I mentioned a few days ago that I decided this little blog here needed a change. Something different but with some more focus. I've strayed from that and need to find my way back to the creative outlet that I so badly wanted when I first started here.
And I am happy to say that things are underway. I will be working with the ever so fabulous Shay Bocks again [who did the current design] to update into something bigger and better. My goal is to have a better space to showcase my photography, which I hope to start doing more often. I'm also in the process of creating some designs for invites [baby showers, birthday parties, bridal showers and such], baby announcements, and various other designs and will be opening up an etsy shop in the coming months, once I have a substantial amount of things to put in there. I hope to be able to showcase new creations here, as well. I'm also going to keep up with recipe postings, but again, am going to try and use my own photography while doing something.
And, of course, I will continue to bombard you with photos of the kid. At some point, we will start back down the journey for another baby, and I'm sure that will be equally as frustrating and heart breaking as it was last time. I absolutely want to keep this site infertility friendly [if that even makes sense].
So all in all, the little hodge podge of a creative website that I wanted two years ago is finally underway. I'm excited about all the changes that will be coming, as well as taking things to the next level, and am so excited to work with Shay to make this space beautiful. She is an amazing designer who does amazing things. I completely urge you to check out her work.
Stay tuned!
June 26, 2012
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June 22, 2012
Three Months: No Longer A Newborn*
Three months. Holy cow, my baby is three months.
I am really not quite sure where all of this time is going. It still feels like yesterday that this little guy came into the world with a bang. And now here we are -- Thirteen weeks later and no longer a newborn.
This guy is straight up a little man. It's amazing to me the changes that have occurred in the past month. He continues to grow every single day, and makes strides in his progress. I swear this kid is days away from walking. Ok, not really, but I would not be surprised if we had an early walker. All he wants to do is either sit up or stand. Our [and by that I mean his] favorite game is to sit down. stand up. sit down. stand up. Repeat over and over again. His legs are unbelievably strong. It is only a matter of time before this guy starts moving on his own. He has started rocking from side to side just a bit when he is on his back, and he kicks his legs like crazy when he is on his tummy.
His personality also continues to shine! We had our first real giggle on Father's Day, and I do everything I can to make him do it again on a daily basis. Hearing that sweet little laugh [because it is still little!] melts my heart! We are working on grabbing and holding, and he is every so slightly getting the hang of it. His favorite toy is the sweet giraffe rattle that he has in the above picture. It's just small enough that he can get his hand and arm around it. Of course, his favorite thing to stick in his mouth is his hand. He cannot get enough of those things.
Little man is still sleeping in our room with us, in his bassinet. This one is completely on me. With me going back to work three weeks ago, I am not ready to have him in his crib yet. I get so few hours with him a day that I find comfort knowing that he's in the room with us, even if I'm not holding him or spending time with him. I don't know when I'll be ready to give that up, but I do know that M is pushing for it sooner rather than later. We have a one story home, and his nursery is right next to ours, so there is no reason for him NOT to be in his crib yet. It's totally personal preference and comfort on my part. I'll get there when I get there, but I'm not pushing it yet. Although, it will have to happen soon. I find him squished up at the bottom more often than not, which is impressive considering we are still swaddling pretty tightly.
Another big milestone this past month was starting cloth diapering! We eased into it as we found brands that we liked, but we are full time now, and I am LOVING IT. I am so happy that we decided to go this route, and I am already working on a post on the ins and outs of cloth diapering from a newbies perspective. But I LOVE our pocket diapers and Lucas seems to have no problem with them, either. Plus, they are just so dang cute. I can't wait to share my experiences on what we have learned and our processes with them.
Also, my photos have been shit lately. I don't know what it is, but I'm vowing to take BETTER photos of my kid. It may be the fact that I am horrible about even picking up my camera, when I have my nice little iphone to do the trick. I literally have a thousand photos on my iphone of him. I MUST stop that habit! Because I know I will regret not having more photos of him down the road. And these photos, as cute as they are, just won't cut it :)
I am looking forward to the next month and all the new milestones that we reach! He is growing up so quick before my eyes. I can barely stand it!
Happy Friday everyone!
I am really not quite sure where all of this time is going. It still feels like yesterday that this little guy came into the world with a bang. And now here we are -- Thirteen weeks later and no longer a newborn.
This guy is straight up a little man. It's amazing to me the changes that have occurred in the past month. He continues to grow every single day, and makes strides in his progress. I swear this kid is days away from walking. Ok, not really, but I would not be surprised if we had an early walker. All he wants to do is either sit up or stand. Our [and by that I mean his] favorite game is to sit down. stand up. sit down. stand up. Repeat over and over again. His legs are unbelievably strong. It is only a matter of time before this guy starts moving on his own. He has started rocking from side to side just a bit when he is on his back, and he kicks his legs like crazy when he is on his tummy.
