Long time no see

Hi. So, I suck at blogging. You may have noticed that. I did warn you from the beginning, though!

A quick rundown on what's been going down in the Norry household the past few (several?) months:

1. Work. Enjoying work, being annoyed at work, and enjoying it again.
2. Mr. Norry got promoted. YAY to more money and more responsibility (not to mention the respect factor).
3. Ms. Cora is 10 MONTHS OLD. How the eff did that happen, and where is my baby?! She's now crawling everywhere, says, "dada", "mama", uh oh". Oh, and she has 2 1/2 teeth. You go girl!
4. Trying to lose this baby weight and get fit. I've been doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD, and I'm about to start "Ripped in 30".
5. Dreading the 1 year anniversary of my mom's death coming up in November.

Not much else has been going down with us. I did start therapy last week. I've only done one session so I can't yet speak to how it helps/doesn't help me. But I sure as hell am looking forward to finding out.

I promise to come around more than once every 6 months. Life with a baby is just crazy! 

Nerves

I've got a bad case of the nerves on the eve of starting my new job. Logically, I KNOW I'll do fine. I KNOW that Cora will get used to being away from me and will be fine. I KNOW it will be good for both of us in the end. Logically. But, my mom brain is not logical. And I'm nervous!

I won't lie, I'm excited, too. It's gonna be nice to have adult conversations (not to mention earning money, that's nice too). But, but, my baby! I'm gonna miss my baby like crazy. I hope she misses me less than I miss her. I hope it's a good first day for all!

I got a job!

And not just any old job, a job that can easily turn into a career, doing something that I love, with people who respect me. Oh, and benefits, and sick leave, etc, etc. Bye bye, service industry! Hello, medical field!

Finally some good is happening to our family...'bout time, too. I was about to lose it.

Ah, New Years Eve, we meet again

Well, here we are. Another year is coming to a close. And what a year it's been. 2012 has been such a bittersweet year. There are some things I would change, if it were up to me. The first, obviously, would be the loss of my mother. My mother passed away on November 30th of this year. It has changed my life forever. I will never be the same person, and although it's already been a whole month, I feel like I'm still in disbelief. It hurts every minute of every day. Even though I lost my father when I was 16, the loss of my mom is a whole different animal. I can't imagine the pain ever fading, but I know it will, someday. And still, I push on. I push on because I have this beautiful little girl to take care of, the one thing I would definitely NOT change about 2012, the birth of Cora. She has changed my life (already!) in ways that I never could have predicted or imagined. I love her so much.

There's not much else to say. Good things happened this year, I got married, moved into a house, and had my baby girl. But we had our share of struggles, and I would be lying if I tried to say I wasn't happy that 2012 was ending. I'm ready, as I always am on NYE, to move forward. I'm ready to put the pain of the past and the bad memories behind me, if possible.

Bring it on 2013. We're ready for you. Things can only get better from here!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Warning: this may be sappy. Deal with it.

Today is Thanksgiving and I have much to be thankful for this year. For one, I am thankful for my wonderful husband who has (so far) stood by my crazy ass through everything. I am also incredibly thankful for my family, but especially my mom who is not only a huge help but so supportive of every choice we make. I'm happy and thankful that we live in a house even if we rent, and we now have space for our dog to run and we live in a much quieter neighborhood now. Last but definitely not least, I'm thankful for my gorgeous, sweet baby girl, who we waited so long for. She was definitely worth the wait!

So, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there in the interwebz! May your day be happy and full of family (if you like 'em), friends (if you've got 'em), food and fun!

I leave you with a picture, because, why not?

Seriously, Bump?

I cannot believe that The Bump decided to do it's maintenance NOW. Don't they know that I'm up with a newborn baby and I need entertainment?!

I guess I'll go read a book or sumshit.

/endrant. 

One month old

Where has the time gone?! I cannot believe that a month ago today, I was in the hospital in labor. I can't believe that my baby is already a month old today! I can already see changes in how she looks and see changes in her personality. She's more alert and awake now (and NOT always crying while awake, yay!). She also smiles in her sleep more. I can't wait until we get a real, genuine social smile. I'm holding out for it! Here is my beautiful girl as of yesterday: