to the mall! Only to google this and find out it closes INSANELY early on the weekends. Bust. Off to Yogurtland instead...

"Yorba Linda Bowl"- Needed to check out their hours...my dirty little secret...I'm an amazing bowler..I know, I know..my mother must be SO proud.

SO PROUD of little sister, Haley. Marina class of 2012.

Wishing Dad Good Luck. 2 seconds later she screamed for him. 

My Dad, sporting his fathers day gift..a new hat!

For those of you who know me, I am obsessed with Dogs. Particulary funny pictures of dogs. Found this one on Pinterest with the caption "Bored? Draw eyebrows on your dog." Dying. 

There ya have it. You totally know me better now. Go check your history, you might have a good laugh. Better yet, check your friends or husbands! (ask first, of course...)

Have a fab Tuesday (had to check my phone for what day it was....what would I do without it??) 

JH

Jeniece-isims

The older I get the weirder I get, no doubt. It's extremely hilarious to stop and think about your (your name here)isim's...the things YOU do and most others probably don't.

Get to know my "isms" in ten steps.

Step one. 

I thinks it's completely normal to walk around stark naked upstairs when my in-laws (with whom I live with) are downstairs. 

Step two. 

I often do full sprints around the house as fast as I can. Why not. 

Step three. 

Once I gets in bed, I usually get back up to floss. I purposely did not floss after brushing because I think its annoying and I get bad vibes thinking about people flossing and then looking at the food they got out. It's a constant battle. 

Step four.

 As soon as Reese goes down for a nap, I start watching videos of her and look at her pictures. Sometimes for the full duration of her nap. 

Step five. 

I tweeze my eyebrows in the morning and at night. Sometimes midday as well. It's ridiculous.

Step six. 

I enjoy living with my in-laws, they enjoy ice-cream and HGTV as much as I do. 

Step seven. 

I have bleached every single towel and wash cloth I own with my Benzoyl face wash. 

Step eight. 

If I see anyone in public with a dog or a baby, I try my hardest to cross paths with them..hoping for a slobbery face-lick from the dog, or baby. 

Step nine. 

I love all things Asian. The people, the ramen, the grocery stores, the toys...

Step ten. 

I often sneak downstairs in the middle of the night for a snack. 99% of the time, it's a handful of salted pistachios. 

I love YOU and YOUR uniqueness! It's such a fun thing to be different than every other person.

Here is my week in iPhone pix. Enjoy and have a lovely Saturday night, bedtime for me!

She LOVES her bath time, it's the sweetest moment of my day. 

These are the types of pictures I send to my husband when he's working. 

All cozy in Momma's bed. Those jams don't fit her anymore! tear!!

Tiny feet. 

On our Palm Spring's getaway. Sooo incredibly fun. 

Best friend. 

Stopped to snap this shot on my run in YL!

I was having a great hair day and had to document!

LOVE. JH

The Beginning

I can't believe it's been over 2 months since the late night that would change my life completely. 

March 22nd, a cool Thursday evening. 

Hunger Games came out that day at midnight and I had been dying to see it. 

My spontaneous husband decided to by tickets for the 12:01am show in Costa Mesa. 

Little did we know, we would not make the show!

Not but a few minutes later, Drew and I were in the kitchen and I was sitting on our Ikea island experiencing a contraction about every 10 minutes. I told him this might be the night.

We laughed.

We repacked the hospital bag for the 5th time. 

We paced the living room. 

We played scramble.

We popped popcorn.

After a few hours of labor at home, I decided it was time to head to Kaiser. Things were getting a little more painful!

(It's SO weird walking up to the hospital knowing you will have a baby in the next couple of hours...everyone was too calm. Shouldn't everyone be running around in haste, people screaming, fireworks, I don't know..??) 

I was 4 cm. dilated and admitted immediately around 11:45pm. Drew sent a text to our folks and his...literally 2 seconds later, all four of them were in our room. 

By about 3am, I was experiencing the worst pain of my life. Hands down. No one told me that contractions are NO JOKE!

I soon kicked everyone out of the room, besides Drew, and struggled through some pretty gnarly contractions. Drew was holding me, whispering in my ear, being my cheerleader...thank you LORD for him! 

It was around 5am when I decided I could no longer take it and demanded my nurse to give me an epidural...Noooowww!!! (she later made a comment on how she thought I had split personalities...)

I was 8cm when I got the lifesaving epidural. I called the anesthesiologist a "God" about a million times before he left. 

The pain subsided for a bit and then I explained to the nurse I was feeling a whole bunch of pressure. She asked me a few questions and then started calling for the midwife and turning on heat lamps. Bah!!! I remember thinking, no way. This is going to happen right now. I started pushing and around 7:20, little Reese made her debut. 

She cried, of course, but I'll never, ever forget seeing her little face for the first time. Drew held her and she made eye contact with him for a couple of seconds. 

I had died and gone to heaven. 

6 pounds and 13 oz for us to kiss on. 

The next couple of weeks were a complete blur. From visitors, to sleepless nights, and hours and hours of starring at the little girl that changed our lives for the better. 

We hadn't planned for Reese, but my goodness, God knew just what he was doing when he gave us this little angel. 

She makes our life SO complete and full of so much joy. My favorite thing in the world is to watch Drew hold her and have a full on "coo" conversation. 

Here she is at 1 week...enjoy :)

I love the softness of this shoot and her funny little snarls and content demeanor. 

Thanks Bryan Pogue for capturing our precious daughter. 

JH