Thursday, May 31, 2012

Missing Elliot

I see my son 7 days a week and yet on the days I work I find myself missing Elliot in evenings after he goes to sleep. Other than Ted there has never been a person who I wanted to spend this much time with.

I never become tired of his company and I never wish that I could cut our time short. I love snuggling with my wiggly little man!! Even though it'd become increasingly difficult with all those wiggles. He is such a sweet little baby who Wouldnt want to be with hin.

Oh that Elliot is such a heart throb !!!!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

4 months old

I can hardly believe that Elliot is four months old today!!! Its been an amazing four months. My sweet little boy has changed so much its incredible. Ted and I just love seeing all the new things that Elliot can do everyday.

When Elliot was born he was 7lbs 9oz and now he is almost 14lbs, wow I can't believe how big he is getting. Gone are the days of supporting his head, he loves just sitting on my hip grabbing at things on his own now. Everything that comes into contact with his little hands gets picked up now which means no jewelery for me any more, and honestly I miss my accessories.

The little boy that used to stay where you set him down is long gone, he can roll over now and pivot himself all around. I lay him in the same position every night but that is never the position that he is in when I get him in the morning. I have found him numerous times with this little feet in the slats on the crib or his head at the opposite end of the crib and it makes me laugh every time. Elliot used to hate tummy time but now he tolerates it quite well. He lifts his little head up really high and is even starting to get his knees under him, it won't be long now before we have a crawler on our hands. I really need to baby proof this house!

The sounds that come out of Elliot's mouth these days are hilarious. Motor boating is his new favorite sound to make, some times he will do it repeatedly for 20 minutes or so! His quiet sweet coos have been replaced with the loud yelling, grunting, and squeaking. Just within the last few days he has started laughing when being tickled and nothing is cuter than watching him laugh!

I am reminded every day of how incredibly lucky I am to have the baby that I have! He has been sleeping through the night for months now, he doesn't get fussy very often, he loves to snuggle and laugh, he enjoys being around people and loves dogs! He has a smile that melts my heart and there are still times that I can't believe he is mine!

Happy four months little Elliot, mommy loves you!



Wednesday, May 16, 2012

How Lucky am I?

Every day I hear about women with husbands who don't help with housework or with the children or both. The more I hear these stories the more I am starting to realize that this is the norm rather than the exception to it. Hearing these stories from friends makes me feel like the luckiest woman in the world that I have such a wonderful husband in my life.

From the start Ted and I have always felt like we were partners in this relationship, neither one of us in charge, we work together, and I think that's part of what makes our relationship so great. I do the cleaning, he does the cooking, I do the grocery shopping he runs other errands, and neither of us really have set chores we just try to split things as equally as possible. While I was on maternity leave for 3 months I took on more of the housework and cooking because I was home more to do that, but now that Ted is home he takes on more of that.

I have friends whose husbands never do laundry, or have never cook a meal and I can honestly say that Ted has done way more laundry over the years than I will probably ever do and we share the responsibility of cooking meals. I am thankful every day that Ted and I are partners and we work together to make our family happy. Now I know that some people are happy having one partner do more of the work and there is nothing wrong with that, I am just saying how amazing it is that my husband truly supports me and I do the same for him.

I cannot imagine being a working mother without the support of my husband helping with the baby or the house. And whats the best about it is that Ted doesn't see it as helping he just knows that the house, the baby, and the dogs are our combined responsibility and he steps up to the plate with out complaint. I am truly grateful every day that I have such an amazing husband and that Elliot has such an amazing father, I hope that every one can be as lucky as I am.

I love you Ted!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Mothers Day

So Mothers Day is just a few short days and I can't believe it was a year ago that I found out I was pregnant! I am in awe if how much different my life is now than one year ago. The day I found out I was pregnant was one of the most exciting and down right scary days of my life.

Of course I knew it was possible that I was pregnant but honestly I didn't think I would get pregnant as quickly as I did. Ted convinced me on a Tuesday morning that I should take a test since I was already a few days late. I agreed to take the test more to prove to him that I wasn't pregnant than anything else.

When the test showed positive my stomach dropped and I screamed for Ted! He came rushing down stairs to see the what all the commotion was about. I immediately made him read the test again just to make sure I read it properly. Sure enough I was preggers! Ted and I cried and laughed and hugged eachother when we realized that we should have a doctor confirm this before we got too excited.

After a nice lunch date we went to the doctor and she confirmed what we already knew.... We were having a baby! Now most people try to wait a while before sharing the news but if you know me you know I can't keep a secret especially one like this. I immediately called my family and Ted called his!! We were literally on the phone all afternoon telling all our friends and family ,sharing our wonderful news!

I remember that day like it was yesterday! He was only the size of a sesame seed the day we learned we were expecting and now he is almost 13 pounds of pure cuteness. The joy my son has brought to my life is indescribable, he makes the little things more fun and the big things more manageable. Becoming a mother is the single most important thing I have ever done. Elliot has already given me the best mothers day gift ever ... The gift of being his mother!