My sweet pea

Oh you are a quick boy these days! Some days you have mama really tied up! You are all over the place! And you’re not even walking yet!

This is just crazy to me- that I am already worn out.

Last night you slept on your tummy for the first time. I will be honest. It freaked me out. But you knew what to do and you did it. You rolled over and slept happy on your tummy ALL night.  And you have been doing this whole froggy-scoot thing around the house, on the bed, everywhere. It looks silly but you are getting places fast like that. And you have finally rolled over. I thought it would take forever but you finally did. And now mama doesn’t know what to do with herself! It’s like you were saving up all your milestones to spring on mama like a tiger with a suprise attack! SUPRISE! I’m a big boy now!

You are on to turkey now and you really don’t like it. I am hoping it will grow on you. I hope you don’t turn out like your Nani and crave it for Turkey Day and that’s it.

Your top two teeth are in and now that makes the count up to 4! The ones on either side are rapidly approaching. You are quite the trooper, papa!

Your cradle cap is going away. We keep putting Almond Oil on it and so far, it has proven to be effective! Yay for Almond Oil! Thank God, because it’s really expensive!

Your new favorite toys seem to be no toy at all. You LOVE the remote control. You love me keys. You love my cell phone. We bought you fake “keys”, with a little alarm on it and everything, but nothing compares to real thing.  You also love cooking utensils and diapers, and my make-up bag. You chomp away on all of it.

We got your first walker for you the other night. It is still growing on you, but you manage to get around in it a little bit. Daddy jokes with you when you get out of it, to lock it up with your “alarm”!

We have been busy with our growing garden. Everything is starting to sprout and we water each night together. It’s so much better having you here this year. Gardening last year just seemed boring looking back.

I stayed home with you today. I am sick, you are sick, your nanny is sick. 

I miss being home with you Daddy. I had to go in this morning for a few hours, and it just about broke my heart. Because I wanted to spend the WHOLE day with you. Just like we did when I stayed home with you. I think if I could have it my way, I would just stay home. But for right now I can’t. Maybe someday I can.  My heart aches to stay home with you each day.

Well this Sunday is my first Mother’s Day. I am looking forward to it. I don’t expect any grand baubles. We are going to take family pictures down at the riverwalk and your Daddy is going to make me waffles for breakfast. I hope your Nana is out of the hospital so I can take you to see her. That would make this Mother’s Day the best ever!

I love you Papa.

Pool Day!

Today we took you outside for you first pool adventure. You loved it Papa! You played and splashed all in the buff! You spent an hour and a half in there and now you are sleeping. It’s obvious that you love the water just like your mama!

Happy 7 months Papa!

Happy 7 months daddy!

You are growing up so fast before my eyes. It is just astonishing how much you have learned and are so eager to learn.

Every time the 17th comes around I think of when I had you.  I remember those nights before, all the anticipation, the pain and then the most beautiful moment that made all that pain fade away, when I saw you for the first time. 

It is hard to imagine that in just a few months I will have known you for a year. I have been your mama for a year.  You have been my sweet boy for a year.

You are doing so many new things. You can sit up all on your own now. No assistance needed, thank you!

Your top teeth are coming in and you are weighing just around 24 lbs and 27 1/2 long. 

You are eating meats now. Chicken, but meat nonetheless. You are starting to roll down from a sitting position to a wanna-be-crawl.  Today you even sat on your knees and reached up to get a blanket from atop the couch.  You laugh. Before you laughed. But now it’s different. Daddy throws you in the air like Superman and makes you fly and you crack up. We tickle you on your tummy, armpits, your back and you do the funniest crack-up. Not exactly a laugh more than just pure delight! Since the weather has been great, we have been spending a lot of time outside on the weekends.  You love sitting in the grass or bouncing in your bouncie. I think you love the way the grass feels between your toes.  We put your little hat on and you hang out all day with us.  A weekend like that and you always sleep so well at night.  The sun does wonders for you buddy.

Today you gardened with Mama.  You bounced while I planted and then hung out in the grass with your purple umbrella and your bunny.  Then you got tired and took a nap in the shade. When you woke up, I was all done.  This time last year, I was planting pumpkins in preparation for you! Today I planted tomatoes in that same area.  Hopefully this summer we will have a nice garden to cut.  We planted tomatoes, cucumbers,strawberries, onions, lettuce, fressias and dahlia’s. 

