All night I stand watch like a motherly church gargoyle perched on the edge of his crib. I find little sleep in between the feedings, diaper changing and random baby sounds that make me open an eye.
Precious, precious twilight hours when thoughts cross my wandering mind.....
Our home is where he will be safe, loved and comforted.
Learn about faith and trust.
Get into mischief with his sister and know the consequences.
Find protection from those that may jeer him in his adolescent years.
Learn to see beauty in everything.
Sanctuary is defined as a sacred place, a place of refuge or protection where things of great value may be kept....what could be a better description of family and home.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Toddler Mischeif While Mommy is Nursing
UGH!!!!!
Seriously, Nora is into everything! Taking apart everything....all because mommy is stuck on the couch with little brother syphoning milk.
Where to begin....
She came down the hall with poop on her fingers. I think Rich and I's response was 'OMG! where is the bigger load?' (note she wasn't wearing a pullup to begin with...potty training and all)
The OCD tooth brushing going on...yep, caught her just scrubbing away and using a 1/4 tube of toothpaste to do it.
Her trying to scale the dresser to feed Foofa(her fish) for the fifteenth time in one day.
Scrubba dub dub....Nora ''washing her hands'' and making a bubble mess, slip and slide out of her bathroom. Literally, bubbles 2-3" off the counter and dripping onto the floor. Glad that hand soap wasn't expensive.
The little princess who decided she needs lipstick and takes it from mommy's makeup drawer. Ear to EAR lipgloss.
The self-sufficient toddler that used a chair to get to the bag of candy corn on the counter...we don't know how many she ate.
Did we discuss the lotion? Let's just say she's good and moisturized into next winter.
Tune in tomorrow for more toddler mayhem.....
Seriously, Nora is into everything! Taking apart everything....all because mommy is stuck on the couch with little brother syphoning milk.
Where to begin....
She came down the hall with poop on her fingers. I think Rich and I's response was 'OMG! where is the bigger load?' (note she wasn't wearing a pullup to begin with...potty training and all)
The OCD tooth brushing going on...yep, caught her just scrubbing away and using a 1/4 tube of toothpaste to do it.
Her trying to scale the dresser to feed Foofa(her fish) for the fifteenth time in one day.
Scrubba dub dub....Nora ''washing her hands'' and making a bubble mess, slip and slide out of her bathroom. Literally, bubbles 2-3" off the counter and dripping onto the floor. Glad that hand soap wasn't expensive.
The little princess who decided she needs lipstick and takes it from mommy's makeup drawer. Ear to EAR lipgloss.
The self-sufficient toddler that used a chair to get to the bag of candy corn on the counter...we don't know how many she ate.
Did we discuss the lotion? Let's just say she's good and moisturized into next winter.
Tune in tomorrow for more toddler mayhem.....
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Post-partum thoughts...
Just a few musings from my overly tired and disconnected brain.
1. WHY and WHAT is the purpose of those nurses measuring my urine after the birth? I understand, if I couldn't pee at all why they might be concerned, but otherwise why the fuss?
2. Apparently, you can have let down hearing your OLDER child cry as well. AWESOME!!! That was a three shirt day.
3. Post-partum hormones suck! And mine hit bottom about 72 hrs after giving birth. Let the waterworks commence, this time it was about my mom insisting on Nora wearing training pants.
4. If you have a toddler, they will ask you crazy questions. ''Mommy, why you broughted him home?'' ''He's EATING your boob! That's not very nice of him.''
5. Coffee is a necessary evil, even though it might wire the infant for a couple hours.
6. If you sit in a recliner long enough, your tailbone stops hurting and goes numb. Do not attempt standing quickly, just trust me on this.
7. 36H is an obscene bra size, considering I was a 36DD before pregnancy. (The reduction and lift can't come fast enough after kids)
8. Having a kid with blue eyes is freaking me out! My brain goes 'huh?' everytime he opens his eyes.
9. You didn't realize how cold you were keeping the house at night(72 degrees) until you're no longer pregnant. Holy cow, it's COLD!
(More thoughts later after another night of little sleep)
1. WHY and WHAT is the purpose of those nurses measuring my urine after the birth? I understand, if I couldn't pee at all why they might be concerned, but otherwise why the fuss?
2. Apparently, you can have let down hearing your OLDER child cry as well. AWESOME!!! That was a three shirt day.
3. Post-partum hormones suck! And mine hit bottom about 72 hrs after giving birth. Let the waterworks commence, this time it was about my mom insisting on Nora wearing training pants.
4. If you have a toddler, they will ask you crazy questions. ''Mommy, why you broughted him home?'' ''He's EATING your boob! That's not very nice of him.''
5. Coffee is a necessary evil, even though it might wire the infant for a couple hours.
6. If you sit in a recliner long enough, your tailbone stops hurting and goes numb. Do not attempt standing quickly, just trust me on this.
7. 36H is an obscene bra size, considering I was a 36DD before pregnancy. (The reduction and lift can't come fast enough after kids)
8. Having a kid with blue eyes is freaking me out! My brain goes 'huh?' everytime he opens his eyes.
9. You didn't realize how cold you were keeping the house at night(72 degrees) until you're no longer pregnant. Holy cow, it's COLD!
(More thoughts later after another night of little sleep)
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