A Little Update

{ May 12, 2008 @ 8:46 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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I am so out of the blog world, I don’t even know how to get back into it. I can’t think of a single thing to post about, yet I’ve been gone for three months!

I have finally adjusted (somewhat) to life at home. It only took about 7 months to get to this point (I can’t believe I’ve been on maternity leave for 7 months already - holy shiza!!!) I’ve started buying scrapbooking supplies so I can become a scrapper like all the other moms. Have to get in with the crowd! Ha! Now it’s starting it that’s the challenge. We’ve taken about a hundred thousand pictures of Keagan already, so picking and choosing which ones to get developed will be a challenge!




To give you the quick and dirty, parenthood is starting to get easier. We have finally gotten Keagan to sleep through the night using “The Slee.pea$y Solution.” This did involve letting him cry it out for a few days, but now he just complains a bit before bed. The payoff was definitely worth it. Happy mommy = happy baby! We’re also much quicker at gathering his supplies for day trips, putting him in his car seat, loading him into the stroller, and dealing with him when we’re out and about. 

He cut his first two teeth on March 27th and April 1st. So, he was just over 4 months. Early, I know! And he is still nursing. He’s only bitten my nipple once, and yes, it HURTS! 

I started him on solids about a month ago. We just started with rice cereal, and have gradually been giving him different fruits and vegetables. I am making his baby food so I can keep it as pure and healthy as possible, and it’s been super easy. I just steam whatever I’m making, put it in the blender to puree, then put into my baby food trays. When they are frozen, I transfer into labelled freezer bags. I tried making baby food chicken by boiling for a while, then pureeing, but it turned out very gritty and awful. So, I bought jars of meat.

Now that Keagan is getting older, he is a lot more fun! He’s babbling a bit, laughing a lot (I have a cute video, but I haven’t figured that out yet), sitting up, and interacting. He isn’t mobile yet, but we’re working on that. He loves his Jolly Jumper, and hates tummy time. He loves his daddy and his Baby Bible.

I can’t believe I have to start thinking about going back to work. I’m not sure about commuting to the hospital anymore because of the shift work, and now the gas money it’ll cost (it’s 50 km each way). I am going to reapply to the regional health department I used to work at (for 8 weeks), and am hoping they will forget that I left them high and dry almost 2 years ago. But, truthfully, I have gained invaluable experience being a mom, and will now feel comfortable giving breastfeeding advice and trouble-shooting tips. I just felt silly doing that before I had any hands-on experience. 

So much to think about, and it’s not any easier now that we have a child! I’ll have to think about child care, which is something I dread. Thankfully, I’ll only be going to work part time, and my hubby works from home. 

 

Pried Away

{ May 7, 2008 @ 10:47 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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I’ve been on the Baby web site since my pregnancy began, or maybe it was a few months in, and it’s seriously time for me to move on. It’s very addictive, but my whole life right now is “baby baby baby.” I take care of my baby, then I go on my computer and I talk about my baby. I stress about my baby, and I love my baby. It’s all baby. It’s just time for me to move on. So, I decided to take my blog back. My readers are probably all gone now … moved on … but that’s okay. I need an outlet! 

It’s funny how these Baby web sites work. You talk about your baby, starting new threads about breastfeeding, formula feeding, different methods of getting your baby to sleep, different kinds of diapers to use, and it just makes your head spin. But, you can’t pull yourself away. And something deep within yourself tells you it’s wrong to dwell so much on one little human being. It’s not healthy, and it’s not how life was intended to be. But you keep coming back for more. 

Anyway, it’ll likely be a process to pry myself away, but hopefully getting back into the blogging world will keep me satisfied. I’d like to start writing about my life experiences at this point in time so I can read back on them. I read a few blog posts tonight, but there’s no way I can catch up on every single one of them. Not after missing months. 

I’ll be back to write more later. But now, I need to dream feed my almost 6 month old son (!), and then get some sleep. He is still breast fed, and is finally sleeping through the night, thanks to some proactive sleep training. So much for attachment parenting! Ha!

I will be back.

Three Months!

{ February 27, 2008 @ 5:32 pm } · { Keagan }
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Keagan turned three months old on Saturday, and I am now officially one of those moms who says, “Where did the time go?” He is definitely not a newborn anymore, and there are days where I think he changed over night!
 
This month, Keagan discovered how to laugh. It is coming much more easily now, but at first, we really had to squeeze it out of him. We would hear it maybe once every couple days, after working hard for it! The first time I heard that laugh, I discovered what it feels like to have your heart melt. That is definitely what mine did. He laughs when we bring his feet up to his face, and tickle his neck with his own feet. A very flexible boy, he is!
 
He also found his hands, and has intently been sucking them every waking minute. I have been having a hard time deciphering when he is hungry, and when he’s sucking just for fun. I also found that if he’s not hungry, don’t force him to eat! Today, he squealed at me, and chomped his gums down on my nipple in true biting form. I tried to do the “No!” thing to teach him not to do that, but his huge grin and giggles really made it hard for me to show him discipline. All I could do was laugh with him. 
 
Keagan is growing to tolerate tummy time more and more. I try to put him on his tummy for a few minutes a few times a day, and he is getting better at holding his neck up. Because his neck control is getting better, I put him in his Supersaucer and discovered he loves it! He loves being at a higher level, and looking around at his surroundings. 
 
We also bought him a Bumbo, and when he sits in it, he looks like a little old man in his lazy boy chair. Sometimes, we put him in his Bumbo chair on the Ikea lazy susan we have on the table (it fits his bumbo perfectly) while we’re sitting at the dinner table. When he gets bored of looking in one direction, we just give the lazy susan a little spin. It’s so cute!
 
Keagan’s sleep habits are still somewhat erratic right now. During the day, he tends to take two one hour naps and one three hour nap (if I’m lucky). At night, he sleeps for 4-6 solid hours, and then every 3 hours after that. Occasionally, we put him in his swing at 6 am because he thinks it’s time to wake up, and Mommy and Daddy don’t feel the same way! It works like a charm, and usually gives us another 1-2 hours of sleep.
 
During the day, Keagan and I have been visiting his cousins and Grandma, going to the Ontario Early Years Centre for infant programs, getting groceries, and visiting my friend from work who is also on maternity leave, and who had her son exactly one month before I had Keagan. When we are at home, we have a lot of floor time, and rotate through all his little toys and gadgets. I am looking forward to the day his attention span gets longer! I am also looking forward to Spring’s arrival so we can go for walks! Today, I wanted to take him for a walk, but it was -15 C, so we visited my neighbour across the street who has a daughter that is 3 months older than Keagan.
 
We are loving our little man more and more every day. He’s only been in our lives for 3 months, but I couldn’t imagine life without him!
 
 

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