No. We say it everyday. We hear it, we understand it. But what about babies? I think that my 8 month old understands. When I say "No, please don't do that" he turns to me & smiles that sly, I-know-I'm-making-trouble smile & continues on with what he was doing.When he is getting changed he LOVES to roll over making the 30 second routine change a 10 minute ordeal that may or may not require a bath by the time we are finished. So, I figure that he is old enough to learn the word & start to obey when it's used. But of course my stubborn little guy won't hear it. As he rolled over, grabbing at the railing- holding on with white knuckles, I kept up by removing his hand(s) and saying no. 30+ no's, 20 minutes & a frazzled mom later, we emerged from the bedroom. Once again he won. This is a work in progress :)
Besides learning the dreaded-to-any-child "N" word, today marks one of the many days ahead of his trouble making. Today was the 1st day that he "broke out" of his Bumbo. As he was watching Baby Einstein, sitting comfortably in his little seat, I ran to brush my teeth, came back & he was under the coffee table with the dog. He must have been planning his escape for days, weeks & possibly months waiting for the 2 minute time frame where I run to the restroom or to make the bed. This time he chose to dive in & escape. And he succeeded. He didn't even make a sound. Let me tell you, my son gets cuter by the day as well as more mischievious. I have my hands full!
*Carter knocked over the laundry basket & climbed right in.... lol
It's so amazing to watch your little one learn & grown. I'm finding that it's a learning process for the baby as well as the parents. I know that he will learn the word "NO" as well as learn how to walk, talk & one day, very far away from now, drive. He is already growing up so fast. I wish there was a way to freeze time for a while. Keep him a baby for just a little longer. But I know that's not possible so I'm cherishing every smile, bump, bruise, laugh & new experience. I am so blessed to be able to be with him all day.
Let me start by saying that I've wanted to do a blog for awhile now. But as I am learning, having a baby doesn't make doing things that I WANT TO DO very easy. Everything takes planning, patience & the right timing. Rarely do I get a moment of ME time. So here I go keeping my fingers crossed that my neighbors can keep their loud son from sprinting across the living room floor while dropping what sounds like a 10 pound bowling ball every 5 seconds or so, and that my precious dog can refrain from barking at anything that moves while the baby naps. Ha! I swear Carter can sense when I am doing something for myself or need a few minutes because I just turned around to a pair of tiny eyes starting at me intently. So much for that!
I am in the process of learning how to balance being a mom, "wife", daughter, sister, clean, cook, do the laundry, take care of the baby, the dog, Mark, all the bills, finances, as well as making sure all of my relationships are well nourished & everything else that gets thrown my way!
Here's the short version of how I got to where I am today... Girl meets boy, falls head over heels in love with this boy, move to Colorado with him, have a baby & here we are :)
I have officially been a stay at home mom for 8 months. And let me tell you, it has been an adjustment. Life as I knew it went out the window the second I heard "It's a boy!!!" Life is now more beautiful than it's ever been, more stressful, more amazing & much more complicated. With all of that said I wouldn't trade a day of my life for all the tea in China ( a hot shower & 10 minutes to myself maybe... ) This is the life I have always wanted & I feel truly blessed for being able to live my dream.
Some days I'm happy, others I am cranky. Some days I don't get to take a shower until the evening. I normally don't have breakfast until noon. Spit up is my new eau de parfum. My hair is in a ponytail 90 percent of the time & if it is styled & down ALWAYS ends up in a pony. 4 out of 5 times when we are all ready & heading out the door Carter needs a diaper change. He makes the cutest little "ooohhhh" noises when he wakes up & smiles all the time. He sneezes with a mouth full of yogurt & coughs with a mouth full of peas. He loves to take baths & splashes all the water out of the tub. He laughs so hard at the Beggin' Strips commercial & pretty much anything our dog, Marley, does. He snuggles up to me & melts my heart everyday.
He started "army" crawling on Christmas. Rolling is more his thing. He can roll so fast & get anywhere he wants to. Now it's a combo of both. He gets up on all fours & cracks up. We aren't sure if he will ever actually crawl like normal. He also started to cut his 1st tooth. I cried. I'm extremely emotional since I had him. It is going to be so weird to see him with teeth.
So here it is. For anyone who cares to read of the trials & tribulations of being a new mommy & the funny things that happen along the way all while trying to keep my sanity!
