Sitting Pretty

Aiden is sitting up. He is not completely successful at it---making many nose dives but he is getting the hang of it! God, I love him!

Amazing

Babies are amazing. They grow at a rapid rate and communicate to us on so many levels. It starts with just a certain cry. You learn what each cry means and what that baby wants. Then it starts to progress into stronger cries and slight body movements. (Mind you- wet diapers are also part of the communication.) But then suddenly your baby starts making eye contact- then they start making other noises to tell you what they want. Then one day they respond to their name and turn their head and look at you. They move their bodies in a certain way. I am just in awe at how much Aiden is "talking" to us lately, but I am also in awe how much he spoke to us this week when he didn't feel well. I can't explain how much he has said to us without saying a single word yet how much he has grown this week with his body language and voice...

Do I make any sense?

First Trip to the Hospital and Working From Home

My poor little guy had his first trip to the hospital. It was very scary for all of us. He hadn't been himself for a few days not thinking he was sick or coming down with something or fighting something...but again- we missed the BIG sign- He was being annoying...he was just complaining. It took a fever and horrible tears and crying for us to figure it out (at 1am). At least I knew it wasn't constipation...



I don't know how I am still awake at 9:52pm with very little sleep last night. I am just glad that I was satisfied with the hospital and Aiden's doctors---the on-call nurse last night was very condescending. I am glad to know that I like the ER near our house, and that they are very good and kind to little ones.

I have been trying to work from home but it isn't working out too well. I am tired, and the baby just won't sleep...

I hope he feels better soon. He was crying so hard this morning that I just cried with him!

Water Time!

As you can see---he isn't too sure about the water just yet---well, the ocean that is...

He has been in the pool a few times as well and did okay with it the second time. I sure hope he loves to swim. I would love to enroll him in a baby swimming class...and get him swimming well by the time he is three. I don't want my child to be afraid of the water.

(and maybe some day, we can buy a pool and just live like fishies in the summertime!)

Ugly

I am in a very ugly mood---I have been for a few days now. I am scared of the state of our economy---ours as in mine personally as well as the state of Maine and the nation. I am scared of what is going on with oil. I knew that having a child would greatly impact our income and make it difficult but I do not like this stress I am having. I have to figure out a way to deal with it. I am not upset or regret having Aiden. He is wonderful. I am just saying that although I thought we were prepared...we aren't.

I am thinking this is quite common. It is very easy to meet the basic demands at first but then there are so many other things- like laundry detergent, thermometers, creams and lotions for this and that, additional bottles for daycare, and the list goes on. I am quite thankful for all the clothes and toy donations; I really appreciate them. I just pray that we can figure out a way really soon to make our life a bit easier. I know that money is going to stay very tight, and I am okay with that, but to get to a point where we can be on a budget and stay on it and pay our bills on time...that would make me much happier.

The Best Update of ALL

AIDEN SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! WOO HOO!!!!

(And he has discovered his feet!)

Time For Some Updating

I haven't just done any regular updating in a while. Aiden is 19 weeks old already! WOW! Time flies! He is laughing a bunch, rolling over (mostly front to back), and continues to smile all of the time. His sleep has dramatically improved. He has only been getting up once a night to eat and it is usually for only 15 minutes or so. Last night, he had an awesome night.
He has been getting his legs caught in between the slats in his crib. We are going to purchase a new crib bumper that is safer than a regular bumper- it is mesh; breathable! We are having Aiden sleep in the pack and play because we are afraid he will be frightened to sleep in his crib if his legs keep getting stuck.
This past weekend we went to a BBQ with the breastfeeding support group that I have been going to. It was really nice to see everyone and have Aiden be around babies his own age.