We have almost hit the 6 month mark already, and, as cliche as it sounds, I truly can't believe how this time has flown! I remember reading ahead in my What To Expect the First Year book, and thinking the days of starting solids and sitting up on his own were soooo far off...and yet here we are.
As I'm sure is true of almost all mothers, I wish I would have been more diligent in recording all the precious moments that have happened along the way. I console myself with the idea that I was so busy experiencing and being involved in making the memories, that to have taken time to record them would have somehow lessened the beauty of each moment. That said, I really do want to do a better job of capturing this amazing time.
For today, just a couple of the many beautiful things that I will cherish forever.
-The Houdini Foot: Kaleb has, since the day he was born, had a knack for getting one or both of his feet out of any swaddle, blanket, or wrap we try to put him in. I have pictures from in the hospital of that little foot hanging out of his swaddling blankets. Just yesterday I had him in the Moby wrap for his morning nap, and, as I walked by a mirror, I noticed a precious little foot hanging out the side. That required him to have wriggled his foot through 3 layers of fabric, each layer criss-crossed across the next. I look forward to the days of checking on him in his sleep and seeing that foot hanging out from under the covers.
-The Nap Time Tunes: I have always hummed or sang to Kaleb, since before he was even born. This has become my most reliable way to calm him and/or help him fall asleep. In the past few weeks I've noticed that he now "hums along" with me. It is the most adorably heart warming thing! It has even progressed to the point where his babbling will change in pace and I can recognize it as him starting to get tired. When I'm rocking him in the Moby and humming to him he will do the same until he falls asleep.
There are so many more precious moments and memories. I hope to be better about recording them here, but if not, trust that it is because I am too busy enjoying them to the fullest!
About Me
- Miss Madly
- My husband, Kyle, and I are the proud and busy parents of two little boys, Kaleb and Jacob. Kaleb joined our family in December 2009 and we welcomed Jacob in April 2012. We both work full time outside the home, I am in the field of Learning and Development. I have a passion for studying the brain and how we learn, which translates beautifully to watching my boys grow up and discover their worlds. I'm also into learning about nutrition, herbalism, food-as-medicine, natural alternatives, and homeopahtic remedies. I hope to provide an uncut view of what life is really like as a working mom, minus the instagram filters and facebook bragging...I'll save that for facebook ;)
