One of the hardest parts of being a working mom for me, is that after I put E to bed at night, I don't see him again until I pick him up at daycare the next day. When I leave to go to work he's still sleeping, and so I miss his mornings. That's especially sad, because he's so happy in the mornings, and it's seriously the best time of day to spend with him. It's nice because Tom gets that time, but selfishly I miss it. Especially because my time with him during the week is the cranky, waiting until bedtime time. Which is why my weekends are so sacred to me. I get mornings, I get happy baby, I get more time.
Happiness in a Hat
A Jumble of Thoughts
I've been meaning to write something like this for a while, but have been struggling to put my thoughts together. And struggling with if I even wanted to share. And then once I think about sharing, the sheer amount of stuff I want to talk about comes pouring out.
Being a parent is hard. And I struggle a lot with if I'm editing too much to make it look all sunshine and rainbows, and leaving out some of the harder parts. Because the last thing I want to do is make someone else feel bad because they think that I have it all together when in reality I don't.
Art for Grabs
One Last Piece of October
Wordless Wednesday
Stretching Out the Holidays
Is November 7th too late to still be talking about Halloween?
I can't remember the last time I've spent so much time talking about this holiday, but having a kid will do that to you I guess.
It does make me really excited for the upcoming months. E's also really enjoying looking at bright lights lately, so you know I'm already counting the days until I can put up Christmas lights. He's going to freak out. It's going to be amazing!
E's First Halloween!
Just because the theme with parenting seems to be "Nothing ever goes according to plan," our Halloween plans changed last minute due to a wind storm that knocked out power across New England, and caused trick-or-treating to be postponed in a few local towns (including the one we were going to visit).
Or another way to look at it is that our Halloween celebrations are going to be extended! (and probably cause Thanksgiving to sneak up on us...). So while we haven't gone trick-or-treating yet, we'll get to it soon.
Halloween Take 1
PINK EYE
Five Months
Nick Names: Bubba, Bubba-bear
Height: 25.5 inches (as measured at home, since no doctor's appointment)
Weight: 16 pounds (as measured at home)
Head: Pretty round
Special Outings: Solo trip to VT with Caitlin, Pumpkin patch, Trip to Burlington VT to see Linzy, Raina and Zaida
Visitors: Jill, Tom's Parents
Loves: Rattles, funny faces, bouncing/shaking, airplane, looking out the window
Hates: His weak arms, being in the living room after 5pm, being tired
Some Videos of E
I love my pictures, but every once in a while you need a video. And sometimes the videos are so cute I don't want to wait until the end of the month to share them. So here's a couple of videos from this past weekend that capture our "right now."
The Bad Pictures
My boss made a comment to me recently. "Make sure you get a few pictures of E crying too." His point was that they'll remind us of how far we've come and all the rough times we went through, but also that they can be hilarious.
It's true that we focus a lot on the cute and happy baby pictures. But one of the reasons that my boss and I work so well together is that we have the same sense of humor. So although I don't always share them, there are plenty of "bad" pictures.
Baby's 1st Fever
Well it was going to happen eventually! Especially with daycare and the start of cold and flu season, we knew it was coming. And we were prepared... or so we thought.
We actually were prepared to treat it, but were a little slow on noticing that it was here. Sure I told Tom that E seemed to be a little off that morning, a little more upset than usual, but we still packed him off and headed out for our normal Sunday.
Baby's First Food
A Week of Firsts
Just Me and the Baby
Recently E and I did something we hadn't done before - we packed up the car and drove off for the weekend, without Tom!
We had a baby shower to go to, and Tom had some work stuff, and so we ended up parting ways. (Plus when given the choice between weekend alone or a baby shower, he maybe leaned towards being able to sleep in...)
Babies, Babies Everywhere!
Holiday Expectations
As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I became obsessed with future holidays. They'd be so much more fun to experience with children! When Easter rolled around, I was so jealous of friends who had babies already. I felt like I was missing out!
And so I set my sights on Halloween. We'd have a baby and it would be amazing. I couldn't wait to make it fun.
Four Months
As of 9/29/2017 (One day late to get measurements from our doctor's visit!)
Nick Names: Bubba, Buddy
Height: 25 inches (45th percentile)
Weight: 15 pounds, 2 oz (45th percentile)
Head: 16.25 inches (40th percentile)
Special Outings: First trip to Vermont!, Daycare started, Final movie of maternity leave (Baby Driver), And a few parties (Baptism and a wedding shower)
Visitors: George
Loves: Daycare, Looking out windows, Watching people
Hates: Being tired, Not being able to roll