sleep

Six months have gone by and I had yet to do anything about Henry's sleep habits. We kinda went by the whatever Henry wants Henry gets but now I'm left wondering if that was the right choice. You can fix a mistake with your baby right? I had every intention of having Henry sleep in his bassinet from the time he got home until he out-grew it, but Henry just didn't take to it. He hated that bassinet from the moment he got home from the hospital and against all the books I read and warnings in the hospital and warnings from just about everyone we became a co-sleeping family. I don't mind it I love waking up next to my little man and nighttime feedings are a snap, but now that Henry is getting bigger he has become a bed hog! Three people on a full size mattress is hard! Every morning I wake up stiff from sleeping awkwardly and my tiny sliver of bed isn't room enough. So tonight starts "Henry's transition into his own room!"  I just hope I can be strong enough to withstand his sad little cries for mama!

stylin

My bubba has better style than me and it's not fair!

Six months

Tomorrow Henry is halfway to one! He had his six month checkup today and he is such a little trooper. I can't gush enough about him. I could talk on and on about him all day to anyone who is willing to listen. He had to get more shots and he was sad but as soon as momma scooped him up he was ok, and now he went to bed earlier than usual, weary from his long day. Henry is turning into one cute little man who is always full of so much happiness. He makes this cute little sound when he is getting exited, like he can't get enough of a breath so he starts panting like a little puppy. Cute! He loves to jump and bounce and hes trying oh so hard to crawl. All his limbs are ready to crawl but they don't want to work together to start moving. Momma is ok with that, I'm not sure I am ready for a little crawler, I haven't baby proofed the house yet! I have to work tomorrow on his actual birthday so instead we celebrated tonight.....in style haha..

We had no sweets in the house so birthday jello it is!

weeekennnndd

I know the weekend is not over yet but today is a relax and recharge and start of mommy going back to the gym. Yes, the gym. I haven't been in about nine months. I had been planning on going more after I got the ok from my doctor, but then it just didn't happen. I honestly lost motivation to go, and since I have been living in comfy clothes and haven't really gone out much since Henry has been here I didn't really care about getting back into shape. I've lost all my baby weight but now have no muscles and I get sore when I exert myself in the littlest way. Pathetic right? So I'm going back because In june I plan on running a 5k and I don't want to be that person who realizes a month before I haven't even begun getting ready for it. Last night was another motivator when I went out to dinner with a bunch of girlfriends and they were all talking about yoga, kickboxing, and feeling really great. We went out to this great  restaurant called The Mission. It was an old church converted into a mexican joint. Really cute, and really delicious.

I love how everyone is towering over me, I feel like the little sister that tagged along.

Well I'm off to the gym wish me luck!

Just the facts

Five facts about the family!
Mommy:
--I love avocados
--I always have to have the same routine every morning otherwise I feel off all day
  ( I obviously had to adjust a bit with Henry, but now he does my rituals with me
--my favorite band is Minus theBear
--I used to be a flight attendant
--my best friend's name is Katie too

Daddy:
==has celiacs disease
==chipped his tooth in high school and still hasn't fixed it
==loves to sleep
==drinks milk like it's going out of style
==loves mommy

Baby man:
~~~loves his jumperoo

~~~doesn't like to sleep

~~~will do great things

~~~loves that everyone spoils him

~~~drinks milk like it's going out of style

blah

I can't shake my blah feeling lately. I know it has a lot to do with this winter that seems to keep dragging on. Not to forget its evil way of teasing us every once in awhile with a warm day, only to have the next day be cold and snowing, but i'm just so blah.  My whole family is going away to Florida next month and as much as I would like to go it seems like an impossible idea. How do I go somewhere warm with a non-sleeping, tempermental, boob eating babe? I know it can be done but I feel my vacation will not feel like a vacation with the amount of work I will be doing to keep henry happy. Let's not forget the STUFF I will have to bring! Diapers, wipes, breast pump, bottles, baby food, clothes plus extra clothes, toys, blankets, bibs, washcloths, and my things.(as a girl no matter how little I would like to bring it still adds up).  There is a big BUT, It's FLORIDA! Warm weather, beaches, swimming, drinks, food, grandparents, and Henry's first time seeing the ocean. It would be wonderful, but I just don't know!

weekend

My weekend was wonderful. Friday I worked and daddy came home from working out of town so he was able to pick up Henry from grandmas earlier than usual. So I got to come home to two boys! Saturday I had my first playdate. Can I say I love playdates! It's nice to talk to someone who is going thru the same things as I am. None of my close girlfriend's have ventured into mommyhood yet so sometimes I get the feeling like it's hard to be the same Katie they knew before Henry. I've changed and I can't really go back to the old me. So now when they come over and they have all these fun activities and all this new gossip, I have crazy poop stories or amazing Henry hiccups. Let it be known that I love my freinds to death and we still have a good time when we hang out, but no more late nights for me...well not for awhile at least. So my playdate was with my cousin and her adorable twin boys, Collin and Connor. They are about two months older than Henry and seeing the three of them sitting around in a circle chewing on toys made me have a smile plastered on my face the whole time and almost a zombified stare on all of them.  If that wasn't cute enough later that night we all ventured out to a freinds house for a little socializing. The couple's house we went to have a two year old girl and she just adored Henry as soon as he came thru the door. She wanted to love on him all night, even when we put him to bed in a diffferent room she kept trying to sneak into where Henry was for some more kisses. Sunday was spent relaxing, making pizza, making a quick trip to my second mom, and Henry holding a bottle all on his own...can you say self-feeder! O' Henry!

Spring..Please?

I can't wait for spring!

five months

It's that time again! Another month down, and a little closer to almost being half a year old! It's crazy how fast it goes. Once in awhile I will have a day where it is overwhelming and it will feel like I've had him for a lifetime, but most of the time I marvel at how quickly it has gone. My wonderful little man turned the big five months on the 23 of this month. I say big because hes filling out and finally moving out of the 0-3month clothes. I was getting tired of him wearing the same outfits for the last five months, I now get to move him into a whole new wardrobe. Henry is getting more vocal, he has started making the strangest noises and shrieking a lot. He is so cute! He has also gotten very handsy. He is always grabbing my face with his little hand or grabbing a handful of my hair..can you say painful! We are almost sitting alone, still a bit wobbly. Henry is not a fan of rolling over, or nap time. This month we had our first night without mommy, I worried the whole time I was away. He was with Daddy and I was worried because Henry is not a sleeper. He still awakens many times a night, and I'm always the one up with him. So I went out for the night to an all girls sleepover which included: drinks, dancing, karaoke, costumes, junk food, free samples, and lots of vendors hoping I would spend my money. The only thing I purchased was a cute caricuture of my friend and I.

I went a little off topic seeing as how I am supposed to be writing about Henry not me.  Today marked the first time Henry has puked on my face and the first time I almost went to the store with poop on my shirt. It's been a lovely day. My hubby also left my car running for over two hours today in the driveway when he switched cars out. Who does that? Luckily I wanted to make sure he had locked my door and that's how I discovered it was running. Crazy men! I leave you with Henry five months: