Here's Mateo, learning one of life's most fundamental lessons...the Redskins may always disappoint, but, as I told the guy behind us, "they're our team!"
November 13, 2011
Hope Never Dies
As part of Veteran's Day weekend the Miami Dolphins gave free tickets to today's game against the Redskins to all members of the military and their families! The Redskins hardly ever play the Dolphins and are NEVER shown on TV around here (due to their terrible record and Florida having three NFL teams competing for airtime). Not even today's game was aired on our local stations...so what luck that we could go for free! As much as I was hoping the Skins would win Mateo's first football game, they did not disappoint in being disappointing, as always. Still, we had fun. Mateo was an angel. My biggest challenge, some days, is keeping him stimulated and entertained between feedings and naps. A pro football game is nothing but stimulating and entertaining so my job was easy! Almost too stimulating...I get total ADD and have to remind myself to watch the GAME, not the jumbotron (isn't that what it's called?), crazy fans, mascot, shiny things, etc., etc. It's like they almost don't want you to pay attention to how badly the game is being played. *Sigh.* At least the Miami fans were grateful for their win....
Here's Mateo, learning one of life's most fundamental lessons...the Redskins may always disappoint, but, as I told the guy behind us, "they're our team!"
Here's Mateo, learning one of life's most fundamental lessons...the Redskins may always disappoint, but, as I told the guy behind us, "they're our team!"
November 12, 2011
Attached
Yikes, weepy alert: Dear Moms
Sometimes I feel like I've spent my whole life trying (and usually failing) to keep from collapsing into tears at any hint of an semi-emotional situation/event/book/movie/fill in the blank. I'm beginning to realize this battle is just going to get more difficult now that I'm a mother...and it's not going to get any easier as the years go by. Just the thought of all the crying I'm going to do in my life is exhausting. *Sigh.*
Sometimes I feel like I've spent my whole life trying (and usually failing) to keep from collapsing into tears at any hint of an semi-emotional situation/event/book/movie/fill in the blank. I'm beginning to realize this battle is just going to get more difficult now that I'm a mother...and it's not going to get any easier as the years go by. Just the thought of all the crying I'm going to do in my life is exhausting. *Sigh.*
November 11, 2011
A Week of Teo
Saturday, 11/5/11:
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| *Update: No, she is not nursing Mateo* |
Sunday, 11/6/11:
Monday, 11/7/11:
(Tuesday we were too sad about Aunt Elizabeth leaving to take any pictures. :( )
Wednesday, 11/9/11:
Thursday, 11/10/11:
Friday, 11/11/11:
In the Moment
One thing I'm realizing is a big challenge and yet so, so important is learning to live in the moment. I realized today that there are moments when Mateo has been fussing for a while and the sink is full of dishes and we're running out of clean burp cloths and I'm wondering what in the world I'm going to eat for _____ because I haven't been able to put Mateo down long enough to make anything that I'm thinking more about the tasks I have to do or phone calls I have to make than I am about comforting him or simply being with him in his discomfort/sleepiness (longestsentenceever). When he finally is down for a nap and I'm running around trying to complete the checklist I've written in my head while he was fussing, it's not long before a part of me is wishing he were awake and happy so we can smile and babytalk and gaze into each other's eyes. I've read that this book addresses this very delimma (among other things), the challenge to live in the moment and enjoy each simple task for all that it's worth, and not be running ahead in our minds....must read it very soon.
November 5, 2011
November 3, 2011
Sleepytime
Today was the first day I really felt like I had a good night's sleep. I probably slept no more than 5 or 6 hours, but compared to the 4 I have been getting those extra hours really helped. It also helped that Mateo seems to be getting more comfortable with nursing while we're lying down. What a difference that makes...rather than waking up, taking him out of his vibrating bouncer (yes, my son sleeps in the bouncer at night...big deal), sitting up uncomfortably in bed with the Boppy and dozing while he nurses, then trying to convince him to sleep on the firm bed or back in the bouncer, we simply lay back down and sleep/nurse the rest of the night without having to fully awaken. This was what I imagined cosleeping would be like...hooray.