You are napping right now my sweet boy.

I want you to know how much I love you. I love you from the moment you wake in the morning and smile at me from a long nights rest, to the moment I see you when Grandma brings you home and I open the car to the door. I love to see that smile and your eyes light up when you see me. I love you when you are sleeping next to your daddy early in the morning when I get your baba ready, I love you when you look at me and drop your toy on the ground, and then do it again. I love you when you are sleeping so sweetly when it is warm outside, and you are just in a little shirt and your diaper, and I see your little tummy rising ever so softly.

I love when you fall asleep with your head on my chest, like it’s the best pillow in the whole world.  I hope you can hear my heart beating, I hope you can feel all my love for you, papa.

Just a few things…

Easter Pictures

Happy 6 months Daddy!

I love you.

Georgie on St. Patties Day 2009

Happy 5/6 months daddy!

So, I’ve been lagging a little on the monthly updates, but I am sure going to make up for it now. Daddy, on the 17th you will be 6 months! A whole half, if that makes sense.  You are turning into such a sweet boy. I have enjoyed these last two months, watching you grow into such an interesting little person.  You can now sit up, your back is so strong.  You are eating every fruit and veggie there is, it seems! You still aren’t crazy about rolling over on your tummy. But hey who needs to roll over! You love to lay on your side and then grab anything in sight.  If it’s in your hands, it’s in your mouth, too! You had a brief problem with milk tongue/maybe thrush. But with a few cleanings with baking soda and water, you are back to your normal self.  You are still a teething monster and every chance you get, your fingers are in your mouth chewing away! Your best friend right now is your bunny. Today you grabbed him with both hands and held him close to your heart. You looked so happy to see him.  You sleep with him every night and when you come home from Lupita’s he’s waiting for you. You still love your lovie and your binkie.  You have become fascinated with all that is electronic; the cell phones, cameras, house phone, remote control and they all have a place, (in your little hands and mouth!)  Today as I was talking to your auntie, you decided to gum the house phone and we both cracked up because your auntie could hear all you muffled breaths on the other end.  You had your first diaper rash this last month, and it quickly went away.  You love your teething biscuits that Nani got for you.  You also are learning how to hold a sippy cup.  Unfortunately, you also had your first tumble and it almost killed your mama! You slipped out of your stroller and onto the floor you went.  Mama turned around to hear you crying superman style on the tile floor.  I scooped you up and inspected you for any bumps or bruises, but you were fine. I think it scared me more than it scared you. You are a tough little guy, papa. 

I love you Daddy,

Love mama.

Some Pictures

Favorite things at 5 months & Another one?

I never thought I would get to this point after having Georgie, but it seems I am slowly approaching it.  My mind has been wandering and entertaining the thought of having another baby. I know it will start out like it is.  Thoughts here and there. And soon it will be full-blown, lets make a baby.  I don’t know why I am starting to have the urge again. Georgie is only 5 months on the 17th.  I know I want our kids to be close in age. I also know that I only want to have 2.  Our hopes of having more than 2 kids in this economy is just unrealistic.  So, George and I have been discussing it, and we came to terms with as Georgie approaches his 1st year, we will begin ttc #2.  After that, God willing, I will opt for an IUD and call it quits.  

As I think about having another baby, I guess it’s normal to think of the things you “did wrong”, even though they weren’t wrong, with your first baby.  Here is my list so far.

1.  I will not breast feed exclusivley. If I do, I will pump and supplement. I will NOT go through what I did with Georgie.

2. I will keep his/her bassinets close to me from the get-go unlike in the begining with Georgie. It took 2 weeks before I thought to move his bassinet close to the bed. 

Okay so that is all I have so far.  I know there are SO many more things that I think of every day. 

Another list:

I did this list when Georgie was a few weeks old and now I would like to do another one…

My Favorite things- 5 months.

1. Teething drops and dissolvable tablets- We are using the same brand as the colic drops and they work like magic. 

2. Happy Bellies Organic Brown Cereal- Georgie has been eating Cereal since 2 1.5 months and this was the only one I felt safe giving him. It’s organic, light, not too heavy on his tummy and healthy. Happy Bellies rocks.

