Apparently, the right side of my uterus is more comfortable than the left...
Cody thought so. He hung out on my right side the whole pregnancy. So much so that my belly was lop-sided. Well, looks like little Oscar thinks that the right side is much more 'homey' as well. He is all over the place - on the right side! I keep telling him that it's a pretty roomy womb, but he thinks differently.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
the one big purchase
I don't need much this time around. I have all the baby gear I could need. I have clothes from Cody (although, baby Oscar is getting some new clothes). I'm pretty much set. Except for...my double stroller. Now, I'm not getting a double stroller for everyday use. It would be a waste of money for me. I might look into a sit 'n stand when both boys are a little older, but for now when I'm out alone, I'll just put Code Man in the stroller and babywear Oscar (this will most likely be the case when I'm not alone as well). I just don't want to spend money on something that I don't think is necessary for me.
HOWEVER...I will be buying a double jogging stroller. I love running, and there is no way that I can go out with just Cody and leave little Oscar behind! HA! So, my one big purchase will be:
BOB Sport Utility Double Jogger! I cannot wait! It's a bit pricey, but I've been savin' up and trying to find the best deal. Oh man, is it a little sad that I'm so excited over a stroller? Nah!
This puppy handles my gravel roads like a charm (well, the single one I have now does). And, it's only 5 inches wider than my single. Completely doable to jog with down our roads! I'll wipe the drool up off of my keyboard now...
HOWEVER...I will be buying a double jogging stroller. I love running, and there is no way that I can go out with just Cody and leave little Oscar behind! HA! So, my one big purchase will be:
BOB Sport Utility Double Jogger! I cannot wait! It's a bit pricey, but I've been savin' up and trying to find the best deal. Oh man, is it a little sad that I'm so excited over a stroller? Nah!
This puppy handles my gravel roads like a charm (well, the single one I have now does). And, it's only 5 inches wider than my single. Completely doable to jog with down our roads! I'll wipe the drool up off of my keyboard now...
tractor love
Saturday was a beautiful day. It was about 55 degrees, sunny and still. Cody and I decided to go for a walk that afternoon to get out of the house. We bundled up, got out the BOB and started on our way. There was a tractor in the field across from our house that was working ground. Cody saw it on our walk, and stared until he could no longer see it.
When we got back home from our 2 mile walk, we played outside with daddy. Cody wanted to ride on his trike, and since he's not quite tall enough to reach the pedals, we were pushing him around the driveway and through the garage. Well, while we were in the garage, he bailed off of the trike and started running and pointing. Doug and I were confused...until we looked out and saw the tractor right across from our house. Cody is still running and saying 'tactor, tactor'! We take out running after him and catch him halfway through our front yard. I'm pretty sure if we hadn't stopped him, he would have run all the way into the field to get to that tractor!
We then loaded up and drove out into the field to get a closer look to the tractor. Doug rolled down the window on my side and I was holding Cody...trying to stop him from falling out of the window becuase he still wanted a closer look. :) He was pointing and laughing at the tractor - he couldn't have been more excited!
I love times like that. The simple things in life, like a tractor out working ground, can make such great family moments and memories.
When we got back home from our 2 mile walk, we played outside with daddy. Cody wanted to ride on his trike, and since he's not quite tall enough to reach the pedals, we were pushing him around the driveway and through the garage. Well, while we were in the garage, he bailed off of the trike and started running and pointing. Doug and I were confused...until we looked out and saw the tractor right across from our house. Cody is still running and saying 'tactor, tactor'! We take out running after him and catch him halfway through our front yard. I'm pretty sure if we hadn't stopped him, he would have run all the way into the field to get to that tractor!
We then loaded up and drove out into the field to get a closer look to the tractor. Doug rolled down the window on my side and I was holding Cody...trying to stop him from falling out of the window becuase he still wanted a closer look. :) He was pointing and laughing at the tractor - he couldn't have been more excited!
I love times like that. The simple things in life, like a tractor out working ground, can make such great family moments and memories.
Friday, January 6, 2012
the parent i never though i'd be
Over the course of the past 15 (almost 16) months, I have realized that I am the parent I never though I would be. Not that it's a bad thing...because it is what works for us, and what I have realized is natural to me.
When I was pregnant with Cody I dared to mutter the words that I'm sure every person who is not a parent has said..."my kid will never do that". Oh, silly me! Since then, I have had those words bite me in the butt. But - the things that "my kid will never do" aren't bad things. It comes down to different parenting styles.
I 'knew' I would be that mom who let her kid cry it out in his crib. I could have sworn that I thought it was inappropriate to breastfeed your child after 12 months of age. I didn't think it was a big deal to let your kid watch a few cartoons everyday.
I've talked before about how I now feel about letting my baby cry it out. It is NOT for me. People will say to make sure all their needs have been met (hungry, cold, dirty dipe) and let them cry after that. But that doesn't mean that their emotional needs are being met. Obviously, if a baby (less than 12 months and especially less than 8 months) is crying something is wrong. I believe (don't worry, I don't expect everyone to agree with me on this) that a baby cries for a reason, and will not learn to manipulate a parent until after 9 months of age or later. Unfortunately Cody had to be my guinea pig for me to learn this. Thankfully though, it only had to happen one time for me to realize that I need to follow my gut and not what some stupid book on how to teach your child to sleep says. Now I know that I fall more into the "Attachment Parenting" style. For me, it felt right for Cody to co-sleep with us. It felt right for me to 'babywear' him throughout the day for most of his first 4-5 months. It felt right to not hear my baby cry for no reason at all (even though the 'books' say he'll learn to manipulate).
Cody breastfed until he was 15 months old. Actually, we would still be going if it wasn't for me being pregnant - my milk dried up. I never in a million years thought that I would be comfortable nursing past 12 months, or that I would want to. I thought it was (like I said earlier) inappropriate. I was so naive about it. A baby is still a baby at 12 months, in a sense. Their little belly's aren't mature enough before that to handle cow's milk. So, how magially at 1 year of age does that change? It doesn't. I realized that it needed to be a very gradual change. And, it's hard to look past the fact that no matter what, mom's milk is always better than anything else (cow's milk). I look forward to nursing Oscar for a while, no matter what anyone thinks. That is unless I get pregnant again while he's still going ;)
I knew I would never let a TV babysit my kid, but I did think that letting him watch a few cartoons throughout the day wouldn't hurt. I still don't think it's a bad thing to do, but it's not really for me. I feel so guilty letting Cody watch TV. So, he watches Mickey Mouse while I get ready in the morning, and that's about it. To be honest, he is not interested in watching anything. And that makes me happy. I don't understand people who constantly have cartoons on for their kids. But, to each their own I guess.
My parenting style might not be right for everyone, but it is right for my boy(s). I know that I'll be even more confident the next time around, and won't second guess myself in so many situations. How wonderful it is to be the parent I never though I would be.
When I was pregnant with Cody I dared to mutter the words that I'm sure every person who is not a parent has said..."my kid will never do that". Oh, silly me! Since then, I have had those words bite me in the butt. But - the things that "my kid will never do" aren't bad things. It comes down to different parenting styles.
I 'knew' I would be that mom who let her kid cry it out in his crib. I could have sworn that I thought it was inappropriate to breastfeed your child after 12 months of age. I didn't think it was a big deal to let your kid watch a few cartoons everyday.
I've talked before about how I now feel about letting my baby cry it out. It is NOT for me. People will say to make sure all their needs have been met (hungry, cold, dirty dipe) and let them cry after that. But that doesn't mean that their emotional needs are being met. Obviously, if a baby (less than 12 months and especially less than 8 months) is crying something is wrong. I believe (don't worry, I don't expect everyone to agree with me on this) that a baby cries for a reason, and will not learn to manipulate a parent until after 9 months of age or later. Unfortunately Cody had to be my guinea pig for me to learn this. Thankfully though, it only had to happen one time for me to realize that I need to follow my gut and not what some stupid book on how to teach your child to sleep says. Now I know that I fall more into the "Attachment Parenting" style. For me, it felt right for Cody to co-sleep with us. It felt right for me to 'babywear' him throughout the day for most of his first 4-5 months. It felt right to not hear my baby cry for no reason at all (even though the 'books' say he'll learn to manipulate).
