Ummmm...ya know, starting a post is a bit daunting. I know what I want to tell you but starting it is kind of hard without sounding dumb. And since this beginning is a little dumb, I feel like I've met some kind of requirement. On to the other stuff!
So for some reason starting a few days ago something about this whole eating thing clicked. I'm going to credit the squash. It was the first food she liked, like actually liked to eat and kept in her mouth. So then we added pears, maybe. I say maybe because when I'd give her pears she would get thoughtful like she wasn't sure she liked them. Then two days ago we liked pears, officially liked pears. Okay, good. Then yesterday oatmeal seemed better and we ate most of our oatmeal and a good amount of pears. Alright, now we're talkin'. Then yesterday we had a breakthrough. Green beans had been a surprise like two days ago but yesterday it was like they were old pals. She was actually slurping them off of the spoon, waiting for each bite. I was so excited and may have squealed a little bit. But this was big news!
And then this morning. Oh this morning. She became a big girl in her sleep or something because she ate all her oatmeal, which was like a quarter cup, and then ate a good amount of pears, too! She was like actually eating each bite not just squirting it through her lips and me shoving it back in. We ate breakfast, together actually. Norah and I ate our breakfast together. I feel like super mom or something. My child eats food.
Speaking of sleeping, we've had some good there, too. We had went through a few weeks of getting up at around 1am and at like 430 or 5am. She only wants milk one of those times, but needs the comfort the other. Well the last two nights she only woke up at 430 or 5am for a couple of ounces and then wanted laid back down. Not rocked to sleep, laid back down to go to sleep. I know that is good, the not having to rock her, but I told Jay it makes me feel a little un-needed. But proud of her that she is learning that her bed is safe and if she goes there to go to sleep, mommy will still come if she needs me. Proud of us, too, that Jay and I have made a home that she feels good in. I know the sleep thing is probably just because of how crazy busy we have been lately but still. I mean, this morning after laying her back down at 5, we slept till 8. 8AM!! I haven't slept that late since before the girls were born.
We have been so busy because of my awesome siblings graduating things. Gwendy graduated from SEMO last Saturday and Trevor graduated 8th grade last night. It's funny, they make me feel older than having a child does. Surely my little sister is still covered with mud, sporting wind blown hair and a kool-aid smile. And Trevor must still be a little drooly boy, giggling from underneath a clothes basket. I am very proud of both of them. And they are so cool. Like way cooler than I could ever be. Gwendy has always been so confident and fun and kind and delightfully goofy, and she has just gotten more awesome. Trevor is so laid back and calm, but with a killer wit and sharp sarcastic sense of humor.
Jay and I are good, having a baby will change any relationship and with our girls, the changes and challenges were pretty big. It has really shown me that we really can make it. That's what we've always said when something happened or changed, that we always make it, him and me together, we make it. Well, that is very true. God gave us to the other and we were really meant to be. Our seven year wedding anniversary is in 10 days. As of April, we had been together (dating, engaged and married) for a whole decade. We have changed but we have done so together and have been able to get to know each other over and over again. We are going for a little mini get-away next weekend for our anniversary and Miss Norah is staying with my parents for a whole weekend, Saturday morning to like Sunday afternoon. I am a little nervous but very very excited to spend all that time with my husband just as his wife again.
So that's us right now. My baby is actually napping and I'm going to get another cup of tea and enjoy the rain-threatening breeze floating through my house. Peace out!!
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