When I was pregnant everyone told me how much my life was going to change, how amazing it is to be a parent, etc etc. However it never really settled until the second week I was back to work. It is SO hard to crawl out of bed with his little body curled up next to me looking SO peaceful. Then 2 weeks ago when he gave me the sweetest smile after I fed him. It just wrecks havoc with my heart! Then all i can think about is getting home to him. Overall its an amazing feeling being a mother, and i wouldn't trade it for the world!
Chris and I decided we didn't want James to be raised with a bunch of fancy 'stuff'. We opted for the simple life. I didn't want a top of the line matching nursery set, I wanted a cheap non matching re-cycled nursery set, so thats what we got! At about a month old James started to enjoy moving around, a lot. I had no problem walking around the house with him, but it quickly got old. I thought about buying a swing, but it wasn't a 'need' so I chose not to. Well this past week I broke down and bought a $18 used swing. He LOVES it! So much that I feel like a TERRIBLE mother for not buying it sooner! He smiles and coo's at the non-mobile mobile, he gets drowsy in the swing and falls asleep faster (I try not to let him fall asleep in the chair, just let it ware him out). I'm pretty mad at myself for not buying it sooner, I feel like I'm holding him back from developing faster or something. Ah well cant take it back now, can only improve on the future!
The joke at work while I was prego was "The bread lady has a bun in the oven" haha soooo funny. Well now that a few co-workers have caught me breast pumping at work the joke is, "Rachel's increasing sales by selling milk with the donuts". I hope to breast feed for a year (only 10 months to go!), Chris is aiming for 6 months. Did you know you shouldn't drink caffeine or energy drinks, and eat super healthy while breastfeeding? Did I mention I get up at 2 am?!?!? This motherhood stuff is pretty hardcore, sure makes you appreciate your own mother more!!!!!! Love you MOM!
We have been pretty lucky when it come to clothes for James. A friend from highschool had a boy and gave us ALL his hand-me-downs. I have a garbage bag for every 3 months for the first 2 years! All I'v had to buy is socks (which he's about to wear 6-9 month socks, bigfoot!). However when it comes to toys and developmental stuff we have nothing! So my goal this week is picking some up.
Well sounds like nap time is over, I hope everyone is caught up on us! Check back every month or so for updates!
Chris, Rachel, and baby James!