Cody breastfed until he was 15 months old. Actually, we would still be going if it wasn't for me being pregnant - my milk dried up. I never in a million years thought that I would be comfortable nursing past 12 months, or that I would want to. I thought it was (like I said earlier) inappropriate. I was so naive about it. A baby is still a baby at 12 months, in a sense. Their little belly's aren't mature enough before that to handle cow's milk. So, how magially at 1 year of age does that change? It doesn't. I realized that it needed to be a very gradual change. And, it's hard to look past the fact that no matter what, mom's milk is always better than anything else (cow's milk). I look forward to nursing Oscar for a while, no matter what anyone thinks. That is unless I get pregnant again while he's still going ;)
I knew I would never let a TV babysit my kid, but I did think that letting him watch a few cartoons throughout the day wouldn't hurt. I still don't think it's a bad thing to do, but it's not really for me. I feel so guilty letting Cody watch TV. So, he watches Mickey Mouse while I get ready in the morning, and that's about it. To be honest, he is not interested in watching anything. And that makes me happy. I don't understand people who constantly have cartoons on for their kids. But, to each their own I guess.
My parenting style might not be right for everyone, but it is right for my boy(s). I know that I'll be even more confident the next time around, and won't second guess myself in so many situations. How wonderful it is to be the parent I never though I would be.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
room by room
I am not going to lie...I'm a bit bummed that I'm not going to be doing a new nursery with this baby. I loved the time I spent getting everything ready for Cody, and making it perfect. I would love to do the same this time, but honestly it would be silly for me to make a new nursery (buy new bedding, decorations, etc.). So, I will add personal touches to the nursery we have now and make it special for Oscar...and I will love every minute of it!
There will be a new room though. Code Man will be getting a new room since Oscar will be taking over the nursery. We decided that we will get bunk beds so that one day the boys can share a room. It was pretty easy for me to come up with the decor for the new room...I mean, Cody's favorite thing in the world are tractors! So, John Deere it is! I'm not in too much of a hurry to have it done before Oscar arrives because most likely, he will stay in our room for a while. But, if I'm completely honest with myself...I know it's going to be started soon :)
Hard to believe my baby boy is going to get a real big boy bed (not just the toddler bed his crib makes into). I'll post pictures as we start working on it.
There will be a new room though. Code Man will be getting a new room since Oscar will be taking over the nursery. We decided that we will get bunk beds so that one day the boys can share a room. It was pretty easy for me to come up with the decor for the new room...I mean, Cody's favorite thing in the world are tractors! So, John Deere it is! I'm not in too much of a hurry to have it done before Oscar arrives because most likely, he will stay in our room for a while. But, if I'm completely honest with myself...I know it's going to be started soon :)
Hard to believe my baby boy is going to get a real big boy bed (not just the toddler bed his crib makes into). I'll post pictures as we start working on it.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
dear baby boy
Dear Baby Boy -
I am officially over half way to meeting you! I cannot wait to see your little face, kiss your little cheeks, hold your little hands, hug your little body and stare at amazing you. I already know that the love I have now for you is going to grow a million times over when I get to hold you for the first time. I am looking forward to see if you are going to look like your brother or not. Im excited to see your personality bloom and grow. Will you be outgoing and ornery like your big brother, or will you be shy and quiet like your mom and dad?
Some things I hope for you:
I am officially over half way to meeting you! I cannot wait to see your little face, kiss your little cheeks, hold your little hands, hug your little body and stare at amazing you. I already know that the love I have now for you is going to grow a million times over when I get to hold you for the first time. I am looking forward to see if you are going to look like your brother or not. Im excited to see your personality bloom and grow. Will you be outgoing and ornery like your big brother, or will you be shy and quiet like your mom and dad?
Some things I hope for you:
- That you have your dad's wit. He can just hit you with humor out of nowhere, and it is one of my favoirte qualities about him.
- That you have your mom's sarcasm. It runs in the family...I have to hope you get it ;)
- That you have my eyes, with the rest of your dad's features.
- That you always feel loved. There are so many people who love you already! You have awesome grandparents, aunts, uncles, great grandparents, cousins, a brother (and of course us) who are excited to meet you. You will never hurt for love. Always remember that!
- That you and your big brother are friends. I know there will be sibling squabbles, but I truly hope that you boys will be close.
- That you don't get annoyed with me someday when looking at pictures and I have you dressed just like Cody. (I guess I should probably be saying this to Cody more than you).
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