His personality also continues to shine! We had our first real giggle on Father's Day, and I do everything I can to make him do it again on a daily basis. Hearing that sweet little laugh [because it is still little!] melts my heart! We are working on grabbing and holding, and he is every so slightly getting the hang of it. His favorite toy is the sweet giraffe rattle that he has in the above picture. It's just small enough that he can get his hand and arm around it. Of course, his favorite thing to stick in his mouth is his hand. He cannot get enough of those things.
Little man is still sleeping in our room with us, in his bassinet. This one is completely on me. With me going back to work three weeks ago, I am not ready to have him in his crib yet. I get so few hours with him a day that I find comfort knowing that he's in the room with us, even if I'm not holding him or spending time with him. I don't know when I'll be ready to give that up, but I do know that M is pushing for it sooner rather than later. We have a one story home, and his nursery is right next to ours, so there is no reason for him NOT to be in his crib yet. It's totally personal preference and comfort on my part. I'll get there when I get there, but I'm not pushing it yet. Although, it will have to happen soon. I find him squished up at the bottom more often than not, which is impressive considering we are still swaddling pretty tightly.
Another big milestone this past month was starting cloth diapering! We eased into it as we found brands that we liked, but we are full time now, and I am LOVING IT. I am so happy that we decided to go this route, and I am already working on a post on the ins and outs of cloth diapering from a newbies perspective. But I LOVE our pocket diapers and Lucas seems to have no problem with them, either. Plus, they are just so dang cute. I can't wait to share my experiences on what we have learned and our processes with them.
Also, my photos have been shit lately. I don't know what it is, but I'm vowing to take BETTER photos of my kid. It may be the fact that I am horrible about even picking up my camera, when I have my nice little iphone to do the trick. I literally have a thousand photos on my iphone of him. I MUST stop that habit! Because I know I will regret not having more photos of him down the road. And these photos, as cute as they are, just won't cut it :)
I am looking forward to the next month and all the new milestones that we reach! He is growing up so quick before my eyes. I can barely stand it!
Happy Friday everyone!
The Working Mom Conflict*
This Friday, Lucas will be three months old.
Three months!!
How did that happen??
His three month "birthday" [or whatever you want to call it] also means that I'll have finished three weeks back at work. I took a full 12 weeks of maternity leave, going out on my due date, but with Lucas being two weeks late [and me being in the hospital for one of those two weeks] I headed back to work a little earlier than I wanted to.
I'm not going to lie and say that the transition has been easy. In fact, it's been really fucking hard. We got lucky when it came to our daycare situation, in that a very good friend of ours, back in December [and right before we started the search of our own] OFFERED to watch Lucas for us. She had a background in early childhood development, loved kids, has a nine-month old of her own and was offering to watch our baby when the time came. It literally fell into our lap, and we would have been stupid to say no. So we worked out the details, came to an agreement, and let the countdown begin.
And because she is so amazing and is somebody we trust completely, I do not wory about him during the day. I know he is in wonderful hands, learning wonderful things. Her own child is pretty great, and a true testament to what kind of mom she is. Of course I am thrilled that she is the one watching Lucas for us while I'm at work.
But it's not the same.
In fact, most days it sucks. And what runs through my head on a daily basis is a million different things, all leaving me conflicted and confused about my choices.
I worked hard for my education. Paid my way through college and grad school. Up until getting married, even a couple years past the "I do's" children were never on my mind. It wasn't a priority. What WAS important to me was my career. I wanted to succeed. I wanted to do great things. And, to this day, I love my field and the work that I do on a daily basis. When the time came to start a family, going back to work after having a baby was not even a question. OF COURSE it would happen. Because I'm not paying back $80,000 of student loans just to sit at home. But I also enjoy feeling accomplished. Like I have contributed something to the world. I know there are many ways to do this without having a "job" but this was the route I decided to take.
I had the option of staying home after baby came. M and I sat down and had that talk. In fact, he brought it up. It wasn't anything that I had ever considered, but he wanted me to know that if I chose to stay home with baby, then I could do so. Things would be tight, but we could easily make it work! I listened to his proposal, and appreciated the fact that he thought this might be something I was considering [but would never bring up] but what it came down to was a few things. I loved working, and I loved the lifestyle my paycheck allowed us to have. We are a military family, and before we know it there will be a time when we pack up and
Three months!!
How did that happen??
