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day from...

It's been an eventful day for Drew and I. 


He's been sitting up for a few days now. It's still new to him. He had been sitting up holding his hands in front of him and this weekend suddenly, no more hands. We were so excited. 

Then yesterday, I'm out on the deck with him taking a break from work and I laid a blanket out on the floor to place him on and notice that Drew is doing a sort of centipede like maneuver. He is in crawling position then moves his hands forward, lays down to bring his legs forward then gets back up. He's kinda crawling instead of doing the army crawl. Another exciting moment. 

But today, not so exciting. 

That modified crawl, well he hasn't learned to stop yet when he sees objects like say, a book shelf. Yep, right into it, hitting the side of his head. He had that silent cry for a good 5 minutes before he wailed. I felt so bad. 

Then today, I decided, he's 9 months, it's time to try a teething biscuit. He does, after all, have two teeth. He kinda demolishes two. I'm keeping a close eye and sitting right next to him cause I'm just thinking that he's going to choke. His third one (later in the day), I notice him gagging and his face turning red, I jump out of my seat and pull something out of his mouth with my finger then shove my finger back in to make sure nothing is there. 

Now Drew is SCREAMING. He's scared and I'm panicking after the fact. 

So we took a walk to calm us both down and  it did. But no more teething biscuits. 

I'm not sure I can handle them. And he has to learn to move so... I guess I'll just deal with that. 

6 comments Tags: drew, motherhood, bad day, crawling, mommy, choking

i'll never become my mother

There are certain things you grow up thinking. For example, as child I grew up thinking I was a world famous actress/singer/dancer who had fans following my every move (not much has changed). I also grew up thinking, I'll never become my mother.

It's amazing what having a child does. While I do still believe there are fundamental differences between my mother and I, I find myself doing things just the way she did. When I was growing up, everything became a song. My mother sang "Do you have to use the bathroom?" to me. Every sentence had a melody. She even made songs out of my teacher's names (Miss Chipperini, my first grade teacher became, Chipperini Soup...).

So this morning while I was watching Drew play, he looked over at me and smiled and I started to sing "Handsome man, you're such a handsome man..." I stopped, realizing, I am becoming more like the very woman I spent 10 years rebelling against.

You know, it's not such a terrible thing. I have some wonderful memories of my mother. My mother made everything fun. She filled the room with light and laughter. She pushed me to do more, to do better,  taught me to be a loyal, devoted and caring friend and helped me see that love is a forever thing. You don't give up or walk away because things get hard. It's those times you love more.

So it's not a terrible thing to see more of my mother in me. As long as I can still see the mother I want to be, I think I'll be alright.


3 comments Tags: baby, drew, motherhood, mommy

aww... the baby

Drew, 3 mos.
Drew, 3 mos, in walker
Drew in Swing
Drew
Just some updated photos of Drew. He's so handsome, if I don't say so myself. The second photo down is the walker my mother and step-father bought for him. It's a corvette and is just awesome. I think Andrew wants to use it. :-)

Come on, that face... it just steals your heart right?
3 comments Tags: baby, drew, son, motherhood, mommy

mommy jewelry

I've waited a long time to be a mother. While we were trying, I would see mom's with these charms around their neck, they look like head's, representing each child they had. I'm not much of a jewelry person but Lord, I wanted that charm. I didn't even like it, I just wanted it because it meant that some little person was part of me.

Now that I'm a mother, well, I still don't like those charms. BUT I did find these. Isabella Grace Jewelry makes mommy jewelry that is both stylish and understated. It's a bit expensive for me right now, so I won't be ordering it but who knows (note that instead of 'Levi' on the round charm you are supposed to get your child's name, for me 'Drew'). Maybe for next Christmas...

At least now I CAN get it! And knowing that means more than having it.

9 comments Tags: baby, shopping, drew, jewelry, motherhood, mommy