I know it's so cliche, but seriously, time FLIES! Ten weeks already? Wow! Drew is changing by the day, and since I'm around him so much, sometimes I don't notice that much. But then I stop and realize how fast he's growing and changing, and get a little sad that each stage appears and then leaves so quickly. For example, as he was crying over the weekend, I realized that even the sound of his cry has changed. He no longer has that newborn raspiness. It's like a full, real, cry. It still sounds young, don't get me wrong, but it sounds so different than it used to. When did that happen? How did I not notice until that one particular moment? This time is so fleeting, and I'm cherishing every second of it! I'm so super grateful that I get to stay home and stare at him all day, memorizing every detail and behavior and expression he makes. I know in time, I'll forget those too though, so I'm trying to document as much as possible. For his 10 weeks birthday, here are ten of my (current) favorite things about him...
1. His smile! He still doesn't smile very often, but it's the greatest thing in the world when he does.
2. His palms. He only recently started opening his hands a lot. I didn't realize how much he kept them in fists until he started opening them. He does it a lot when he's eating, and I just stare at the adorable creases and the little rolls on his wrists.
3. The way he moves his head when he's sitting up. Zac calls him Ray Charles sometimes.
4. His "coy" face. Sometimes he does this slight grin, then turns his head to the side, as if he's bashful.
5. His expressions. Eyebrows raised in excitement, eyebrows raised in critical skepticism, (the thinker" (looking out of the side of his eyes, brows furrowed), there are too many to name.
6. His soft soft skin and the way he smells.
7. His belly button. The umbilical hernia makes it pop out, but I just love it, and I know one day I'll miss it. Okay, and sometimes I push it in and play with it. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt him at all.
8. His lips. He purses them, smacks them, searches for his pacifier with them...they're so kissable.
9. The fact he's hot-natured. Sometimes I wish he wasn't, so he could wear his cute clothes, but most of the time, I love getting to see his whole tiny body and feel his sweet baby skin, with no clothes in the way.
10. His hair and head. I pet it with my hand, I stroke it with my cheek, I kiss it. I love that soft fuzz.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Weight-ing game...
Okay, so really it's not a game. It's not that fun at all, but actually it really is fun when you see progress. Sooo, anyone remember that last post about weight, when I said something like "I hope the weight just keeps falling off, and I don't get to the stubborn pounds for a long time?" Yeah, that was a jinx. The very next week I stopped just 'shedding' weight. But I've been consistently trying to eat healthier (while still allowing myself a cookie here or there), and I plan on rejoining the gym in January. I started to join this week, then remembered we will be gone two weeks out of the month, and I didn't want to pay for a whole month when I wouldn't get to use it half that time, so I just decided to wait. Anyways, I'm going on walks when I can (time, baby, and weather permitting) and trying to drink more water. This morning when I weighed, I was 164, which means I've lost 30 pounds in nine weeks. My real goal? My real goal is to lose 30 pounds by my 30th birthday. I set this a few pounds ago, so my goal weight is 137, by May 31st! I think I can do it! And I know it'll feel good working to get there.
READY...SET...oh gosh, here come the holidays...okay, when they're over we get serious...GO!
READY...SET...oh gosh, here come the holidays...okay, when they're over we get serious...GO!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Two Months!
