First laugh

Yes I haven't posted in a while but cut me some slack... I've been busy. But today I will write about one of the smallest but most awesome moments I've discovered since being admitted to this prestigious club called motherhood. Yesterday Adam laughed for the first time! As his father made silly faces to amuse him he cracked a giant smile and did the most infectious giggle; prompting me to interject with my own squeal. It was so cute! Somebody please pass me a tissue, my baby's growing up!!

He's found his hand. Is this the beginning of the end?

So baby has discovered his hand; and while this is a developmental milestone we are happy to see, we can't help but be a little concerned. Since the aforementioned discovery, we have been unable to successfully use the pacifier. Baby has become quite fond of sucking on his entire hand but has fallen in love with the pointer and middle fingers. While he's sucking on the digits he's also producing enough saliva to drown a small animal. Well, I guess all we can do is watch and wait, right? We don't want a finger sucker on our hands but is there anything to be done?!

Shopping, what's that?

Went shopping with baby today. It was just the two of us. And I remembered why it is I don't venture out with him all by my lonesome. Today he didn't cry much, but it isn't easy toting around a 13 pound baby while pushing a shopping cart and navigating to ensure you don't knock anyone or anything down. Ah well, the joys of motherhood. Stay tuned for more interesting tidbit's.

Today he's 3 months

Before you have kids is a blog about all the things you don't think about or know before you have kids. Hence the name. It's funny because although you know your life will significantly change after the birth of this child, you are still amazed at the difference your existence takes on post baby. You think differently, you act differently, you even believe different things. Who is this person who now resides in my body and mind, you ask yourself. And despite the obvious change in you, the feeling of love and complete satisfaction with your new role is so fulfilling its indescribable.

So this blog will address all that takes place as I venture further into motherhood and watch my baby boy take shape in the world.

Before you have kids you don't understand when people say, "these kids grow up so fast!" You think, these idiots are so silly. Why would they want their children not to grow up. Then you have your own child and realize you're now one of those parents who want to keep the memory of your pregnancy, labor, birth, and the initial joy of learning about baby alive forever. So today on Adam's 3 month birth day I ask myself, what next? Will he be walking and talking, ready to go off to Harvard before I even realize what happened to the last 18 years of my life. I wonder about this thing. As I look in his eyes now and he stares back up at me, cooing and sucking on his hand I almost shed a tear, thinking how is this possible to be so enamored with this person. But alas I do have these 18 years to figure this out.

Next on my agenda, before you have kids you never think about when to do things like introduce cereal into baby's diet and whether or not you should breastfeed. But once that kid is on the way you've got some decisions to make. So right now I'm on the breastfeeding track. I've done my research and found breast is best. And this kid has already doubled his birth weight! So next step is figuring out when to add in cereal. The masses (aka family) are ready to stuff baby full of synthetically derived formula and rice cereal with all the extra additives. But me, I think it best to delay the introduction of genetically altered, hormone injected, processed American foods. We'll see.

Well that's all today folks. I hope my rantings can be of benefit to some other new mom out there. As we try to find our way separating fact from fiction, and tuning in to our maternal instinct, let's help each other be the best moms we can be.