Well, Stephen is showing me up by posting, so looks like it's my turn. So as you can see, Adler is growing up already...he is such a cutie. His smiles are more frequent and are heart melting! He is 13 weeks today. I realized today how blessed I am that I am not going back to work...I would be taking him to daycare around this time and it would just be heart wrenching. I don't know if I'm ready for the 1 hour at the gym nursery... can't imagine 5 days a week!
Being a mom has been great, but challenging. Lots of times I don't feel like I know what the heck I'm doing. Through trial and error (ie silence and crying) I have sort of figured out some things. Like he loves to have his face lightly rubbed when he's trying to fall asleep, I can calm him down by showing him the pictures on the refrigerator, he is not a fan of Atlanta traffic, he likes to nap in his swing but in his crib at night, etc.
There have been moments when I really miss being in Texas - close to family and the people I grew up with. Most of our friends in Atlanta have family nearby, so their time seems more limited - stretching it from one family to the next...especially with babies in the picture. They also have the problem of their family members fighting over who gets to keep the baby when mommy and daddy want to have date night. We just take Adler to these places with us...I'm waiting for the "You have a baby...in a bar..." (no I really don't take him to bars, but you get the picture).
It's been interesting, though, seeing the creative ways God has provided friendships with this new stage of life. A couple weeks ago, I was feeding Adler in the Piedmont Park parking lot when a familiar SUV pulled up next to me. A girl got out of the car and I realized it was Mandy, one of our old neighbors from our rental house. I watched her pull a stroller out of her trunk and realized she had a baby too! We spent the day walking in the park together and catching up - I hadn't seen her for 2 years. It was nice having a conversation with someone and sharing similar challenges.
Well, that's about all the time I have today....Adler calls....
1 comment:
oh..how i understand.
i love it!
you are such a great mommy.
emma kate likes kisses on the cheek when she is falling asleep for naps.
songs at night.
it hurts to lean over the crib railing and continuously kiss her cheek...but i've gone thru worse pain for her than that, right?
loving & missing the huntons...
kt & fam
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