Lessons and Treasures

Little man is sleeping in his daddy's lap while Jeff plays video games. Watching them together is one of the greatest feelings in the world. There is something about how they look at each other and have an amazing connection that makes me smile.

This week's lesson...how to deal with Pee. Apparently little boys have this amazing ability to wet their entire clothing without even trying. Most the time this occurs at the most inopportune moment like 3 AM when all I want to do is sleep. So 4 diaper brands later and tricks with gravity I have a solution: Pants. Apparently the elastic band on pants holds the back of the diaper and keeps the Pee in! So far this has been our biggest challenge and whatever will work, I'm going with.

Our little guy is becoming less independent and likes to be held a lot. It is super fun to watch him with his funny faces. He smiles a lot, but for now I think it is just gas. Speaking of gas, he is a champ at loud farting. This is something that I think his dad is super proud of. We may have some crazy years ahead of us.

Good news is that I think we narrowed down day care. I have to make the check up visits but then I think we are golden. It is like 8 weeks away, but I will be sad and relieved when going back to work. Sad, because I don't get to spend as much time with my little man. Relieved, because I'm becoming incredibly stir crazy at the house and actually enjoy having some place to go every day.

Two more days and grandma comes to visit. I'm excited because Jeff and I get a night out, but I'm more excited to show off Reid to my mom. He's grown so much in almost 4 weeks and time is passing quickly. Off to explore more adventures. Until next time...

My First 3 Weeks as a Mom

Well its been awhile since I've posted, almost a year in fact. The past year I've been busy being pregant. Well my bundle of joy has arrived and life has been a rollercoaster over the last 3 weeks. Part of me has been going crazy being home so much and I never knew how hard it would be to simply get dressed everyday. The other part of me feels busy all the time. In fact it is a good day to be able to take a shower before noon.

I've been reading and researching a lot about kiddo. Too bad children don't come with instruction manuals. It is crazy the things you have to pay attention to, like how much flouride levels are in your water and what things are considered "normal" and what isn't. If I was a worry wort before, well....just wait.

Reid doesn't do much yet, but it has been fun to watch him grow. He went from sleeping all the time, and Jeff and I haven't to wake him up to feed him, to getting up every hour to 3 hours. We are trying to read to him even though he doesn't understand the words to get him comfortable with reading. So far he just stares at us like we are the weirdest parents on the face of the planet. But it is certainly enteratining. He loves his pacifier, and hates baths. Everytime we give him a bath he has a look of fear like "how can you do this to me?" We'll work on that over time.

I've learned a lot about boys and gravity and how this typically equals getting your clothes wet at least twice a day. Jeff has learned to be an expert swaddler...I however need some work. This typically results in putting clothes on Reid rather than swaddling him because in about 10 minutes he has completely unwrapped himself. Mostly I've learned that you have to make decisions that are best for your family and it isn't always what everyone else tells you to do.

I definitly have felt more out of my element than I ever have. But I'm learning quickly. The best part is that throughout all the stress (and btw recovery after childbirth is not fun), that I'm so in love with my little guy and I feel honored to be a part of his life.