Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Love our morning walks







Will and I have been taking walks in the morning, and I absolutely love it. It makes me feel great to get out of the house and get some fresh air, but even more, I just love snuggling with my little man. I have been walking with him in my ErgoBaby carrier, and it's just such a special time for the two of us. Having him snuggle up to me while we enjoy the beautiful view and the sunshine. Such a wonderful start to our day. Today, he took a little snooze during our walk. So sweet! I just love my little man.

 The view on our walk

 Sweet snuggles!

Beautiful beach view

Sunday, January 22, 2012

What a week!


(Getting ready for my stroller walk!)

The little man and I have been super busy this week! I've finally kicked myself in the rear and gotten super serious about getting back in shape. This week we went for a walk every day, which made me feel energized and refreshed, and Will loves to look around and see what's going on outside. Plus, we met up with several friends for walks! Monday with Kate, Tuesday with Niki, Wednesday with Karen, and Thursday with Vicki. So mom got lots of social time, exercise time, and Will enjoyed the great outdoors. Thursday I decided to try out the ErgoBaby carrier instead of the stroller for our walk. He really liked it. When we went out Friday morning, he fell asleep in the carrier on the way home! It was so sweet having my little man snuggling with me as we strolled along, taking in the ocean view.


(Ready to meet Mommy's friend for a walk!)

(Loving my ErgoBaby walk with Mommy!)

I brought him in the house after our walk, and he was so happy! I turned around to put down my purse and stuff, and he started fussing really loud. I turned around to see this... That darn hat!


So it was a great week! I was feeling like I finally understood his nap schedule and where I could squeeze exercise in between his naps. Then this weekend... was a mess. Our great napper suddenly decided he didn't want to nap at all. UGH! We have no idea why. Teething? Wanting to hang out with daddy? Growth spurt? Low milk supply? Change in my diet? I seriously have no idea. At least still slept through the night on Saturday. We'll see how tonight goes. Oh well. Babies are weird.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

5 Months of fun!

(I'm 5 months old. I like to stick out my tongue.)

Will is 5 months old! (Well, 5 months and 12 days, so I'm a little behind). He had a wonderful Christmas with the family and was such a trooper during all the festivities. Christmas Eve we spent with my mom, "Grammy" Eneyda. Christmas Day was with Nathan's parents and siblings, then we drove up to Nathan's grandparents' to be with all the aunts, uncles and cousins, including Mini-Cousin Audrey!

(Will on Christmas with Grandma Nancy)

(Hanging out with Grandpa Larry)

(More Grandpa Larry time with all the extended family, too!
Check out my cute vest!)

"Sheesh! Women are so emotional!"
(Hanging out with Mini-Cousin, Audrey)

We spent the next day with the other side of Nathan's family. More grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins, including Mini-Cousins Cooper and Callie Jean. Phew! Lots of driving, but such a blessing and so much fun. I still get choked up at these events. Just can't believe we get to live near all these amazing people again and raise our amazing boy near such a loving family.

For New Year's, Nathan and I celebrated by sleeping. Yep, when you have a 5 month old that sleeps through the night really well, you celebrate by sleeping. Because you are still making up for sleep lost in those early weeks. And you are just so thankful for the gift of a sleeping child you don't want to take it for granted or jinx it by not sleeping. After all, the day I decide to party past midnight will surely be the day Will decides to stop sleeping through the night for no apparent reason. So we put our boy to bed and enjoyed sushi delivery, watched "Bridesmaids", and ate Ben & Jerry's "Schweddy Balls" Ice Cream. I wonder what that combo says about 2012?

The last couple weeks I've finally started to feel a bit more settled. Will has a more definite nap schedule which makes my life so much easier! I now know when to plan errands and outings with friends without ruining his sleep schedule and risking sleepless nights. I've been trying some really tasty healthy recipes (will post my faves soon) and reading a bunch of books. It's amazing how much you can read when your baby takes 40+ minutes to eat and eats 6-7 times a day. That's a lot of reading, folks. I was watching TV most of the time, but now Will gets too distracted by noises. Books are probably better then Housewives shows anyway.

Today, we went to the library for the first time, and Will got to experience baby story time! He LOVED it. He was enthralled by the stories and, of course, loved the songs and motions.

(Listening to a story. So attentive!)



(Miss Ally, the story time leader, and her "baby")


At 5 months, his list of preferred activities is growing. He loves watching sports on TV. We used to think it was just TV in general, but it's definitely sports, and mostly football. He loves to grab faces, especially Daddy's, and also Daddy's hair.


(What is this stuff on Daddy's chin!)


(HA HA! I got Daddy's hair!!)

He also loves listening to Mommy sing. It's kind of awesome that my singing is like a magical spell. He will be fussing and instantly quiet when I start singing. I now do most of my shopping to the tune of "You Are My Sunshine." (Good thing I don't embarrass easily!)

He also loves to talk to himself. He talks himself to sleep and talks to himself when he wakes up. He talks to himself riding in the car and playing on his play mat. He pretty much talks everywhere, unless he would rather be watching what is going on.




Will talking himself to sleep