His three month "birthday" [or whatever you want to call it] also means that I'll have finished three weeks back at work. I took a full 12 weeks of maternity leave, going out on my due date, but with Lucas being two weeks late [and me being in the hospital for one of those two weeks] I headed back to work a little earlier than I wanted to.
I'm not going to lie and say that the transition has been easy. In fact, it's been really fucking hard. We got lucky when it came to our daycare situation, in that a very good friend of ours, back in December [and right before we started the search of our own] OFFERED to watch Lucas for us. She had a background in early childhood development, loved kids, has a nine-month old of her own and was offering to watch our baby when the time came. It literally fell into our lap, and we would have been stupid to say no. So we worked out the details, came to an agreement, and let the countdown begin.
And because she is so amazing and is somebody we trust completely, I do not wory about him during the day. I know he is in wonderful hands, learning wonderful things. Her own child is pretty great, and a true testament to what kind of mom she is. Of course I am thrilled that she is the one watching Lucas for us while I'm at work.
But it's not the same.
In fact, most days it sucks. And what runs through my head on a daily basis is a million different things, all leaving me conflicted and confused about my choices.
I worked hard for my education. Paid my way through college and grad school. Up until getting married, even a couple years past the "I do's" children were never on my mind. It wasn't a priority. What WAS important to me was my career. I wanted to succeed. I wanted to do great things. And, to this day, I love my field and the work that I do on a daily basis. When the time came to start a family, going back to work after having a baby was not even a question. OF COURSE it would happen. Because I'm not paying back $80,000 of student loans just to sit at home. But I also enjoy feeling accomplished. Like I have contributed something to the world. I know there are many ways to do this without having a "job" but this was the route I decided to take.
I had the option of staying home after baby came. M and I sat down and had that talk. In fact, he brought it up. It wasn't anything that I had ever considered, but he wanted me to know that if I chose to stay home with baby, then I could do so. Things would be tight, but we could easily make it work! I listened to his proposal, and appreciated the fact that he thought this might be something I was considering [but would never bring up] but what it came down to was a few things. I loved working, and I loved the lifestyle my paycheck allowed us to have. We are a military family, and before we know it there will be a time when we pack up and
June 19, 2012
A New Direction*
I've decided that this little blog of mine needs a change.
So a change is what I am trying to do.
I've reached out and am trying to find a way to do an update to this here blog of mine. I feel like my focus has gotten a little lost when I write. Like there really isn't a purpose besides blogging about how my day went. In the beginning, I wanted to be different than the military/political blogging that I had been doing for so long ... and that happened ... for a while. My focus was purely infertility related, but with that chapter temporarily closed in my life [I'm sure it's a battle that will cross our paths again] I need to make some changes.
I know I write about it every once in a while [definitely more so in the beginning] but I want to get back to something more. Obviously, being a new mom is a huge part of my life right now, and I have so many things to talk about in that regards. But there are also some other great things that I am working on. My photography. My weight loss journey. The fun we are having with cloth diapering and baby wearing. The food that we are making at home. Returning to work full time. Things that are important to me, but that I'm not very good at talking about.
So, I'm making a shift. I'm hoping that in the coming months there will be a new blog design. I want to focus more on my life in general. I've been putting a lot of people/things in my life ahead of me for quite some time, and that needs to stop. At least for now.
So. Stay tuned. I hope I can turn this little blog into everything that I want it to be. And I hope you stick around for it. I promise, there will be lots of great, great things coming in the very near future!
So a change is what I am trying to do.
I've reached out and am trying to find a way to do an update to this here blog of mine. I feel like my focus has gotten a little lost when I write. Like there really isn't a purpose besides blogging about how my day went. In the beginning, I wanted to be different than the military/political blogging that I had been doing for so long ... and that happened ... for a while. My focus was purely infertility related, but with that chapter temporarily closed in my life [I'm sure it's a battle that will cross our paths again] I need to make some changes.
I know I write about it every once in a while [definitely more so in the beginning] but I want to get back to something more. Obviously, being a new mom is a huge part of my life right now, and I have so many things to talk about in that regards. But there are also some other great things that I am working on. My photography. My weight loss journey. The fun we are having with cloth diapering and baby wearing. The food that we are making at home. Returning to work full time. Things that are important to me, but that I'm not very good at talking about.
So, I'm making a shift. I'm hoping that in the coming months there will be a new blog design. I want to focus more on my life in general. I've been putting a lot of people/things in my life ahead of me for quite some time, and that needs to stop. At least for now.
So. Stay tuned. I hope I can turn this little blog into everything that I want it to be. And I hope you stick around for it. I promise, there will be lots of great, great things coming in the very near future!
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