Lift off!

Mommy Moment #1136:  I think, soon, my son with lift off like a helicoptor from the floor.  He is kicking himself into spinning circles on his back and you should see him go.  This boy is a spinning machine!

(here is a nice action shot!)


Today, I am working on-line and Bryant is on his jungle gym mat on the floor beside me.  Periodically I find my self glancing over to watch him play.  I'm telling you, he is one rowdy boy!  Every two minutes or so he has rotated one hundred and eighty degrees.  His position changes every time I look away.  When I speak to him, he gets even more excited and starts kicking his feet so hard that he is stomping them on the floor.  Not to mention how cute he looks in his pooh nightgown.  (His daddy calls it a dress, I fear that he will develop a complex.)  The most joy I have found in motherhood is not the special occasions or the moments captured in professional photography. No, the most rewarding moments in my life are the days when we as a family, do nothing.  Just sitting around, looking at each other, talking to each other in our own language, enjoying the company of our little family.

Early teething...

Mommy Moment #1256:  So, just when you think you have this mommy thing down pat, your 3 1/2 month old starts teething much earlier than you thought he would.

Bryant is only 3 1/2 months old and has started teething.  He hasn't learned to chew yet so any remedies I know of don't work because they all involve teethers, frozen washcloths, etc., etc.   The only thing that seems to console him so far is a cold bottle.  Poor guy, if I could take the pain away from him I would.  Oh, the best part is, he is teething just in time for our weekend mountain trip, that his dad will not be attending so I have my precious teething son all to myself this weekend.  Well, I say "all to myself".  I am attending a ladies retreat...all women.  Let me repeat, all women.  So I am sure that among the one hundred and fifty ladies there, there will be at least one with a comforting remedy for me.  But what to do with all of the hundreds of other tidbits of advice?  It should be an interesting weekend to say the least.

As I sit here, I become more appreciative of the silence that consumes our apartment.  For now.  As I am typing I hear him start to cry...well, time for round nine, or is it ten?  Anyhow, I will soon lose count.

To catch you up on the last three months...

My son was born December 6, 2010.  When he was about one month old, I started jotting down what I call "mommy moments".  These moments were just tidbits of information that I would notice throughout the day and keep track of since an in-depth journal is near impossible with a newborn.  But as I continue to watch my son grow I find more and more things to make note of.  And as I get more accostomed to being a mother, I find my time management skills improving, making time for a more detailed account of our day to day lives.  This first posting is a summary of the past three months with my newborn son.  As you can see, there are many milestones that have already been reached.  I will continue to add postings, and future postings will hopefully be a bit more detailed and thought out.  I hope you continue to join me in this experience.

 

Mommy Moment # 112:  Well, this Christmas season...we didn't get a tree up, totaled a car in an accident, and lost a job. BUT...we had our precious son on December 6, SURVIVED a car accident, somehow we have been provided for in every way, had our first Christmas and it was a white Christmas, families brought together for the holidays, and GOT a job. Our God is good, and I feel so blessed. Merry Christmas to you all, all year round!

Mommy Moment #123:  As I sit here reminiscing about the last ten minutes events....Josh feeding Bryant, Bryant throwing up half of his last bottle on Josh and the couch, Josh proceeding to give Bryant a bath and I clean up the disaster area, helping get Bryant ready for bed and rocking my baby to sleep...I am reminded how truly blessed and happy I am. I wouldn't trade one detail of my life...it is bliss. I love my guys.

Mommy Moment #127:  Loving being back at work...even though I miss being home. Work is good for me, getting back in the groove of things. Bryant is staying with his Pa and Gran all by himself for the first time tomorrow...if he knew what was going on I know he would be excited!

Mommy Moment #130:  Wearing my pajamas all day, making some creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches in a bit. But for now I think I will have a nap with the two best guys a girl could ask for! CUDDLE TIME!

Mommy Moment #132:  According to the u.s. government my darling boy is now a person...got Bryant's social security card in the mail today...Happy I'm-finally-a-citizen day!!!!

Mommy Moment #213. Watching your dear son play in his bouncy seat, admiring how sweet he looks when all of the sudden you hear a horrific noise come from somewhere inside his pants and you wonder how can such a loud noise come from such an itty bitty guy....so you prepare yourself for the worst when you see that there is baby poo on the OUTSIDE of his diaper and on his legs! You think "Dear Lord, if it is this bad on the outside, what will it be like on the inside?!?" As you cautiously peel back his diaper you discover that there is NO POOP on is precious little bum. its magic poop that can teleport....how does that happen?

Mommy Moment #226: Waking up for your 2 o' clock feeding...as your baby finishes nursing you lay him down while you readjust for the burping. In the blink of an eye he had puked, and this puke goes two feet in the air (no kidding) and lands on me! There's nothing like baby puke down your entire left side to wake you up...I love my baby boy

Mommy Moment #256: You see your precious boy smiling at you and those dimple are oh-so-precious, then he starts snorting and rooting around. And you realize you have a chubby pink snorting rooting piggy for a son. I don't think anyone has ever loved a little piggy so much!

Mommy Moment #304: When did I realize I am really a mommy? I mean, not just a mother but a mommy? When 3 out of 4 conversations I have involve the words poo, wee-wee, and passie, all of these in a high pitched voice that I swore I would never use.

Mommy Moment #441: I realize why all baby things are made of plastic...because it is inevitable that said baby things will get puked, pooped, or peed on at some point. This discovery was made after Bryant threw up in his car seat and I realized for the first time, that the car-seat can be completely taken apart and put in the wash. Who would've guessed?

Mommy Moment #432: I have NEVER been a morning person, so when my son wakes me up much earlier than I planned on getting up on a Saturday you could say I was slightly annoyed. But when those beautiful eyes meet mine, I could care less about sleeping in.

