I absolutely love being a mom. It is by far the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life. It's also the most rewarding. My little boy is a little over 5 months now and he has changed so much. I thoroughly enjoy watching him change--from being able to hold his head up, to being able to smile in reaction to people, to being able to roll all over the place.
K-man is more aware of his surroundings now and it is so fun to watch him. He laughs and smiles at the dogs and follows the cat with his eyes every time it moves. He just got over his first cold, and is teething now too. It was extremely difficult to take care of him when he was sick because there wasn't much I could do for him and I felt awful about that. And now that he is teething, he has more crabby moments. I am pretty lucky to have such a happy baby though. He rarely whines or cries, so when he does cry because he isn't feeling well or because his teeth are preparing to come in, I have to remind myself that it's normal for babies to cry.
I am extremely lucky that Alex wants to spend all his extra time with us too. One of the most important things we can give K-man is stability and I am glad to know that he has that. Alex is such a wonderful father so far. I love watching them together. Keagan smiles at him every single time he sees his dad, and he just laughs and laughs every time Alex makes a dumb noise or a silly face. I always knew he would be a good dad because he's been really good with kids in the past, but he has been better than I would have ever expected.
It's been a wild ride so far, but even in all its craziness, it has been the best time of my life.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Writers Block
Apparently I have had nothing insightful to say since my last blog, December 30, 2010. I always think of things I would like to write about in my blog, but when the time comes to put my thoughts out there, I can never organize them in a way that people reading would understand. ... ... Even now I struggle to come up with anything worthwhile to type. I suppose it's a good thing I don't try to advertise on my blog.
I have had a little bit of the winter madness, or whatever they are calling it now. There are a couple of reasons. The first is the snow...winter weather in general It's all nice and dandy around Christmas time, but now that it's mid-January, it can melt already. There is nothing I can do outside with a baby when it is so dang cold outside. So this leaves us both cooped up in the house all day every day. It's a sad, sad world when I actually look forward to going to work because that means I can get out of the house. Work is usually my only connection to the outside world. And most of the time I am okay with that, when I have other things to do such as taking going outside.
Another thing that has me in a funk is the sickness that seems to be lurking around my house. It seems like it keeps coming back. Alex is sick one week, then I have it. Last week Keagan had a runny nose, and this week he has a pretty bad cold. It really has me on edge. And I feel so bad for him. I can remember being sick when I was younger. I got croup a lot when I was younger and I remember feeling so miserable. Keagan doesn't have croup, luckily, but he does have a cough and he is pretty congested. It makes me feel bad when there is nothing I can really do to help..and the things I can do to help, like sticking the nose aspirator up his nose to suck out the snot, only make him more miserable. I worry he will get RSV or whooping cough, both of which can be deadly to a baby his age. So I broke down and took him to the doctor today just to make sure, and what did they tell me you ask? "He has a cold" Thank you, Doctor. Although I felt a little silly making a trip to the doctor for a cold, I was relieved when that's what the doctor said. (right now I feel like I am singing that song about the monkeys jumping on the bed.."Mama called the doctor and the doctor said..." Like I said, I've been having a hard time finding worthwhile things to write about)
...La-tee-dah...
So tonight I will watch a movie, eat some popcorn and attempt to get more than 3 hours of sleep. We shall see how that goes.
I have had a little bit of the winter madness, or whatever they are calling it now. There are a couple of reasons. The first is the snow...winter weather in general It's all nice and dandy around Christmas time, but now that it's mid-January, it can melt already. There is nothing I can do outside with a baby when it is so dang cold outside. So this leaves us both cooped up in the house all day every day. It's a sad, sad world when I actually look forward to going to work because that means I can get out of the house. Work is usually my only connection to the outside world. And most of the time I am okay with that, when I have other things to do such as taking going outside.
Another thing that has me in a funk is the sickness that seems to be lurking around my house. It seems like it keeps coming back. Alex is sick one week, then I have it. Last week Keagan had a runny nose, and this week he has a pretty bad cold. It really has me on edge. And I feel so bad for him. I can remember being sick when I was younger. I got croup a lot when I was younger and I remember feeling so miserable. Keagan doesn't have croup, luckily, but he does have a cough and he is pretty congested. It makes me feel bad when there is nothing I can really do to help..and the things I can do to help, like sticking the nose aspirator up his nose to suck out the snot, only make him more miserable. I worry he will get RSV or whooping cough, both of which can be deadly to a baby his age. So I broke down and took him to the doctor today just to make sure, and what did they tell me you ask? "He has a cold" Thank you, Doctor. Although I felt a little silly making a trip to the doctor for a cold, I was relieved when that's what the doctor said. (right now I feel like I am singing that song about the monkeys jumping on the bed.."Mama called the doctor and the doctor said..." Like I said, I've been having a hard time finding worthwhile things to write about)
...La-tee-dah...
So tonight I will watch a movie, eat some popcorn and attempt to get more than 3 hours of sleep. We shall see how that goes.
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