Back on the saddle

Well here it is...my son will be 8 months next week. He is incredible. An amazing adventure with a little person that has blown my mind about how love you could give one person. 

We have taken 2 airplane rides, done the tour de Tejas over spring break venturing all over the state to visit people we would like to see on a daily basis, and have several more adventures to come. 

He is rolling, crawling, standing on his own, and walking down the coach, around the crib, or anywhere where he has support. It's incredible to see. He says mama on a regular basis and I finally got it recorded on video tape! 

He's moving so fast that I went to hang up the laundry and I came back and he was headed out the back door. He's got an adventurous spirit, a hearty laugh, and a love for animals and people that can't go unnoticed. He's one if the happiest little guys I've ever met. 

I still get sad every morning when I drop him off at day care, but that's how the cookie crumbles. I don't think it will ever get easier. 

Got stories later, will keep this going again :) can't wait for him to know all of his adventures. 

Peace and love

Need to write more :/

I haven't been good at keeping up with the blog, possibly because I'm engrossed in the everyday happenings of our son?!?! 

My lil man is 10 weeks old. We can roll over a bit, we can hold our head up for about 5 min before we become a bobble head, we really only cry when there's something wrong, otherwise we are a very laid back baby. We love snuggling with momma (she love it) our favorite toy is our giraffe, were a good traveler, and we love to "talk" aka coo...

He is 13lbs and over 2 ft tall. He melts my heart with those smiles of his and everyday I am thankful and feel beyond blessed. 

Yea at least once a week I get peed or pooped on...usually both...but my patience has never been greater...

It makes me giggle when he stretches and farts, when he watches attentively to the world I wonder what he thinks, and as I read to him everyday I think does he recognize any words? 

Our mornings are my favorite. He seems to Be very alert in the mornings. I can sit there and hang with my little man all day and it feels like 5 min has gone by...

He is the coolest thing I have ever done in my life. I couldn't be prouder to call myself his mommy. 

As I write this and he's sleeping in my chest, I hope for years to come I remember all the simple things that make my heart so happy. 

Peace and Love, 

Mary 

Oh pa

Yesterday was an experience. 

As I was getting dinner ready, dad was changing babes diaper. He had done a doozy..and he wasnt quite done. So babe ended on pooping all over the comforter lol...

This of  course puts dad in a frenzy...then he couldn't find the diapers (right beside him), frustrated he couldn't find the changing mat (right beside the diapers)...

So as he went into babes room to get the diapers and such, I sprayed the comforter down with direct and threw it in the wash. 

Dad returned back to the bed, diaper in tow, and laid babe back on the bed where he pooped. Again. Lol!!! 

Dad was not impressed lol 

These are the fun times and I'm loving it! 

Peace and love 

Lil bambino...

Yesterday baby boy peed on me not once, but twice, resulting in clean sheets. Again. Within 10 min. 

We're watching baby Einstein. They start speaking different languages. What the hell am I going to do with a son I can't understand?

I got too excited when he passes gas. Moms who have dealt with colic...you get it. 

I walked around SAMs yesterday shopping and apparently was leaking (yea breastfeeding).  No wonder everyone was super nice and efficient getting me out of there.   

Tip- Don't buy a running stroller without a fixed wheel. This could be disastrous. Trust me. Learned the hard way. 

New moms- get the essentials for baby, wait on the rest...there's a bunch of stuff you won't need or baby won't use...Lennon hates to be swaddled...loves his rocker...all kids are different...

I now sleep when the baby sleeps. Get over the guilt or wrap your head around being a brain dead zombie. 

We were being fussy the other day. My first go to is John Mayer. We love John Mayer. But when that doesn't work, pull out the Dangerous mind soundtrack or any rap. We dig it. 

The kid may have few of my features but the faces he makes are all mine. 

We love bath time. Minus getting out of the bath. Then we scream bloody murder. 

We hate putting clothes on. We want to run around like a naked Indian. 

Doc says he is very good tempered and a chill lil man. I love to hear that...

I'm loving our daily adventures. I love learning and being a mommy. This kid stole my heart from the moment we met. 

Peace and love 

Baby law

Baby law. 

Baby sound asleep. Mom lays down. Baby wide awake. 

Baby asleep. Mom gets on the phone. Baby crying like you beat him in shrills of pain. 

Baby asleep. Mom gets in the shower. Baby couldn't be more awake and pissed off. 

But when we are chilling...baby happy, laughing and at peace. 

Moral. Become a sleep deprived dirty no business or personal calls woman. 

Peace and love 

Thank God for Google

So it usually takes 2 weeks to adjust to something new right? Or that's what I have found...however...maybe it is due to sleep deprivation...I finally feel after 3 weeks of being a mom I am getting a hang of it...

Gas- colic calm, rub tummy, burp more

Sleep- when the babe sleeps..and don't let anyone make you feel guilty about it

Milestones- I think we're doing good without worrying about all that...not my style anyway 

Tummy time- everyday for 10 min or so...however I get more out of him when he's hungry...

Outside- at least once a day for around 30 min

Bath- every couple of days 

Read- everyday along with my awesome singing 

Don't eat spicy food while breastfeeding= leads to gas 

By the time I get done feeding, burping, pumping, I've got about an hour before it starts all over again, aka...I don't leave the house for long periods of time...

I've become somewhat of a homebody, which has never been my style, but it's nice, just doing some house work, reading a but, and of course attending to babe 

 Now if we could hit the lottery so I could stay home from work...

Peace and love 

How you know your officially a mom

You have never been so excited to see poop and pee 

You know the different stages of poop 

You get pooped/peed on you find it startling but humorous

You can't take a shower without leaving the shower door open to make sure the babe is ok

Your Whoo haa and your ta tas are in different universes and may come back to your body you hope one day 

Sleep is but of a dream of the past 

You put a couple extra onesies in the diaper bag "just in Case" to realize we need an outfit an hour you are going to be out...babies are future supermodels and need constant fashion changes 

If takes you an hour to get the babe fed, changed, dressed, and you 5 min now, then you may have to rechange the babe due to spit up, diaper leak, etc...basically you are no longer in charge of time anymore 

You have to start getting ready to wherever 2 hours in advance due to this...

When someone wants to "wake up and play" with your babe you- 1. Remind the they only eat, sleep, poop right now 2. Make an excuse to hold the baby so they dont wake him up 3. Threaten them with the ol "if you wake the baby up you better have a boob to be feeding him" 

You have to figure out a way to stay awake and feed all night without caffeine which is damn near impossible

You now have eagle hearing and a protective lions eye on everything and everyone 

Your prego brain has not gone away 

Your idea of a good time is a 3 hour uninterrupted nap 

The min you try to fall asleep the little angel is wide awake and ready for some visual/audio stimulation. Aka wake your butt up momma 

You went from peeing every 5 min to peeing when you have an opportunity 

You now know what all the funky baby contraptions are and their uses 

Your idea of a challenge is how fast can you change the diaper to avoid getting peed on 

You have never been so patient in your whole life 

You are perfectly content never leaving the house again because you can't imagine what's out there that could be any better than being his momma 

You take pictures of him everyday and while the rest of the world maybe over it, you can't help to want to share your little love

Feel like the luckiest person on the planet to be able to be a mom 😍 

Peace and love