Sunday, May 25, 2008

Miles' First Graduation!

His cousin, the lovely Kaile, graduated from Hernando High yesterday and we all attended a celebratory dinner Friday night as well as the ceremony on Saturday. Congrats to Kaile! You looked amazing and did a great job. We're all proud of you!!

In other news Miles is teething AND has a cold. Talk about being hit with a double whammy.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Aww...Miles' first fever :(

Pic of the day: How Miles usually looks when awakening from a nap.

Our lil bit slept a LOT last night. From 5:30pm til 7:30am precisely! When he woke up he didn't appear to be sick but he certainly was not his happy, fun little self. He loves to play, smile and laugh at us and he didn't do any of those all morning long. He napped from 10 til 3 and when he woke up Matt noticed how warm he felt. Sure enough - he was running a small fever.
I called the nurse and she said Tylenol every 4 hours and to bring him in tomorrow morning if he wasn't better. My poor, sweet little boy. It just breaks our hearts to hear him whimpering pitifully while we're rocking him, snuggling him close and trying to calm him.
I know this happens to all babies eventually and that we're lucky it's taken almost 4 months before it's happened to us but it doesn't make it any easier once lightning strikes.
Naturally, we don't ask for prayer but we'd like our friends to keep us in their thoughts over the next couple of days.
Edited to add: As of the next morning my lil bit has awoken from a 12 hour sleep fresh, happy and fever-free. Hooray for Tylenol!!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

First "Real" Mother's Day

Pic of the day: My beautiful mama's day roses!

Friday afternoon the doorbell rings so Matt goes to answer, thinking it was a tenant. No, it was UPS! And he walks in the door with a box from ProFlowers.com!! It was roses from my mom and dad. I told them not to make a big deal but they kept saying, "But this is your FIRST Mother's day and besides we think you're such a wonderful mom." Aww.
Then my great hubby brings me a basket of beautiful purple flowers and a balloon, knowing purple is my favorite color. If you have any doubts just look at my wedding photos. I also got this lovely mother-baby figurine from the Willow Tree line (I collect those.) I'm incredibly lucky to have such a great baby who is so easy and low maintenance. It is these days I will remember once he's a teenager.
Anyway, happy mama's day to all my mama friends out there, which pretty much includes each and every one of you these days!!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Great Movie!

I stayed up late after little bit went to sleep last night and watched all 3 hours of the movie, Magnolia. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. If you have, rent it and watch it again. I sure plan to, mainly so I can share it with Matt but also to pick up on some of the smaller details I missed the first time. It's a long time to commit to for just a movie but well worth it, in my opinion.
Any praise? Disagreements? Post in my comments section and let's chat, shall we?

Monday, May 5, 2008

A Cinco De Mayo Update

Miles just wrapped up his 3 month birthday last week and is changing by leaps and bounds on an almost daily basis. He's been smiling for quite a while but uttered his first genuine laugh a couple of weeks ago as my dad lifted him up in the air. He also enjoys, after a nice big bottle, laying on his back with a paci in his mouth and talking. People always tell you babies say their first word when they're about a year old but I think a 3 month old repeating the word "goya" over and over is quite a feat in itself. I have decreed that the Spanish drink name brand is his first REAL word. I have to admit it was almost creepy to hear a true human-sounding voice coming from that little being who, up until now, has mostly exercised his lungs to scream.
He's also presumably going through a growth spurt since he sleeps not only throughout the entire night but takes several naps during the day as well. This makes it easier on the parents and frees us up to relax and kick back a little bit. His food intake has drastically increased too. He can suck down 8 ounces in a matter of minutes and sometimes takes in a few more ounces right before a nap, just to "top him off" as Matt says.

I'm reading the Girlfriend's Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood, compliments of my girlfriend Cat, and LOVING it. I find myself nodding in agreement to a lot of the material she covers and trying my best to memorize the advice for baby events to come. I highly recommend the Girlfriend's Guide series to anyone who has recently conceived or given birth to their own little one. It's the most honest book I've come across without all that scary medical mumbo jumbo that can give a poor pregnant woman a stroke. You know the ones - chapters on what WILL happen to you and how there is NOTHING you can do about it. My experience as a formerly prego woman is that 90% of what people told me would happen never did and the other 10% consisted of things no one told me about that happened to me!

On another note, I have come to the conclusion that I am the incredible shrinking woman. In my 9th month I was topping out the 190's on the scale and, according to my doctor's appointment this morning, I'm currently at a svelte 134. That's even less than I weighed pre-pregnancy! The kicker is that I don't diet and I don't exercise. I call it "the newborn diet". When your primary concern is feeding an infant and keeping him happy you can maybe work in some sort of meal every 12 hours and abracadabra - you lose weight! I would be ecstatic if only I could lose that pesky lose skin around my tummy that has been a constant reminder of how BIG I was at the end of my 3rd trimester. Anyone know a good, cheap plastic surgeon?