So I lay my son down for a nap this afternoon. Normally he plays and talks for a little bit before going to sleep, but this time the talking etc. is lasting longer than normal. I go to check on him and what is he doing? He's in the process of taking off his diaper, which he has pooped in. Fortunately, I caught him before any damage was done to me or the bed. Just another day....
By the way, I changed the settings so anyone who wants to comment can do so, not just registered bloggers. Have a good one.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Friday, August 12, 2005
Being a stay at home mom
So I'm between jobs right now....my last day at my old job was Wednesday and I start my new job at WakeMed Monday. So my current occupation is stay-at-home mom, and I love it. My boy and I get to play all day, and when he's asleep I get to get things done that have been put off for forever. (like scrubbing the kitchen floor that was so dirty you could eat off it. no telling what all you'd find!) Today he entertained himself for the longest time opening and half-closing the doors to our bedroom and our front door. Watching him go from a newborn who's pretty much a blob that eats, pees, poops, cries, and occasionally sleeps to an increasingly independent almost-toddler that voices his wants and opinions very clearly continues to be an amazing process. I used to have to sit and entertain him; now he finds ways to entertain himself and on his own discovers how his toys work. To think that this human being grew from one cell to what he is now, wow. I don't see how you could NOT believe in God.
Today after he ate his oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, I took my hair out of its ponytail and used the telephone as a microphone and sang Tim McGraw to my son as he watched from his highchair. I love being able to make a fool out of myself in front of someone and as a result have them think I'm the coolest person alive. I shook my head back and forth to the beat of the song and he did the same and laughed at the top of his lungs. Moments like that are ones that I want to freeze for all eternity.
Today after he ate his oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, I took my hair out of its ponytail and used the telephone as a microphone and sang Tim McGraw to my son as he watched from his highchair. I love being able to make a fool out of myself in front of someone and as a result have them think I'm the coolest person alive. I shook my head back and forth to the beat of the song and he did the same and laughed at the top of his lungs. Moments like that are ones that I want to freeze for all eternity.
The latest & greatest
So my boy is 10 months old now, ever closer to that 1-year mark that I never imagined would get here. Now it's creeping up faster each day! My boy has become quite the showman...he now calls his dad "aba" (Papa) and today told his Dad "no". (at least that's what we think he said). I think to myself, I carried you for 9 months and have nursed you for another 10 and counting...where's "Mama"? Oh well. He crawls all over the house and is into everything imaginable! Now I know why they say to cover those outlet holes. They're right at the level of little eyes and apparently extremely fascinating (gee, what's this? something new I haven't gotten into yet...). He loves to take our books off the shelves and the videos out of the video cabinet. Today I let him play in my desk shelves while I checked my email. That was a treat for him. New papers to crinkle and salivate on!
Hubs has started rehearsing songs to sing in church for special music...well, my boy has decided he wants to be a singer too. (singer we can handle. ballet dancer, that's another story.) Every time Hubs goes to the radio or even gets out a CD, my boy reaches out his little arms and/or starts crawling toward Daddy. He wants Hubs to hold him while he sings. I sat and watched them today and it was the cutest thing. They really are becoming best buds. A couple nights ago I got home from work unexpectedly early and watched them playing in the bathtub together and they didn't realize I was watching. They were two peas in a pod, just a tiny baby splashing and being silly in the bath and his daddy being silly right along with him. And Daddy plays cars way better than I do. They crash cars together and crash them into the wall and it's hilarious. I try to do the same thing and I get the "Is that the best you can do?" look. As Wayne and Garth would say, I'm not worthy.
We had our first (of undoubtedly many) bout with pinkeye starting Monday. So we've been struggling w/ eyedrops. And let me tell you, trying to put eyedrops into the eyes of a squirmy, ticked-off 10 month old is akin to, oh say, holding back Niagara Falls. Very close to impossible, if not there.
I'm going to try and post some recent pics of the WonderChild. We'll see how it goes.
Hubs has started rehearsing songs to sing in church for special music...well, my boy has decided he wants to be a singer too. (singer we can handle. ballet dancer, that's another story.) Every time Hubs goes to the radio or even gets out a CD, my boy reaches out his little arms and/or starts crawling toward Daddy. He wants Hubs to hold him while he sings. I sat and watched them today and it was the cutest thing. They really are becoming best buds. A couple nights ago I got home from work unexpectedly early and watched them playing in the bathtub together and they didn't realize I was watching. They were two peas in a pod, just a tiny baby splashing and being silly in the bath and his daddy being silly right along with him. And Daddy plays cars way better than I do. They crash cars together and crash them into the wall and it's hilarious. I try to do the same thing and I get the "Is that the best you can do?" look. As Wayne and Garth would say, I'm not worthy.
We had our first (of undoubtedly many) bout with pinkeye starting Monday. So we've been struggling w/ eyedrops. And let me tell you, trying to put eyedrops into the eyes of a squirmy, ticked-off 10 month old is akin to, oh say, holding back Niagara Falls. Very close to impossible, if not there.
I'm going to try and post some recent pics of the WonderChild. We'll see how it goes.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
The latest and greatest
Today my boy's officially 10 months old and today was officially my last day at my job before moving on to WakeMed. Monday I got a call from the daycare saying he had pinkeye, and surely enough he did! Green goo out the wazoo. So I stayed with him Monday afternoon and he and Dad got to be at home for 2 whole days (yesterday and today) playing and singing and scratching and spitting and partying. They are getting to be best buds. I'm getting left out a lot. Mom just doesn't play cars like Papi does. Papi can crash the car into the wall and it's funny. I do it and I just get the "Is that the best you can do?" look. As Wayne and Garth would say, I'm not worthy. Hubs has started singing in church along with some soundtracks of worship songs (for special music, not the congregation singing). Anyway, every time he goes to practice, my boy starts vocalizing and lifting his little arms up...he wants Papi to hold him while he sings. Last night I got home from work early and watched the two of them playing in the tub together and they didn't realize I was watching. It was the cutest sight. Just a tiny baby splashing being silly and his daddy being silly right along with him.
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