he he heWednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Happy day!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sitting
Alex is Sitting!
Well that is if you count being propped up on a Boppy
No?
Well what about if I prop him up just right and he stays somewhat up right for .2 seconds before he slumps over?
Still No?
Fine then. Be that way!
Next your gonna tell me that just cause he pushes up on his legs while I hold up by his armpits,
that its not standing.
that its not standing.
Working is hard
Working is hard.
Not because its work, but because Xander can't come with me.
I've spent lots of time getting to know my little guy, and by lots of time I mean about 97% his life has been spent with me. And leaving the house with out him in his super heavy carrier is a little odd.
I never thought I'd be that mom who would freak out about going to back to work, and I think I'm doing ok on that front, however, I certainly didn't expect to miss him as much as I do.
Its really hard to leave with out holding him one last time.
Saturday the 12th was perhaps the hardest, not because it was only the forth time away to go to work, but because I was away from 9 -8:30.
Yep, a whole 10.5 hrs away from my baby.
(I might note the longest ever since he was born.)
I did good though, I only called Grandma Darci once to check in!
Perhaps the hardest part about being away in the day is being home at night.
Alex is just exhausted.
I can totally understand, I mean playing with Grandma is hard work.
An exhausted Xander, is a frustrated little boy who is hungry but too tired to eat, and once again only wants to be held while mom walks around the house.
But hey, I am getting to hold him again.
No one said being a mom was easy, and being a working mom is defiantly not easy, but it does help you to appreciate every smile, and maybe even the diapers that much more.
An exhausted Xander, is a frustrated little boy who is hungry but too tired to eat, and once again only wants to be held while mom walks around the house.
But hey, I am getting to hold him again.
No one said being a mom was easy, and being a working mom is defiantly not easy, but it does help you to appreciate every smile, and maybe even the diapers that much more.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
PRO fessional
Today's subject is PRO fessional
Professional Cutey that is!
(its my blog and I am allowed to brag all I want)
The following awesomely cute photos were taken during one of our "New Mamas Group" class by the very talented photographer Anz Johansen. The photo to the side of this blog was also taken on this day and is perhaps my favorite one of me and Xander together.
Thanks Anz
( she really rocks, trust me)
Look at them big ole' blue eyes!
and big ole' cheeks,
and, well I could go on and on..
This is Alex's favorite position to be held in and probably one of the biggest memories I hope to keep once he gets older and its no longer cool to be held.and big ole' cheeks,
and, well I could go on and on..
Cuteness can be serious too.So if you can't rotate your screen just tilt your head.
Already getting pushed around by the ladies.Starting from Alex at 5 oclock and going clockwise we have:
The twins - Veronica and Madeleine, Isaac, William, Magnus, Liberty, Isabella, Mallory
( shout out to the mama's - we miss seeing you all and hope your all doing well)
Cuteness can be exhausting.Well thanks again for letting me brag about my kid
Friday, April 11, 2008
Scarred for Life
It was bound to happen.
At some point as Xander's mom I was going to give him something to really talk about at his future therapists office. You know that deep seeded memory of feeling all alone and abandoned in the world. I guess I was just hoping that memory wouldn't happen until he was three or maybe twenty, not at ten weeks.
Let me set the scene:
Our very nice weekend trip to Rockford has come to an end and its time to get back on the road and go home. And if things go as well as they did coming down, then five hours from now we should be petting Fred!
Well apparently I forgot to knock on wood because the crying started not even an hour out of town and pretty much continued for the next seven hours.
I was able to get him to take some small naps, but in between there was lots of stopping at truck-stops, fast food restaurants and even one really nice rest area. I would try to feed him, change diapers, and hold him until he felt calm enough to get back on the road and try again.
Of the many things I have learned, one thing I have learned about being a mom is that the one sound I really hate to hear is that of Alex crying.
I spend a huge amount of my time trying not to make that sound happen and I have spent even more countless nights of holding and swaddling and shushing in attempts to make the crying stop during his "fussy hour."
But whats a mom to do when your all alone and your baby is screaming his little head off and your still 200 miles from home. It just broke my heart and its a feeling I am not looking forward to having again.
All he wanted was to be held.
Well we finally did make it home, we even stopped at Chris's school on our way so that maybe daddy could make him feel a little better, and he did get held all the rest of the night.
I wish I could take back those tears, that feeling of helplessness he must have felt, but in true evil genius form, Alex has already learned how to get revenge. Yep since that horrible ride home lately the only way to stop him from crying is the "over the shoulder while standing" pose.
Yep no sitting for me - I must stand, I must rock, I must walk.
My friend Sara calls it "The law of Maximum Suffering."
I guess maybe I won't have to pay for that therapist after all.
At some point as Xander's mom I was going to give him something to really talk about at his future therapists office. You know that deep seeded memory of feeling all alone and abandoned in the world. I guess I was just hoping that memory wouldn't happen until he was three or maybe twenty, not at ten weeks.
Let me set the scene:
Our very nice weekend trip to Rockford has come to an end and its time to get back on the road and go home. And if things go as well as they did coming down, then five hours from now we should be petting Fred!
Well apparently I forgot to knock on wood because the crying started not even an hour out of town and pretty much continued for the next seven hours.
I was able to get him to take some small naps, but in between there was lots of stopping at truck-stops, fast food restaurants and even one really nice rest area. I would try to feed him, change diapers, and hold him until he felt calm enough to get back on the road and try again.
Of the many things I have learned, one thing I have learned about being a mom is that the one sound I really hate to hear is that of Alex crying.
I spend a huge amount of my time trying not to make that sound happen and I have spent even more countless nights of holding and swaddling and shushing in attempts to make the crying stop during his "fussy hour."
