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Letting go

Madison has just recently turned 13 months and with that in the last month she has also started walking, everywhere. At first she just started out walking between me and my husband and then she got braver and learned to turn she would go to something in between us. Then we found her getting braver and braver, taking steps on her own. But with all of this I have learned she wnats her independence. She wants to be free to roam around the house and do as she pleases!

I have learned I have to accept the fact she is not a teeny tiny baby anymore. One that I can just cuddle and hold all day long. That's about the last thing she wants right now! Mike, my husband said to me last night, " Cut, the strings and let her go!" Meaning let her do her own thing. if she falls let her get herself back up. Let her be independent!

Boy, am I having a hard time with that! As much as i want her to grow up and turn into a independent lady of her own. I also want to hold her back and keep her little forever. So I am slowly letting her free and letting her roam and become the toddler that she is! But it is going to take me sometime before I can officially cut the strings! They are sort of torn and frayed right now!

Dove Sponsorship of Moms Group!

I am so excited to announce that the moms group that I organize, The New Moms of South Orange County, is being sponsored by Dove Deodorant!

As new moms we can all relate to feeling the pressures of motherhood. There are so many demands on all of us- being a wife, learning what it takes to be a mom, working outside of the home, the list goes on and on! Dove has always been a supporter for real women and who is more real than the New Moms in our group!!!

Thanks, Dove, for your support!

Great Book

We have quite a few books that we read regularly to Brett. Some at bedtime and some when she walks over and backs herself up into my lap. There are a few favorites that we each have but this particular book was given to her for Christmas and it has become one of my favorites.

It is not a traditional board book but the pages are thicker and withstand her turning them.

It is a cute story about loving your baby no matter how good or bad he/she is. It rhymes and it goes through many different body parts, that are fun to point out on your own child.

I just wanted to share because I really do love this book.

Sick Baby

So today is/was Mike's last day of the time he took off of work for the rest of his paid family leave time. We have had such a busy week full of errands and Dr. appointments and Disneyland that we decided we would treat ourselves to a nice sushi lunch today. Mike goes up and orders our food and I start feeding Madie in the high chair. Suddenly, after like 5 bites of food she starts throwing up. This is the first time. I have never handled throw up very well, so my first time handling as a mom I was not quite sure what to do. I started consoling her because it scared her and she was crying. I was cleaning her up while trying to hold back my own vomit. Fortunately, Mike took the tray which had the brunt of the vomit on it and washed it and flushed it down the toilet. Poor Madie was just beside herself. She had it on her glasses and everywhere. I just felt bad the first time she throws up she has to do it public in a sushi restaurant. So we cleaned up as best as we could, and got our food to go.
When she is sick with a cold and a cough and some sort of other bug it breaks my heart. She is always full of smiles and laughing and talking to herself. That not to see her smiling makes me sad. I just want to take the sick out of her and be sick for her. She does not understand to drink something or to brush your teeth to get the throw up taste out of your mouth.
There are so many things that you just don't think about when you are prego. This for me about how to handle the first time she throws up in public was one of them!

Hobbies

Before, Madie was born I used to love to go ride bikes, play tennis, and scrapbook. Those were just a few of my hobbies. My Saturday mornings were spent at the gym or outside.

Today while I was in the shower and Mike was finishing getting ready to play golf I realized that those things I once called hobbies I no longer do! My hobbies now are taking care of Madison and going to playdates and Gymboree and swim lessons. Things that revolve around Madie! When I do manage to get some time away. It is mostly a date with my husband a movie and dinner and or a Mom's Night out with all of my mommy friends. Or I guess now time by myself is even sneaking down to the market f0r 15 minutes to pick up something we need for dinner. While Mike watches Madie! I can't tell you the last time a whole afternoon was devoted to me and doing something I used to love to do!

Don't get me wrong I love staying home with Madie and it is the best most rewarding full time job there is! But every once and awhile I would just like 5 hours to go and cruise the mall, finish up a scrapbook, or start a scrapbook on a vacation we took last summer! The time it takes to play 18 holes of golf, err well I guess it's 19 holes including the bar! Just a little time for me!

Who Knew?

So today is London's 10 month birthday and I can't believe my little baby, born early through c-section and lost a pound in the hospital, is now a 22 pound, 30" tall soon to be toddler! Boy does time go by fast when you have a baby and you are enjoying everyday of their little life. It's been great to stay home with him and encourage his development, watch him learn and discover new things, watch him change and show his little personality. How great being a mom really is! I can't describe in words how seriously fortunate I am!

I always knew being a mom was the one job I always wanted, the job I was destined to have and it really was.... I knew it would change me but I didn't know how much. I'm a different person now- things that concerned me before I want nothing to do with now and those things I never thought would be important to me are! Who knew?

Who knew my life would seriously change so much- that staying at home everyday talking to a baby could be completely fulfilling. Who knew? And who knew I would be happy cleaning the bathroom on a Saturday night so my son could take his first bath in the big tub instead of going out partying or hanging out with friends! That a walk at the mall with other moms and their children would be the highlight of my week! Who knew? I never thought I would be so happy just taking care of and loving this little man I call my son!

I feel so complete while I lay next to him sleeping, looking so angelic with his little lips puckered and face so sweet! I always knew I would be a mom, that it was the one goal I was determined to achieve. I knew it would make me happy, I knew it would be awesome, fun, and fulfilling. But I never knew how much it would really mean to me, how incredible it truly was. I never knew how emotional I would get looking back at his short but amazing life so far. And I never knew what a blessing your own child really is to you! That this precious little being could fill my heart with such love and happiness that I have never experienced before! It's simply amazing! London is my everything and I love him more then life itself! Who knew?