TGIF!

I’m sure most of you are like me and long for Fridays. My weeks seem so long and I look forward to Friday after work, picking up pooter and hanging out with him for the weekend. Our favorite thing to do on Friday’s if all goes well is having “family night”. My hubby and I will eat dinner out or order in and relax. It’s so much fun taking pooter to different restaurants and seeing his reaction to all new things.

Anyway, what’s your favorite thing to do on Fridays? Have a good weekend!

Happy Baby

Pooter had a wonderful 1^st Easter. Even if he had no clue what was going on his mommy did and I must say I had a blast taking photos. We had Easter brunch at my parents house which is a yearly tradition and stayed there most of the day. That’s when it hit me I have a happy baby. Now I’m sure most parents will say that about their kid but really, there’s something about pooter’s demeanor. This Easter he was passed around like a piece of jewelry that everyone was admiring. From “he’s so cute”, to “hi baby”, to “come here precious”. Pooter just looked at everyone with curiosity as he was passed around to be hugged, kissed, and played with. A lot of babies in this situation would get frustrated as if to say “put me down” but not pooter, he just kind of goes with the flow. As long as you wipe his drool, let him pull your hair, and snatch off your necklace or earrings he’s absolutely content. He only fusses when he wants something and is content as long as you show him some attention. Wow - it feels good to know I have a happy baby.    

Jackpot – Well Maybe!

As mentioned in my previous post, I’m on the hunt for a teething solution. My fingers can no longer take it! At last I think a solution has been found. I purchased Boiron Camilia Homeopathic Teething Relief yesterday for and I have to admit I didn’t have high expectations. As nightfall quickly approached, my husband and I decided to give this new remedy a try. The Boiron Camilia comes in tiny tubes, you just pop the top off and squeeze the liquid into your teething little one’s mouth. My inchworm looked at me quite curiously as he saw me twisting off the cap. I dropped the liquid in his mouth and he just looked at me like “now what?”

Let’s see here’s a recap of the night:

9:40 p.m.           – the inchworm fell asleep

12:00 a.m.         – inchworm wakes up –but quickly falls back asleep

4:45 a.m.           – inchworm again wakes up – but a few sips of his bottle and he’s back asleep

7:30am              – and he’s up for the morning

THAT’S IT. No more waking up. I know this might not seem like a huge deal but my little one has been waking up every other hour for the past 2 weeks. To go from that to waking up twice last night is a huge feat! I think we have a winner.

Those Irritating Pearly Whites

The first tooth is a wonderful thing right? My little inchworm (since he’s trying to inch his way around the floor) is teething in the worst way. It all started about 3 ½ weeks ago my husband and I saw the first glimpse of a pearly white. Oh so cute we both thought. He’s handling this teething thing pretty well, outside of drooling there were no issues what so ever.  I wondered what were all those parents gripping about when they said to me “wait until he starts teething”. Maybe their little one had issues but not mine I thought as a proud mom. Week 2 - a little whimper here and there but again not much – PIECE OF CAKE the teething thing, yes we have it under control. Oh what have we here, approaching the end of week 2 and here’s yet another glimpse of a pearly white. Let the games begin – oh my. The inchworm that had “no teething issues” no longer exists. Every night, my inchworm is waking up every 2 – 3 hours chomping down on his pearly whites as he displays his discomfort – and oh how I thought they were so cute. So of course, every day now I’m researching what can we do about these irritating pearly whites that has disrupted my little ones life. Different pacifiers – you name it, frozen washcloth – yep, frozen foods – check, let’s see, bottle tops – of course, blankets – check again. You name it and it has been tried. All I want to do is comfort my little inchworm so his discomfort will go away. After trying numerous tactics, my husband and I finally found something that works. You can’t buy this at the store and it can’t be purchased online. Inchworm likes….our fingers, yes he just wants to chomp down on our fingers and that sooths him like nothing else.

