Breastfeeding Moms

Bow Tie Boy

These photos came out SO cute!

Hey ladies...wanna play with my bow tie?

Sitting on my own!

And done...

Ducky!

Connor loves his new rubber ducky that I bought him last week. It matches his pajamas so perfectly that I couldn't help but take a few (too many) photos of him playing with it!

This one is my favorite because I think his eyes and nose look just like mine.

Oh wait...Kitty just walked by...

And back to the ducky...

Love the ducky feet too!

Rubber duckies aren't just for baths in our house

And a spit mustache!

"Mamamama"

We're definitely hearing this!

Every time he says it, I look over at the husband and smile.

Yep, he said my name first.

Play time

Our little cutie playing with his toys :)

Play time was naked last week. Mommy was sick of changing his clothes due to spitting up.

Ways to Encourage a New Mom

Compiled from The Gypsy Mama

Leave immediately when the baby falls asleep so she can nap

Tell her she’s a hero

Bring her food in disposable dishes so she doesn’t have to deal with washing or returning them

Share details of what you love about her baby

Don’t tidy your house before she comes over to visit – it doesn't help her to think you have it all together

Make sure she’s actually in 1 out of every 1,000 photos she’s taking

Take candid photos of her in the new daily routine

Don’t bring over any magazines that feature celebrities in swimsuits 6 weeks after giving birth

Ask her what the one chore is around the house she wishes she could get to and do it for her

Always bring your camera when you visit

Don’t just make a hand print of the baby – make one of mom and/or dad’s too for a fun comparison keepsake

Warn her everyone will have an opinion on how she mothers but at the end of the day, hers is the only one that matters

Assure her that motherhood is not graded; some days just surviving is victory enough

Tell her there's no such think as "doing it all." And especially no such thing as “doing it all perfectly.”

Reassure her that sometimes the love and happiness in a home is directly proportional to the mess.

Tell her it’s normal to be smitten with love one minute and weeping with tired the next

Tell her there’s no shame in cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Remind her it’s the ordinary days that make the extraordinary memories

Promise her it will just keep getting betterD

8 months!

Another month has quickly gone by!

Very interested in playing with the paper this month. I think it feels good to crinkle it!

Just this weekend, I figured out the best way to get him to smile - dangle the remote!

Loving his sock monkey!

8 Month Stats:
Weight: ?
Height: ?

He lost some weight during the last 2 weeks with being sick, but he put most of it back on during the last week. We measured about 27 inches with the measuring tape at home.

8 Month Milestones:

• eating 3 solid meals a day of fruits, veggies, meats and yogurt

• officially sitting on his own and loving it

• putting his hands down to balance when he starts to fall

• baby babbles like "mamama" and "bababa"

• grabbing at everything he can get his hands on (silverware, jewelry, hair, glasses, paper, etc)

• sleeping 10-11 hours and still swaddles (but breaking out sometimes)

• drooling more, but no teeth yet

• switched to new daycare and doing very well

My kid loves his tv

We're obviously bad parents. I completely admit being obsessed with tv, but apparently, I'm already passing it on to my son!

Daddy, I must have the remote!
He keeps trying to grab for the remote and it's getting out of control. I caught him with it in his mouth when I turned my head for a minute.

And if he can't have the remote, he wants the tv guide...

Those inky fingers were fun to clean up!

Mischief

I made a mess, but I'm still cute, right?

Mommy's Birthday Weekend

Birthdays are big deal for me. This year was extra special because it was my 30th and it was my first birthday with Connor. Unfortunately, him being sick all week made it a little more difficult to enjoy, but we still had fun.

The day started off with homemade pancakes made by Daddy while I was feeding Connor - one banana, one blueberry and one chocolate chip. Yum!

Looks like someone wanted a bite...

I got two birthday cards - one from Daddy (Winnie the Pooh theme) and one from Connor (Mickey Mouse pop-up card) which was really sweet. Then I opened my big gift - an ipad! This was a huge surprise! Daddy has realized that he has to buy me the things I will never buy for myself. Lucky for him, he seems to be enjoying the ipad even more than me :)

While I was getting my mani/pedi the day before, Grandma (my mommy) came over to babysit. Her and Connor decorated my house with some funny signs and Sesame Street decorations.

I forgot to get a photo of the sign on the front door, but that one was a hit because people commented on it. Someone from our home association group left a printed letter on the door and then wrote in, "Happy 30th Birthday Mommy!"

During the day, we went shoe shopping. Daddy got a new pair of gym shoes and dress shoes and Mommy got a new pair of boots for next winter. Then we went out for lunch at Cooper's Hawk because Mommy loves the eggrolls there.

Unfortunately, this meal did not go well. This was really the first time we've been out when Connor was just too hard to handle. He was sick, so he wasn't himself, but he's also growing up and wanting to explore more. He woke up right after we ordered, so I had to nurse him at the table. While he was sick, he wasn't eating well, so he was whining and kicking a lot. Once he was done, he was cranky and trying to grab at everything on the table. Mommy and Daddy were exhausted by the end of the meal!

By that night, we were all very tired and Daddy decided we should open up some champagne that's been in the fridge. This bottle was supposed to be used the night Connor was born, but I was not in the mood to drink that night. We've been saving it since then!
Daddy didn't like the taste, so Mommy drank the whole bottle herself. It was yummy.

The next day, we went over to Grandma & Grandpa's house for a family birthday party. Grandma decided to make it a Big Bird theme because my 1st birthday was also Big Bird theme.

Big Bird napkins!

Sesame Street decorations all over the kitchen

A cereal buffet in honor of ME

Connor loved playing with the decorations!

Of course, Connor was the main attraction at the party and everyone wanted to take turns playing with him.

He loved the blue "doughnut/bagel" since he can't really stack all the rings yet.

My Big Bird birthday cake was carrot cake with cream cheese frosting - SO good!

Make a wish!

Me and my boy <3