Firstly, let me say that I am DONE with the Blogger app! I have written two LONG and meaningful posts on my phone and just looked at my blog on the actual computer and realized they never published. Ugh! I was wondering why no one was commenting! :)
Okay, now about this past Saturday (Drew's 2 month birthday!). The only plans we had were to meet Stacy and Chris for breakfast at a place called Norma's. The food was amazing and catching up with friends we hadn't seen in a long time (since the day Drew was born!) was delightful. After breakfast, since it was a beautiful day and we were in the neighborhood, Zac and I decided to go walk around the Bishop Arts area. When we got there, we saw there was an "urban bazaar" going on, which meant that booths were set up in the middle of the street and there were lots of people selling stuff they had made. It was busy, but not overly crowded or unpleasant in the least. Everytime we go there it feels so happy. People walking dogs on leashes (most of the shops allow the dogs to come in!), and strollers and slings everywhere. I felt bad we didn't have Molly with us. :) Zac bought a new shirt with a gift certificate I gave him for his birthday. After we'd seen all the sights and walked all we wanted to, we headed home. Drew was a perfect angel all morning, so I was certain he'd be awake and lively when we got home. Instead, he slept so long. He took a long deep nap (in tummy time position!) and I was able to address and stuff all of our birth announcements and christmas cards. It's so nice to be able to be productive! When he finally woke up to eat, I'd missed him so much (he'd been asleep practically all morning long!) that I sat down to hold him and just cuddle and stare at him. After his bottle I laid him on the floor to play with him and talk to him. He seemed to be in a really great mood, so I called Zac into the living room to see how happy he was. I asked Drew in a real high pitched (baby) voice "Do you know how cute you are!?" and he gave us the biggest open mouth grin! I instantly got a lump in my throat, and tears filled my eyes! I'd seen him smile in his sleep before, but this time he was smiling AT ME! I made him smile! Right on his two month birthday he gave us his first social smile! It was priceless! I was on cloud nine! We played some more and he smiled some more, but that first one was (and still is) my favorite so far. By about 5 we were getting pretty hungry (hadn't eaten since breakfast) so we decided to go eat at Schlotzsky's. Yum! After dinner we went to Bethlehem Revisited in Waxahachie. It's a really neat experience, with actors and livestock (chickens, sheep, camels, etc) and you feel like you are walking the streets of Bethlehem. There are tax collectors, shephers, kings, guards, etc. It's so cool. When we got to the manger and I saw Mary and Joseph cradling that little baby, I kind of lost it. I've been so so emotional about Christmas this year. I have a totally new perspective and appreciation for the miracle of a baby, Mary's point of view, etc. (One of the great posts I wrote that never posted was about Christmas and my new feelings towards this very holy and special day. Boo to the blogger app! Maybe I'll try to rewrite it.)
Anyways, Drew's 2 month birthday was an awesome day. I put on instagram that it was my favorite day. It was a perfect day with Zac, with Drew, the right amount of time at home and away, relaxation and productivity. I couldn't ask for a better Saturday! :)
Today (Monday the 10th) was Drew's 2month checkup. I love getting his new measurements and tracking his growth, so I was looking forward to that part. His head circumference was in the 50th percentile, so perfectly average. His weight was ten pounds and ten ounces, which was 25th percentile, and his length was 21.5 inches, and only 5th percentile. :) He's a small fry, and I love it. If some of my cousins have it their way, he'll be an olympic gymnast. hehe! Unfortunately, he also had to get several immunizations. :( I'd been kind of dreading it, and tried to find someone to go with me, since my pediatrician told me last time that I might want to bring moral support. Zac had to go out of town to tour another high school, my friend Steph had a tax workshop in Ft. Worth, my mom was in Katy with my sister (who just had shoulder surgery!) and my in-laws had a work Christmas party in San Antonio over the weekend, so I hated to ask them to drive up and back in one day, just for the appointment. Turns out I was not giving myself enough credit, because I did just fine, even though it did kind of break my heart. Turns out that the colic kind of paid off today, because I've been a little desensitized to his screaming and crying. (That's trying to see the silver lining.) Anyways, he had three shots and one oral administration. He did turn very bright red and scream, but luckily he calmed down within a few minutes, and by the time I got to the car he was asleep. Phew! He's slept most of the afternoon and evening, which is why I'm able to sit down and blog! I sure wish I made a point to write down more, but it's so hard. When he's asleep during the day (which is getting to be less and less as he gets older), I either want to nap or need to be getting bottles washed and ready, or moving laundry or whatever. Writing this reminds me that I need to update his baby book! Maybe he'll still be sleepy tomorrow, and I can do that then. :)
