Rock Me Gently

Ah Memorial day holiday. This past weekend I was busy holding grudges which meant that I was able to finally get some rest and didn't have to run off to this plan or that plan. I have had this lingering sore throat which has been under agressive antibiotic treatment but still seems to be going strong so rest was very needed. Anyway Stan decided to take a long nap on the couch which gave me the perfect opportunity to hold Wyatt and just rock a little. It was such a nice treat to have nowhere to be than just there with him. I think being a working mother I feel as though I always have to go somewhere and I really miss out on all those precious times where the only thing in the world you have to do is just rock your baby. The weekends are your only chance at anything social basically so they full up fast. I was determined to just save this three day weekend for a Wyatt and Mommy bonding time. He loved it too. He just fell asleep on my chest and kept smiling randomly (I guess Mommy brings happy dreams).

Peace--or maybe not?

So ah, finally some peace. Stan is doing much better, he is pain free and is now getting back into having regular meals. Wyatt is working on getting over his first daycare cold. And I am trying to deal with being a working mother- not much success in this way I am afraid. The first two weeks were pretty easy. It was nice to be back but now I am feeling the distance and I am noticing a change with Wyatt. It may just be a psychological thing but I feel as if we aren't as close as when I was there with him. Most days I can get through by distracting myself as much as possible. It is just those quiet times where I am left alone that makes it unbearable. And given all the recent chaos everything has become far more stressful. Perhaps in a week or so when things are offically settled I will be able to reexamine my feelings and know that all of this is not just stress induced.

Our First Update

Stan- had to go to the emergency room last week because he was having pains in his side. It turned out to be a kidney stone. He is feeling much better now and is seeing a specialist to help in passing it. He may have to do a shockwave procedure but we are not sure yet. (No worries it sounds more complicated than it is.)

Grace- has finally reached the age where she has to wear glasses. Yes it is true. I still have nice eye site but apparently I have been overcompensating so long that my eye muscles have become stressed so now I am joining the many many before me who must wear contacts & glasses. Of course I found myself a stylish pair of glasses so I am on Cloud 9. Here here for government benefits! I also completed my first week back at work and was quite successful if I do say so myself. I have lots of assignments and they have been keeping me distracted so I am happy to say that although I miss Wyatt I am loving my adult time too!

Wyatt- As always he is such a happy charming little man. He just keeps on changing but always keeps that positive attitude. His teachers have all fallen for him and he has made some great friends at daycare. In fact he even has a girl admirer. She is an older woman who is in the older moos class and I have to say she is a chunky little girl. (Way to go Wyatt). Everytime I go to pick him up in the evenings he is sitting in the bouncy seat and she is sitting next to him on the floor just staring at him. All I can say is with a face like that and personality to boot, how could the girl not swoon!?!

Sugar- has been doing well but is in serious need of a haircut so sometime this week we are going to aim to get that done. I think she has been a little sad now that the house is all hers during the week although she looks a lot more rested!

A New Start

As many may notice the mama's maybe baby blog has been completely transformed. I figured since the maybe baby has become a lot less of a maybe we better up date the cyber world.

So what's new with us currently?

Stan- is working at GVA and HGS (20 hours at each location every week). Tonight it is "man down" because he has a pretty high temperature and it seems he is getting a touch of the flu.

Grace- is gearing up for my return to NIDA on Monday. It is very bittersweet but I am thinking I will adjust in a couple of days.

Wyatt- is sleeping very well in his new crib and has adjusted nicely to having a set bedtime routine and has been sleeping very well throughout the night. He is about to start his daycare at The Goddard School and hopefully will get to meet lots of great friends!

Sugar- is adjusting well to life with a baby. She has been looking after Wyatt and I think enjoys being the big sis. Although she does miss the spotlight she still gets lots of attention from Mommy and Daddy. Her current fav toy is the pink mickey ears that Uncle John and Aunt Maggie brought back from Disney World.

Mom for a Month

We are coming up on having a baby for a whole month which seems little but to me it is huge. First of all because time has flown by and second it makes me reflect on that first night home and realize that not only can I handle taking care of Wyatt but I absolutly love doing it. There are all these little things that he does that just melts my heart- like the way he looks at me when I feed him or how he will just instantly calm down when he is laying on my chest. I have been realizing more and more the stuff I am going to miss when my maternity leave is over in March. I am just grateful for the time I have now. He has really come a long way in such a short amount of time. I have also noticed how I have changed like I think I have become more assertive and sure of my ideas.
Stan and I have been working on getting our house more in order so we can feel more comfortable and it helps with the baby to have everything in its place.

Mommy's Night Off

I have been feeling the bond with Wyatt developing more and more. Sometimes it gets pretty overwhelming to think about him being here and not in my belly. My mom and dad came over on Saturday night to babysit for Stan and I while we got to have the evening all to ourselves. We decided to use the time to celebrate our belated anniversary so we went to Phillips in Annapolis and had a romantic dinner and then went to see the movie Doubt. I was perfectly fine at the dinner and felt happy that we were finally able to get out of the house but by the time we were at the movie I started to miss Wyatt. Then a pregnant lady walked in and I lost it. I started crying in the theatre because I realized that was the first time I had really been without him since I got pregnant. All that time he was there in my belly going everywhere with me and experiencing everything with me and just the thought of being alone (without him) made me feel sad. I ended up sucking it up and seeing the movie and I have to admit that I am happy I did because it was fabulous and went so fast. When I got home all I wanted to do was hold him in my arms it was like I was complete again.
I am planning on setting up a number of these little outings so it won't be so hard to go back to work. I know I am really looking forward to being with Sonya and Tonya again but I know it will feel like a huge part of me is missing when he is away.

Mom-ents

Today I was just relaxing with Wyatt fast asleep on my chest and I started thinking about how fast time seems to go by and that I am so lucky to have him so I should treasure these moments. Things have been going a lot better my confidence in my baby raising abilities has returned and I am really enjoying watching his suttle changes.
Stan and I got horrible colds this week so the late nights have been really hard. Last night I was able to take some cough medicine and get some sleep because Stan was nice enough to take over some extra feeding times for me.

Nights with Wyatt are usually very good he will cry every 3 hours or so for his feedings. He is difficult at night when we are putting him down to sleep but that is totally fine as long as he goes right to sleep after the late night feedings. We have had a few challenging nights where Wyatt would cry a lot and last night happened to be one of those times. It was pretty bad I would put him down and then 20-30 mins later he was up and crying again. This is so rare though honestly so I know that usually there is a problem if he cries like that. Last night I am pretty sure he just had gas.

I have been incorporating some quality tummy time and bicycle times to get Wyatt's muscles going. He can pull himself up pretty far and can do several lifts so I am really proud. He isn't too happy with the tummy time but I have never seen a baby that liked the feeling. I have been trying to give him some tummy time on my chest too where he can pull himself up to look at me when he wants and rest when he feels like it. This will also give him a chance to get used to being on his belly. Its cool because he already moves his back legs perfectly. I have been trying to have him sitting with me a lot to work his back and neck muscles that way too.

He started drinking more formula recently. He just moved up to 3 ounces and today we started trying to space his feeding time to every 3 1/2 hours instead of every 3. Then we will do every 4 hours if he is up to it. I knew it was time to move him up when he started spitting up at certain feedings or drinking a lot less. In fact he would just skip some all together. so all in all things are going great.