3. Earths Best Organic baby food- In the event that I don’t have a cube ready for Georgie, I can count on this brand to give him the very purest food. 

4. Aveeno Baby Diaper Rash Creme- It has the oatmeal blend in it and it is so gentle, I can even use it on his dry patches on the rest of his body

5. Baby Einstein Bouncer-Saucer- Georgie loves his bouncie.

6. Swaddle Designs Lovies- With Satin on one side and chenille on the other, he loves his lovie SO much.  Great quality and worth the 16 bucks a pop.

7. Nuk Pacifiers- Georgie loves the old school laytex nipple for 6+ months.  He loves them so much we have multiple of the same binkie.

8. Burts Bees Apricot Oil- This is a repeat item, but it is SO great. I recommend it to everyone.  It moistens all his dry spots.  Georgie recently went through a small stage of what I thought to be the beg. of cradle cap.  His scalp was blistering and peeling badly.  I was so afraid he would lose his hair.  We oiled him up everyday with the oil and his scalp is in great condition now.  It is really worth the 10 bucks or so, and I still have 1/2 the bottle left. A little goes a long way.

9. Chamomile tea: This we use mainly for Georgie’s eyes. It’s all natural and we use it to treat his clogged tear duct along with massage. 

10. Ice Cube trays/Small food processor- I use regular ice cube trays to freeze Georgie’s food in and they work WAY better than the expensive containers you can buy.  We have a black and decker food processor, a small one. It works perfect, purees just enough for the 14 cubes in each tray.  About a weeks worth of food right now for Georgie. Once I am done I pour into the trays, saran wrap one layer, freeze over-night and then I pop them out and into freezer bags, date it and all done.

11. Terry Coth bibs- I posted about these months ago when he first got them. They are so much more absorbant than regular bibs seem to be.  Especially when he is teething a drooling all over. 

Okay so those are the things that we can’t seem to live without right now.  I will try to add lists as he gets older. I am sure this will also help me when we have another baby, to remember what was making his go gaga at various stages.

So, our mornings are different now.  I haven’t had a chance to really unload all my feelings about going back to work and how our schedule has changed. So, here I go.

When I went back to work, I thought things would change.  Change for the worst.  I was scared that Georgie wouldn’t know me anymore. I was scared he would love his nanny more than me.  He would be happier to be with her and he would scream when I would go to pick him up.  I thought our schedule would be interrupted and it would all go down the drain.  I thought his sleep patterns would change. Stupid fears, yes, but I am sure every mother goes through it.

But it has actually been great.  Because of our economy, we have chosen for my husband to take him and my MIL to pick him up from his nanny’s, so when I do finally see him, he lights up.  He sees me and he smiles, his eyes get huge! He knows me, he doesn’t forget my voice, or the kisses that I give.  He remembers me. He remembers his daddy, too.

He is on schedule. He sleeps at night. everything is the same, except that I don’t see him every minute of the day.  Which I am still getting used to.

A coworker asked if I wanted to join him and another girl for drinks after work the other day. I told him no.  I had to get home to Georgie.  I didn’t even hesitate. I have a family and that is all I can think of seeing at the end of a long day. I want to see my husband and my son and that’s it. 

It’s hard not being with him everyday, but I am grateful for the time I did have.

First tooth!

Georgie is cutting his first tooth as I type this.  He was fussing earlier and he was just biting his hands like crazy. So, I went to soothe his gums with my finger, so he could bite on it, and low and behold, I felt a sharp edge.  I looked in his mouth and he had a corner of whiteness sticking out of his gum!

I screamed for George and my mother in law.  I said, “oh my god, oh my god!- He’s got a tooth! He’s got a tooth!”

I cried and cried. I was so proud but also so sad. My son is growing up so fast. Almost too fast for me to keep up with.  Just the other day he was sitting up almost all on his own. goodness.

So, he has his first tooth.  I am assuming it should be full and clear anytime now. I can’t wait to see the whole thing.

Tomorrow he has his 4 month (5 month ) appt. He will be getting his shots. That should be a double whammy.  Teething and his shots. Poor baby. Looks like tylenol will be hisbest buddy tomorrow.

More to come…