Okay, now about this past Saturday (Drew's 2 month birthday!). The only plans we had were to meet Stacy and Chris for breakfast at a place called Norma's. The food was amazing and catching up with friends we hadn't seen in a long time (since the day Drew was born!) was delightful. After breakfast, since it was a beautiful day and we were in the neighborhood, Zac and I decided to go walk around the Bishop Arts area. When we got there, we saw there was an "urban bazaar" going on, which meant that booths were set up in the middle of the street and there were lots of people selling stuff they had made. It was busy, but not overly crowded or unpleasant in the least. Everytime we go there it feels so happy. People walking dogs on leashes (most of the shops allow the dogs to come in!), and strollers and slings everywhere. I felt bad we didn't have Molly with us. :) Zac bought a new shirt with a gift certificate I gave him for his birthday. After we'd seen all the sights and walked all we wanted to, we headed home. Drew was a perfect angel all morning, so I was certain he'd be awake and lively when we got home. Instead, he slept so long. He took a long deep nap (in tummy time position!) and I was able to address and stuff all of our birth announcements and christmas cards. It's so nice to be able to be productive! When he finally woke up to eat, I'd missed him so much (he'd been asleep practically all morning long!) that I sat down to hold him and just cuddle and stare at him. After his bottle I laid him on the floor to play with him and talk to him. He seemed to be in a really great mood, so I called Zac into the living room to see how happy he was. I asked Drew in a real high pitched (baby) voice "Do you know how cute you are!?" and he gave us the biggest open mouth grin! I instantly got a lump in my throat, and tears filled my eyes! I'd seen him smile in his sleep before, but this time he was smiling AT ME! I made him smile! Right on his two month birthday he gave us his first social smile! It was priceless! I was on cloud nine! We played some more and he smiled some more, but that first one was (and still is) my favorite so far. By about 5 we were getting pretty hungry (hadn't eaten since breakfast) so we decided to go eat at Schlotzsky's. Yum! After dinner we went to Bethlehem Revisited in Waxahachie. It's a really neat experience, with actors and livestock (chickens, sheep, camels, etc) and you feel like you are walking the streets of Bethlehem. There are tax collectors, shephers, kings, guards, etc. It's so cool. When we got to the manger and I saw Mary and Joseph cradling that little baby, I kind of lost it. I've been so so emotional about Christmas this year. I have a totally new perspective and appreciation for the miracle of a baby, Mary's point of view, etc. (One of the great posts I wrote that never posted was about Christmas and my new feelings towards this very holy and special day. Boo to the blogger app! Maybe I'll try to rewrite it.)
Anyways, Drew's 2 month birthday was an awesome day. I put on instagram that it was my favorite day. It was a perfect day with Zac, with Drew, the right amount of time at home and away, relaxation and productivity. I couldn't ask for a better Saturday! :)
Today (Monday the 10th) was Drew's 2month checkup. I love getting his new measurements and tracking his growth, so I was looking forward to that part. His head circumference was in the 50th percentile, so perfectly average. His weight was ten pounds and ten ounces, which was 25th percentile, and his length was 21.5 inches, and only 5th percentile. :) He's a small fry, and I love it. If some of my cousins have it their way, he'll be an olympic gymnast. hehe! Unfortunately, he also had to get several immunizations. :( I'd been kind of dreading it, and tried to find someone to go with me, since my pediatrician told me last time that I might want to bring moral support. Zac had to go out of town to tour another high school, my friend Steph had a tax workshop in Ft. Worth, my mom was in Katy with my sister (who just had shoulder surgery!) and my in-laws had a work Christmas party in San Antonio over the weekend, so I hated to ask them to drive up and back in one day, just for the appointment. Turns out I was not giving myself enough credit, because I did just fine, even though it did kind of break my heart. Turns out that the colic kind of paid off today, because I've been a little desensitized to his screaming and crying. (That's trying to see the silver lining.) Anyways, he had three shots and one oral administration. He did turn very bright red and scream, but luckily he calmed down within a few minutes, and by the time I got to the car he was asleep. Phew! He's slept most of the afternoon and evening, which is why I'm able to sit down and blog! I sure wish I made a point to write down more, but it's so hard. When he's asleep during the day (which is getting to be less and less as he gets older), I either want to nap or need to be getting bottles washed and ready, or moving laundry or whatever. Writing this reminds me that I need to update his baby book! Maybe he'll still be sleepy tomorrow, and I can do that then. :)
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