4.17.2007
4.16.2007
Toy Story
Max is starting to like his toys! Yea! It is fun seeing him play with the things that numerous people spent money on:)
Here is a picture of him watching his Leap Frog Baby thingy (and yes, thingy is a technical term)!
It has black and white designs, blinking lights, and classical music! All things that apparently Max finds wonderful!
Thanks Grandma Flo for Max's first favorite toy!
Here is a picture of him watching his Leap Frog Baby thingy (and yes, thingy is a technical term)!
It has black and white designs, blinking lights, and classical music! All things that apparently Max finds wonderful!
Thanks Grandma Flo for Max's first favorite toy!
4.13.2007
Thoughts and Stuff
I know this blog is all about the baby and believe me, I above anybody else understand the attraction of the beautiful baby pictures of Max. But, I am going to use it today to ramble the thoughts that are going on in the Mama's head.
Parenting is the most stressful experience in the world. This child is only 7 weeks old and already I wonder if I have done something to ruin him for life. I read about people who have their child on a schedule by this point, have a regular bed time, and are in general the perfect parents.
That is not life in the Nelson household. As the quote says "life is just so daily"! We never know what a day is going to be like. I can make a pretty good guess but more times than not I am wrong. Regular bedtime? Ha... I am lucky if he goes to bed without having a crying fit. I am not worried so much about what time, I am just worried about if it is going to be traumatic for us all. I don't know when he is going to nap, how many times he is going to nap, heck... I can hardly guess if he is going to feel like eating 3 ounces or 5 ounces.
This lack of predictability is bad for three reasons. One: I am a teacher and before that I was in school, I have lived for 22 years on a schedule... everything from lunchtime to going to the bathroom. Not having a schedule is wreaking havoc on my sense of self. Two: It makes me feel like a bad parent. I worry that not having a schedule now means I won't have a schedule at a year and I will turn into one of "those" parents whose kids are always overtired and cranky because they don't get enough sleep. And three: I am a control freak and it is taking a lot of adjusting to not be in control and let me life be led by my little man.
I know in my heart that I have only been at this for 7 weeks and I have years to mess Max up! But I need to convince my head that it is okay that Max sets the pace for our days, it is okay that sometimes he seems to nap all day and others he seems to not nap at all, it is okay that he doesn't feel like finishing a bottle, it is okay that even when we perform our magic bedtime routine he still doesn't want to go to sleep, it is okay that some days I want to pull my hair out because I think I have it figured out only to find out that NOPE it is all going to be different!
In the end this is all okay because there are moments during our unpredictable day when my little man looks up and gives me a smile to make it all worth it. And now since you read the Mama's rambling thoughts I will give you the picture that you came here to see!
Parenting is the most stressful experience in the world. This child is only 7 weeks old and already I wonder if I have done something to ruin him for life. I read about people who have their child on a schedule by this point, have a regular bed time, and are in general the perfect parents.
That is not life in the Nelson household. As the quote says "life is just so daily"! We never know what a day is going to be like. I can make a pretty good guess but more times than not I am wrong. Regular bedtime? Ha... I am lucky if he goes to bed without having a crying fit. I am not worried so much about what time, I am just worried about if it is going to be traumatic for us all. I don't know when he is going to nap, how many times he is going to nap, heck... I can hardly guess if he is going to feel like eating 3 ounces or 5 ounces.
This lack of predictability is bad for three reasons. One: I am a teacher and before that I was in school, I have lived for 22 years on a schedule... everything from lunchtime to going to the bathroom. Not having a schedule is wreaking havoc on my sense of self. Two: It makes me feel like a bad parent. I worry that not having a schedule now means I won't have a schedule at a year and I will turn into one of "those" parents whose kids are always overtired and cranky because they don't get enough sleep. And three: I am a control freak and it is taking a lot of adjusting to not be in control and let me life be led by my little man.
I know in my heart that I have only been at this for 7 weeks and I have years to mess Max up! But I need to convince my head that it is okay that Max sets the pace for our days, it is okay that sometimes he seems to nap all day and others he seems to not nap at all, it is okay that he doesn't feel like finishing a bottle, it is okay that even when we perform our magic bedtime routine he still doesn't want to go to sleep, it is okay that some days I want to pull my hair out because I think I have it figured out only to find out that NOPE it is all going to be different!
In the end this is all okay because there are moments during our unpredictable day when my little man looks up and gives me a smile to make it all worth it. And now since you read the Mama's rambling thoughts I will give you the picture that you came here to see!
4.12.2007
4.11.2007
Things that come in handy!
When you have to travel with a newborn, you realize something... little babies require a LOT of stuff! Luckily, we have a great group of grandma's and grandpa's that tried to have some things on hand in Oklahoma when Max made his first trip! A big thank you to Grandpa Ebe's office family who gifted the grandparents with some WONDERFUL baby necessities. Here is Max enjoying the pack and play that Randy's office so generously gave!
4.05.2007
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