Here we are making use of the crib:
Here we are making use of the crib:
November 2, 2011
Trying Not to Blink
I am trying not to blink. I can't believe my baby will be 6 weeks old in a few days...where has it gone? I know I'm going to be saying this again in 2 weeks...2 months...2 years....such a cliche. In an effort not to miss a thing I'm going to be daily attempting to document Mateo's sweet face through my terrible photography. I thought today would be a good day to start, seeing as it is the very first day Mateo and I have been all alone since his birth. I managed to get...a few things done. I've learned that any time he's sleeping (not in my arms) I need to do two things: go to the bathroom and refill my water bottle. Because before I know it he's up again, refusing to be put down, or I'm nursing and dying for water. The house is...lonely without visitors and Justin, but I try to focus on making Mateo smile, sleeping, and attempting to do things on my list like take a shower and cook food. I worry Mateo misses all the activity so I talk to him, read aloud, put Justin on speakerphone when he calls...I think he's going to be a very social baby. Which means I may be forced to be more social in turn...
On Monday I was a bad mommy and didn't do anything to mark Mateo's first Halloween. I half looked around for a costume but they were all too big on him...so I dressed him in an orange onesie and called it a day. I insisted Justin stopped at CVS so I could run in to buy candy for the trick-or-treaters, but Justin said he'd do it...10 minutes later he came out with 5 bags of candy. Um, what? I was going to buy one bag of Kit-Kats and call it day. I don't know what came over him, especially since he insisted we weren't going to get any trick-or-treaters. Which he was right, we didn't. So sad...someday we will live somewhere trick-or-treaters go. Someday. Now we have 5 bags worth of candy sitting in a ziploc bag on the top shelf of the pantry where I keep hoping I'll forget about it. This is not good news for my get back into shape plan. Today I was going to start Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred but instead I ate more candy than I wish to admit. I realize this might be bad news for Mateo, so I'm hoping I'll have some self-control for his sake. The kid already took coffee away from me, I can sacrifice sugar, too. Yes, I can.
This will never be a photography blog. There will be lots of blurry faces, shiny faces, shadows and colors far from their true hues. I have no talent for taking pictures and am usually the girl saying, "Man, I wish I'd thought to take a picture of that!" But I can't let these precious days go by without having something to remember them by. And I know that at least Mom will appreciate my efforts :).
Mateo started to really smile a lot this past weekend...true smiles and grins that display his adorable dimple and make every tired moment worth it. I've had a hard time capturing his smiles but these pictures hint at the real thing...
I'm only posting one picture per day to the blog, if there's a flickr link below the picture follow it to see more...
On Monday I was a bad mommy and didn't do anything to mark Mateo's first Halloween. I half looked around for a costume but they were all too big on him...so I dressed him in an orange onesie and called it a day. I insisted Justin stopped at CVS so I could run in to buy candy for the trick-or-treaters, but Justin said he'd do it...10 minutes later he came out with 5 bags of candy. Um, what? I was going to buy one bag of Kit-Kats and call it day. I don't know what came over him, especially since he insisted we weren't going to get any trick-or-treaters. Which he was right, we didn't. So sad...someday we will live somewhere trick-or-treaters go. Someday. Now we have 5 bags worth of candy sitting in a ziploc bag on the top shelf of the pantry where I keep hoping I'll forget about it. This is not good news for my get back into shape plan. Today I was going to start Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred but instead I ate more candy than I wish to admit. I realize this might be bad news for Mateo, so I'm hoping I'll have some self-control for his sake. The kid already took coffee away from me, I can sacrifice sugar, too. Yes, I can.
This will never be a photography blog. There will be lots of blurry faces, shiny faces, shadows and colors far from their true hues. I have no talent for taking pictures and am usually the girl saying, "Man, I wish I'd thought to take a picture of that!" But I can't let these precious days go by without having something to remember them by. And I know that at least Mom will appreciate my efforts :).
Mateo started to really smile a lot this past weekend...true smiles and grins that display his adorable dimple and make every tired moment worth it. I've had a hard time capturing his smiles but these pictures hint at the real thing...
I'm only posting one picture per day to the blog, if there's a flickr link below the picture follow it to see more...
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