But whats a mom to do when your all alone and your baby is screaming his little head off and your still 200 miles from home. It just broke my heart and its a feeling I am not looking forward to having again.
All he wanted was to be held.
Well we finally did make it home, we even stopped at Chris's school on our way so that maybe daddy could make him feel a little better, and he did get held all the rest of the night.
I wish I could take back those tears, that feeling of helplessness he must have felt, but in true evil genius form, Alex has already learned how to get revenge. Yep since that horrible ride home lately the only way to stop him from crying is the "over the shoulder while standing" pose.
Yep no sitting for me - I must stand, I must rock, I must walk.
My friend Sara calls it "The law of Maximum Suffering."
I guess maybe I won't have to pay for that therapist after all.
Alex's 1st Road Trip!
So the silly computer isn't letting me post photos today. :(
Which is sad because little Alex went to my home town to meet all of his cousins, extended family and honorary aunts!
So your just gonna have to use your imagination:
Imagine a very cute, fat cheeked, slightly scowly, blue eyed boy in the arms of:
Amy, Maddy, Rock, Kaylie, Sue, Chuck, Amanda, and of course Gamma Q.
(I know its hard to get past the cuteness of Alex, but I swear there are other people in the pictures,
see that silly grin on the third photo and the crossed eyes in photo five?)
Alex happily slept the five hour drive home to IL, and then enjoyed his first 60 degree day! It was a regular old "pass the baby till he poops or cries" type of weekend.
We did have fun and it was really great to see everyone, and it should be more fun next time as Alex will have more tricks other than holding up his head, you know like crawling! Then we can play "chase the baby!"
Family always seems so much more important when new members are added, and hopefully we can have more weekends like this one.
(Well maybe with out the 8 hr drive home with a very frustrated, cranky, and crying Alexander, but thats another blog for another day.)
Which is sad because little Alex went to my home town to meet all of his cousins, extended family and honorary aunts!
So your just gonna have to use your imagination:
Imagine a very cute, fat cheeked, slightly scowly, blue eyed boy in the arms of:
Amy, Maddy, Rock, Kaylie, Sue, Chuck, Amanda, and of course Gamma Q.
(I know its hard to get past the cuteness of Alex, but I swear there are other people in the pictures,
see that silly grin on the third photo and the crossed eyes in photo five?)
Alex happily slept the five hour drive home to IL, and then enjoyed his first 60 degree day! It was a regular old "pass the baby till he poops or cries" type of weekend.
We did have fun and it was really great to see everyone, and it should be more fun next time as Alex will have more tricks other than holding up his head, you know like crawling! Then we can play "chase the baby!"
Family always seems so much more important when new members are added, and hopefully we can have more weekends like this one.
(Well maybe with out the 8 hr drive home with a very frustrated, cranky, and crying Alexander, but thats another blog for another day.)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Shots!
Today was Alexander's Two Month 'Well Baby' check up!
He now weighs 12lbs -4oz and is 23 1/2inches long!
i.e. - totally average and normal!
i.e. - totally average and normal!
Our normal doctor decided to selfishly go on vacation with his family, so instead we had this young little thing, Dr. Pepper, yep no joke, thats her name - cool huh. Anyways, she played with Alex for a while, making him sit up, lay down, checked his heart and eyes and stuff. Nothing really exciting but it did look like she knew what she was doing, but more importantly she gave him a clear bill of health!
Yeah me and Chris for not sucking as parents!
This is Xander on the table right before getting weighed and showing the nurse how well he can almost hold head up!We are very proud of his head control, seeing as its really his only trick.
Now he's looking at Daddy with fear as the big scary nurse is about to put the world's biggest needle into my baby's tiny little leg!And you know that she enjoyed it - all three times!
side note: Chris said it was really funny how Alex had to think about the first shot for a second before he realized that it really hurt and then he turned redder than he's ever seen him and just started to wail.
Once we got home, the poor little guy just wanted to sleep in daddy's arms.AWE.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Better not be a joke!
Well the heavens have started to part and I can see the light!
Last night Xander accomplished not one, but TWO major goals!
First he went all night in the cradle next to my bed, yep next to my bed not in my bed! Yep, I could actually lay him down when he was asleep and he didn' t wake himself up crying right away! This is also really big because it meant I was strong enough to put him in his cradle and not have him fall asleep in my arms all warm and cuddly like.
Secondly, and probably more importantly, he gave me two FOUR hour sleeps in a row, but it equated to close to FIVE hours between feedings!
Do you have any idea how huge that is for us? He has been giving me a three and half hour span at the beginning of the night, only to revert back to needing to be fed every two hours again for the rest of the night/day.
Now all I have to do is learn to sleep myself, with out waking every ten minutes to make sure he is still breathing! I also know I may be celebrating way to early and this could be Xander's idea of an April Fools joke, but heck I'll take what ever I can! And if it is Alex's idea of a prank, then I'm raising an evil genius, which might not be so bad.....
Last night Xander accomplished not one, but TWO major goals!
First he went all night in the cradle next to my bed, yep next to my bed not in my bed! Yep, I could actually lay him down when he was asleep and he didn' t wake himself up crying right away! This is also really big because it meant I was strong enough to put him in his cradle and not have him fall asleep in my arms all warm and cuddly like.
Secondly, and probably more importantly, he gave me two FOUR hour sleeps in a row, but it equated to close to FIVE hours between feedings!
Do you have any idea how huge that is for us? He has been giving me a three and half hour span at the beginning of the night, only to revert back to needing to be fed every two hours again for the rest of the night/day.
Now all I have to do is learn to sleep myself, with out waking every ten minutes to make sure he is still breathing! I also know I may be celebrating way to early and this could be Xander's idea of an April Fools joke, but heck I'll take what ever I can! And if it is Alex's idea of a prank, then I'm raising an evil genius, which might not be so bad.....
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