So to all the moms that said “just wait until he starts teething”, now do I get it!

Easter Egg Blues

One of the most exciting things about mommy hood is experiencing all of you little one’s first. Let’s see, the first giggle, word, birthday, tooth, I could go on for days. One of the most exciting things for me or so I thought was experiencing Easter with Pooter. His first Easter at that! All I kept thinking about is how to make this Easter different, unique, memorable (like he’s going to remember this) but I will. Plenty of pictures will tell the story when he gets older of all of Pooters first things.

In an effort to make this the most exciting first Easter I immediately stared researching on the internet for infant Easter egg hunts. I just knew I would find tons of information of where to go…boy was wrong. Many Easter egg hunts are for ages 0 – 2 years of age or 0 – 3 years of age. Well that is definitely a problem. Pooter is in the beginning stages of crawling – he kinds of moves back and fourth in a rocking motion but doesn’t actually move. I can just see it now, him mixed in with all of these crawling babies and babies that walk. That would be a disaster. I was hoping to find say 6 – 12 months Easter egg hunt but no luck on that end.

After much thought I decided to create an Easter egg hunt at our house for Pooter and maybe invite another little one to join in the fun.  No more Easter  egg blues for pooter, I mean mommyJ.

What Type of Mom am I?

My birthday is next week and I will be …..35! I have an amazing family and an adorable baby boy so life is good right? But then I started to wonder, what type of mom am I? Hmmm let's see..am I that cool hip mom that wears the latest fashion and dresses her baby the same way? Wait, maybe I’m the mom who looks like every time she steps out with her baby, she’s rushing – hair in disarray, clothes falling off, etc. Or maybe I’m the mom that all the kids in the neighborhood want to come to pooters house and play because he has the coolest mom. Wait, what if I’m a gadget mom that has to have all of the latest toys, clothes, and baby items.

Come to think of it, what would pooter think about me if he could voice his opinion? As I approach my birthday I really thought about the type of mom that I am and I realized a lot. I represent all of those moms I described depending on the day of the week and that’s okay.

The important thing is I’m a mom, a new mom at that and I want the best for pooter. So at times do I look crazy in the grocery store like I just ran a marathon – probably so. Are there times when I look well put together and pooter does too (I would like to think so). Am I that gadget mom that needs the latest baby items – I think my husband will shout from the mountain top “YES” on that one. And am I that cool mom – um…that remains to be seen.

What type of mom are you?

Viewing the World Through Your Child's Eyes

Wow, what a chilly start this morning with it being so cold and rainy out.  I started getting ready for work and as I did, I turned the classical music up which I usually do so when I wake pooter (one of the many nick names I have for my son) he can get up with something calming or so I hope. I’m scrambling around slightly opening the blinds and turning the lights on low while calling his name. Slowly pooter starts to open his eyes and greeted me with this huge smile which he normally does – and then he belts out and starts singing ooohhh…ooooooo…oooohhhh…followed by plenty of laughs, giggles, and more smiles. I just melted as we all do when we have a true mommy moment. I just paused for a moment watching with amazement. It’s incredible to me, I look at pooter and he has not a care in the world, he just wants to be loved, comforted, and cared for by his mom and dad. I look at him and just think what life must be like through his eyes and it’s a beautiful thing. Oh the joys of motherhood.

The Afternoon Nap - Let the Blogging Begin!

I've been saying I'm going to create a blog ever since I was expecting my now 7 month old son! I told my husband, friends, and family. And finally today, while the little one is down for his afternoon nap – I decided now’s the perfect time to have a little mommy time. The journey to mommy hood has been an amazing experience from pregnancy until now parenting an infant. I wanted a place to write down my thoughts and share them with other mommy's - the joy's of the first roll, the first tooth (which we're going through now), the smiles, everything.

I hope you will join me on this blogging journey of first time mommy hood and juggling all of the responsibilities that come with it..............the nap is officially over, mommy hood calls. Enjoy your day.