Forgiveness, Sleeplessness and Freedom

Strange title I know but it sums up the three things that have been happening. So I had guess that I had better explain and where better to start than at the beginning.

Forgiveness........ 7 months ago in the eyes of my cat I did something truly awful....... I gave birth! My four legged baby got removed from her throne by a screaming two legged baby. Granted my little cat or maybe not so little cat has been through a lot with me. We got her just two weeks after we moved to America and she helped me focus on something other than I am alone and miles away from family. She is a rather weedy cat to say the least and it took me a while to convince her that I was ok after we adopted her. I think that she was always destined to be a cat scared of her own shadow but not having the best start in life meant she was scared of that and more. But we developed a great bond. She was my cat and I was her person. That was until 7 months ago when I gave birth. From that moment on she would not share the bed with my whether my little boy was with me or not and no longer did she sort me out for cuddles or companionship. If she was dethroned then so I. But in the last couple of weeks my four legged baby has decided that maybe forgiveness is the best way to go and so at last we can enjoy cuddles in bed even when my little guy is there and long discussions about how we are going to but the world to right in the evening. Peace has been restored and we are now both happy. As she was never dethroned, just another one was added (maybe higher than hers but don't tell her that).

Sleeplessness has reared its ugly head again in this house as my little man has decided that sleeping through the night is no longer an option and we must wake at least twice if not three times a night just to make sure that mummy is there and convince the world that starvation has occured.

Freedom, I know this may seem odd when one is suffering from a lack of sleep but my amazing little guy can now sit all by himself. He will happliy sit at my feet while I type this sucking on his tag book and throwing his theether across the room. No more getting upset because he is stuck looking at the ceiling. At times he has been known to eat carpet as he starts to head dive for the floor but things can quickly be righted and happiness restored. And so for me this means that I can get things done without having to entertain him quite as much. This truly is a blessing and maybe I can start getting my apartment to not look like a bomb landed in the middle of it. Who knows what could happen now as a whole new world has opened up!! Well at least for a little while until movement starts and then I am sure it will close down again as I run after him. But for now I will put my feet up and eat my jacket potatoes and sip my tea whilst he plays happily on the floor.

Da Da Da.........

My little peanut decided tonight to be the night of adding new sounds to his already growing quantity of noises and that was da da da! I am quite sure he has no idea of the meaning but both me and my husband stood over the changing tables going "da da da, ma ma ma" and my little one would giggle and let out another round of noises many sounding like "da da da"

Mean while I have been considering the small possibility of doing baby modeling with my little cutie, however upon reading up on this I have decided that I just don't live in the right down and don't want to spend many miles traveling to every place under the sun, so unless something finds its way into our lives in a local location I am afraid that my little one will only be smiling for my camera but I have decided that I am totally fine with that.

Currently the two of us have been out and about all over the place as we are looking to buy a house. We are grateful that we are ok at the moment and can take advantage of the lower house prices. I know many people can't and I truly thank God for his blessings. I can't wait to paint my little guys room and I tempted to head towards Winnie the pooh but since everything is winnie the pooh maybe now is the time to give the poor child a break. The question is what do we go to next? I will have to have a think about that and let you know!

Who's been eatting my porridge??

My little man is growing up, this week began the joy of solid food. My chosen food was Oatmeal. I just decided to be different and not do rice cereal. I think my little guy wonders what is happening as he pulls the funniest faces ever. He is starting to like it more however. In the next few days we will progress to green beans and other delights. But now I can see that my baby is turning into a little boy.

And the little one said "Roll Over"

A couple of days ago my little one lay looking up at the ceiling with a kind of puzzled expression of how did I get here? That was because just moments before he had been staring at the floor getting very cross with the hole idea of tummy time. My little one has finally decided that rolling from tummy to back is a great idea and I think he is almost wondering why he didn't do it sooner. The funny thing is that sometimes he forgets how to do it. He lies on the floor with his forehead to the carpet and gives out the cross wail as he then tries to figure out where is arms are meant to be for him to roll over. If he could talk you know he would be lying their going " this is stupid I know I can do this now what did I do??" Eventually the little wheels in his mind turn and over he goes bring to an end this annoying thing called tummy time.

On another note I can't believe that my little guy is now 6 months old. This week he will begin taking solid foods. I can't believe how my little boy is growing up. Time truly does fly by. I can see that in no time a tall I will be waving him of to university with a tear in my eye thinking this is the little boy that once I could cradle in my arms and nurse to sleep, whilst putting the world to right with a gentle whisper.

And for all of you wondering this is what my little guy looks like now. He can sit up on his own for a little while until we do a sudden movement and come crashing down again. He has a smile for everyone now and seems to be a very happy little chappy.

Cribs away!!!

After several weeks of no crib and my little boy having the joy of sleeping in a pack n' play my new crib has finally arrived. I confess it doesn't match my current changing table because unknowingly to me cherry wood is no longer a good colour. Also neither is a crib under $200 and also with a drop down side. I did manage to find a drop down side crib because short people like me need on to reach their child when the base is on the lower level, I also got one in my price budget so that I didn't have to add more to my voucher. But I was unable to met the cherry wood colour so I had to choose antique walnut, it is lovely and my cutie is now sleeping in it so I guess that is all that matters.

Under the weather and beyond.........

Over the last week my little one has been feeling under the weather. We haven't run a temperature which was a blessing but we had a little upset tummy and also now a runny nose. That means that those blissful night of him sleeping through have vanished and some nights I even begin to question that I haven't just got another newborn as I am up every hour to two hours. Things are beginning to improve but he is still feeling a little down. But he is still managing to enjoy life and all its adventures. We are now often having those delightful fits of giggles and squeals. Soon he will be 6 months and we are now having moments of him sitting unsupported for a minute or to before starting to topple back to the floor. I am holding out for a longer sleep but trying to enjoy every moment that comes as I am beginning to realize how fast they grow up and I can never get it back again.

To the Rescue.......

I can't believe that my little boy is now over 5 months old. Part of me feels like it was only yesterday he entered this world, yet there is another part that can't really remember him not being here. Our lives have pretty much fallen into a happy pattern of going out to see people, playing and sleeping, as well attending church and its various activities. Today as the tail end of hurricane Hanna hits our region (I think it is now just a bad storm) I feel truly blessed to be a mum. For the first time my little one has taken a nap in his crib for over an hour. It has been strange that he will not nap well in his crib as at night he sleeps without an issue and is now lasting until 7am.

We have now a new addition to our weekly events and that is we are off to the rescue.... a horse rescue that is. I am finally beginning to get my horse fix in, which in many ways makes me feel a little more human. I have a friend that comes with me as currently I really can't do much with my boy strapped to my front. I have purchase a Ergo carrier which I love. Soon I will be able to strap him to my back and then there will be no stopping me. I truly hope that my boy will come to enjoy these trips as much as I, and who knows at some point in the future maybe there will be a little four legged friend that neighs for him to play with.