Mommy Moment #442: I do not like feet, or anything pertaining to feet (including my own). So who would have ever thought one of my favorite parts of my baby is his cute little toes…you can be sure though that his toes are the only toes I will EVER kiss.

Mommy Moment #511: You realize babies really DO grow up fast when you start sorting through all of the newborn clothes that your baby has ALREADY grown out of. I have to admit, a little tear rolled down my face. right now I am wondering where seven weeks has gone. Tomorrow I will wonder where eighteen years has gone!!!  Mommies hold on to the precious moments, you'll never get them back.

Mommy Moment #527: Sitting here thinking over the past year, the anxiety and elation of finding out I was pregnant, my pregnancy, labor and delivery, and being a mom. A woman's body is a miracle. We are provided with a vessel to grow a life from the size of a microscopic single cell to a fully functional baby.

Mommy Moment #525: Just a year and a half ago I gave my sister a hard time for not wanting to leave her infant son with a baby sitter (or our parents for that matter), and today I understand the way she felt completely. My son left for his Pa's house at eight thirty this morning and I feel like I haven't seen him in days. And I have to go through it again on Thursday.

Mommy Moment #557: Today, I heard my mother, my father, my step-parents, my grandparents and all of my mentors' words coming out of my mouth when I was talking to my baby boy telling him he can be anything he wants to be. Anything-as long as he is 1. happy, 2. healthy, and 3. proud of what he does.

Mommy Moment #638: Having the "perfect rock", you know the one.  Perfect cradle, perfect rocking movement, just the right patting rhythm on his back, perfect song to hum, and the perfect cushioning. My baby is out-every time-in 3.5 minutes flat.

Mommy Moment #645: Despite the fact that Bryant was fussy most of the night because of gas, and the only consolation for this was sleeping on his tummy, laying on my tummy (this meant me sleeping on my back for hours, and I am NOT a back sleeper) and he still woke up every twenty minutes or so because his belly hurt, there is nothing else like waking up to your baby’s face in the morning.

Mommy Moment #650: Doing anything, and I mean ANYTHING to make your baby smile, even if it is just for a second. Anything, includes but is not limited to singing a song about a “chubby guy” that his daddy made up, making unexplainable noises is a Pee-Wee Hermon voice, and making faces that, if I were given a mirror to watch myself I would probably have to turn away.

Mommy Moment #705: Watching Bryant play on his Baby Einstein toy (compliments of Grandma Krista and Grandpa Bryan) and he smiles at the little dangling green frog. Then I realize that not only are both Josh and I watching him play, but BOTH of the cats are watching him. All eyes are on him!

Mommy Moment #711: When I was a child, I loved my toys, I thought I knew what love was. when I was twelve, I loved boy bands, I thought I knew what love was. when I was sixteen I loved my boyfriend, I thought I knew what love was. When I was twenty one I met Josh, I thought I knew what love was (and I was getting closer).  Last year I heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time, I thought I knew what love was.  But then...two months ago I laid eyes on my baby boy, and together with the love of my life we are raising our child, I now know what love is.  I love my little family!

Mommy Moment #834:  Bryant is definitely his father's son...his smile, his eyes, even when he burps. Daddy burps, then Bryant burps...so cute!

 

Mommy Moment #921: I never knew that a baby could poop HIS OWN weight...I didn't know...until today.

Mommy Moment #932:  My baby laughed at me for the first time yesterday...while I was singing...made me feel warm and fuzzy inside...but what does that say about my singing?!?

Mommy Moment #921: I was so irritated this morning because my son woke up at seven o' clock and refused to go back to sleep. After being fed, changed, and rocked he still grunted and whined when I put him back in his bed.  After fighting with him till nine o' clock I picked him up, and instantly he smiled the biggest smile I've seen yet.  He just wanted his mommy to hold him.  How can you be mad at that?

Mommy Moment #934:  Folding laundry with Josh, listening to Nora Jones, and Bryant smiling because he hears mommy and daddy singing. It is moments like these that I will treasure always.

Mommy Moment #1054: I realize, no matter how hard I try to do otherwise I HAVE to let go of the little things. I realized this while trying to pose my two month old baby for a valentine snapshot. It didn't turn out exactly like I want but it is still too cute. I just tell myself, "Let it go". this will be the hardest lesson for me to learn...

 

Mommy Moment #210:  I just got hit on for the first time since having my baby....this girl is happily OFF the market, but I still got it!

Mommy Moment #551:  How is is that my child can go all day long without, and then as soon as I come home he poos so I get to change him, talk about impeccable timing!

Mommy Moment #641:  My baby is getting so big.  Today the doctor suggested starting juice and cereal.  He's getting too big too fast.

Mommy Moment #833: As I was reading a Dr. Seuss book to Bryant last night before I put him to bed, I realized his daddy, and Aunt Banana, and Ummple Dabien (all of whom are adults) are enjoying the book more than he is!  It was such a sweet moment.

Mommy Moment #855: Bryant giggled for the first time last night, that was the best birthday present I could ever ask for!

Mommy Moment #726:  My baby ate rice "cereal" for the first time this morning. First juice, then rice, next it will be a t-bone steak!  Where has three months gone?!?

Mommy Moment #428:  You know your a momma when you try to make every single sick person you come in contact with better by making soup, suggesting medicine and forcing them to drink hot tea.  Said persons include but are not limited to, your father, your neighbor, the lady at the grocery store, and your boss...

  

Mommy Moment #1022:  It is amazing what a parent will do for one little smile or laugh.  I am sure if I were in Bryant's place I would laugh at me too.

Mommy Moment #1238:  Bryant has learned to roll over from his tummy to his back.  No more leaving him on the couch or the bed!