No cuddles but other good stuff
As Sabrina gets older, I find myself missing some of the baby stuff. I miss her wanting nothing more than to cuddle in my lap (okay at the time I think I called her velcro baby and it might have gotten a little old – sue me). Now she is just way too busy to cuddle for more than 10 seconds unless she is really tired.
But there are some cool things that come with her getting older. I love that we can go for a family walk now. Steve, Sabrina, the dog and I all headed out for a walk yesterday afternoon. It was nice that she could walk most of the way herself. (At her pace it is more of a stroll.) It is also cool that she understands the things I say to her. If I make a simple request, she can comply – assuming she wants to. It is also great that she can, at least some of the time, find a way to communicate what it is that she wants.
But some of the ways she is asserting her independence make me a little nuts. Each and every meal lasts 60-90 minutes. Our apartment doesn’t have an open enough floor plan to allow me to accomplish much while she is restrained (I’m afraid she will choke if I can’t see her – it has happened twice so it isn’t just paranoid mommy) so I sit in a chair and watch the child eat for 3-5 hours a day. I used to play on my laptop during that time but we all know what happened to that diversion.
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Still hunting for a house to rent. My biggest problem is that the management companies don’t seem to want my business. Phone calls aren’t returned and that doesn’t bode well for future assistance if we need maintenance. I packed the first 2 boxes of this move last night. I really wish we had less stuff. But I like my stuff – it makes it home. I keep telling myself this move will be easier because there is no basement full of crap and some of our stuff is still packed up in storage.
Think I need to call our realtor friend. (No Sarcastic Mom, she doesn’t work for that company. Trust me, I will steer clear. Good luck on your move.)
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Like many women, I’ve struggled with my weight most of my life. I reached a point where I was happy before I met my husband. When we started trying to get pregnant, I put weight on again – partially from meds and partially from self-medicating with food. After we began the adoption, I started to lose it. Living in Antigua got me almost back to where I wanted to be. Of course being pregnant and on bed rest for 3 months, I had to let go of a lot of my issues around that. This week, I got out a box of my fat clothes and found I could wear many of them. I’m not sure if I should be depressed from a vanity standpoint that I was that fat just a couple of years ago. Or if I should be excited from a frugal standpoint that I have increased my wardrobe a bit without spending any money.
Sorry – no Sabrina cuteness today. I’m not sure how to upload photos on my hubby’s computer.
hi friend,
time isnt on my side (e is all about the BUBBLES MAMA!! BUBBLES!) but I say this—–for what it is worth and it *is* heartfelt—-celebrate the wardrobe in the YAY I HAVE THESE AND IM PREGNANT AND I DONT NEED TO FORK OUT MONEY FOR MATERNITY CLOTHES RIGHT NOW.
and let the rest fall away as much as you can.
your body is freakin amazing!!! how many days night months did you think it would never support a life inside you? and now it is.
and it isnt forever.
if you decide you still give a chickenbus about it all Ill lend a hand when you are ready.
you may not give a rats ass (screw the chickenbus) when you have 2 healthy (we’re all praying for you) babies and figure there is time enough to lose weight later (you know Im all about the exercising/eating for healthy insides)
Im out.
please to excuse the disjointednessment 🙂
I agree with Carla – ( and you know I am still struggling with the weight thing). Celebrate your body right now. It is doing something absolutely AMAZING. Be happy for the clothes that fit.
And when you are ready I say join a gym with a nursery. It has been great for Becky, she actually wants to go to the gym!
I, too, am really enjoying this stage in which the girl actually understands what we’re saying to her! I like taking her out in the neighborhood for (very slow) walks as well.
fat and pregnant are very different miss m. i hereby decree the clothes you just pulled out to be “pregnant” clothes and not “fat” clothes. and just remember that the healthier choices you make now will make it that much easier to get to your ‘antigua’ weight later. love that body up, chica, it’s making a person (i’m still stuck on that…),and if taking care of yourself remains a priority the weight will come off in no time (hello breast feeding!!!)
hugs your way…
You’re not fat, you are pregnant!! I think it is time to see you (I am ok with clothes covering you).And, with two little ones you will loose it in NO time.
Somedays Reese is so velcored I think it is super-glue. But, sometimes I want to snuggle and he wants nothing to do with it. I do miss some of the baby stuff. I feel like I was spending so much time bonding/getting to know him/getting over baby in my house shock that I missed some special times. But, I am loving this age. It is nice to get some communications…..even if I don’t like the result.
Maybe you should move Steve’s computer to the kitchen…….that is painfully long to sit through. I would be napping on the table. OR, I wouldn’t fit at the table because I would be nibbling…….
Oh, I totally get the watch your kid eat thing. ‘Cept here it’s b/c if you leave the room for even a moment (like, you have to pee like crazy?) he flings his food across the room.
Yeps. Ze Master dos not like to eat alone!
Thanks for the wishes – we are rarin’ to go, I tell ya!
They may have been fat clothes. Now their just pregnant clothes. Pregnant doesn’t equal fat. (okay – I just scrolled up and realized I’m repeating what several others have said but I think it’s worth repeating.)
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At least you have a good reason for your size to be larger! I am growing out of my size 16’s since Christmas. I need to spend less time eating and being around food! I had the same problem with Jamie. Dinnertime could last btn 5:30 and 7pm which is our entire time with her at night as we both work! And she wasnt eating well for a while – I found if I hold the cup back until she eats at least a good part of her meal she eats – faster and more.
Embrace your pregnancy portliness!! 😀 I have always that that pregnant women are extra cute. 😀
About some of the baby stuff. I miss it too. It would be great to freeze Emma for a little while. For as busy as she is (woah) and for as much as I want her to grow out of reflux (asap), it is very, very difficult for me to see her growing so quickly. And, I miss holding her while giving her a bottle and I miss rocking her to sleep, etc. 🙁 *sigh*
You are a good Mama. Take care. God bless.
I miss cuddle time too:(
Now they fight over who I’m gonna hold first, who has the better blank (blanket) and who sits longer without the other one screaming…AHHHH mommyhood:)
You’re not fat..you’re preggers…BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!