Devon Corneal: The Last Time
A nice little tear jerking break for your workday
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3/21/12 ::::: 13.5 months
anders took his first steps yesterday. he could walk for awhile but was so scared to just let go. now we really have to baby proof.
- words: eeeowww, uff uff, nigh nigh, heeey, mmm (moo)
- teeth: 4 top, 2 bottom
- loves food and eats just about everything - he is vegetarian.
- still addicted to his bottle and spazzes out when he sees it’s filled with milk
- we are still working on the sippy cup transition
- he’s a great climber
- favorite things: cats, garbage trucks, miffy, trucks, cars, books, and more trucks
- takes 2 naps a day and sleeps 12 hrs at night (typically does not wake up unless he’s wet)
- he’s a big boy but has lost most of his chubbiness (i swear he gets bigger every day)
- starting to have a strong opinion and will have mini tantrums if he doesn’t get what he wants
- he’s really smart and learns very quickly
- signs more, milk, & all done (we have not continued with sign language beyond that)
- still cuddly (i hope this never goes away)
we are so luck to have such a good baby. i love him more than i could have ever imagined and want to spend every second of every day with him. i never thought parenting would be so awesome!
wishful thinking?
be asleep by 10:30pm; luckily i have ambien to help.
get up at 2:30am to pump. thankfully my husband will be taking care of the baby all night. anders still wakes up every 4 hours and even if he didn’t, i’d still have to get up to pump. it’s been over 4 months since i’ve slept more than 6 consecutive hours. so sad.
get up at 6:30am so i can get to work early and leave at a decent time so i have more time with anders before he goes to bed.
so much changes when you have a baby. it’s totally worth it, but it certainly doesn’t mean it’s easy.
anders went to his first art show last night at kibbee gallery. he loved it. if you are in atlanta you should check it out.
who ever coined the term “don’t cry over spilt milk” was obviously not a working mother.
the past 2 days at work have been really rough for me. it’s an extremely busy time so i’m overwhelmed and working long hours, while the only place i want to be is home with my baby. i always knew i couldn’t be a stay at home mom; i need health insurance (due to preexisting conditions i can’t get it on my own) and we just can’t afford to live on one income. it sucks. even though i knew i’d have to be a working mother, i never imagined it to be this hard. i’ve been back over a month and i’m still crying several days a week. i’ve been able to keep it together while at the office….until today.
it sucks to have to sit in a vacant office twice a day and pump. it’s usually the only quiet time i have and all i can think about is how i should be at home feeding anders. as if that’s not bad enough, i’m usually rushing because i am so busy and don’t want to stay late. and then it happened. i spilled 5 oz of freshly pumped milk. all i could do was sit down, stare at the milk, and cry. i could care less about the milk, i just couldn’t keep it together.
i keep telling myself that this is how it has to be and it will get easier, but it’s not. i just want to be at home raising my child. my husband, mother, and mother in law spend more time with him during the week than i do. it’s killing me. i don’t know what to do. i don’t have many options.
Posted June 1, 2011 at 12:56pm in parenting
anders is totally amazed with his hands. his eyes at 14 secs cracks me up!
Posted May 26, 2011 at 10:32am in parenting
Anders at 15 weeks…
- loves looking into daddy’s eyes, smiling, and letting out a sweet little aaah
- still wobbly, but getting much better at holding his head up
- rolling over (on the bed at least)
- goes to bed around 9:30pm and lets us sleep in until 10am on the weekends!
- puts everything in his mouth
- needs to start wearing a bib because he’s a major drooler
- likes to lay in our bed in the mornings to wiggle and chat
- graduated from the moses basket to the pack ‘n play (still next to our bed & still waking up every 3-4 hours)
- grabs and holds things
- loves to snuggle
- pretty laid back unless he’s hungry and then he’s a screamer
- he’s a happy baby
Posted May 24, 2011 at 3:23pm in parenting
i just read this post from dear baby about her 6 day old baby boy and started crying (in my cubicle). i’ve been meaning to write about my maternity leave and how i’ve been struggling being back at work, but frankly, i just don’t have the time. i have so much to say and want to properly convey what i am going through. i’ll find time soon but in the meantime i’ll leave you with this…
caring for my son has been by far the most enjoyable and natural experience of my life; however, the emotional aspect of parenting has been very difficult for me to handle.
Posted May 23, 2011 at 12:15pm in parenting
