It is unbelievable how quickly time flies... It seemed only yesterday that we were taking Jonah home from the hospital with absolutely no idea on how to take care of a new born! Now it is a year later and he is amazing. He crawls, makes great noises and sounds, and loves his mommy and daddy! Actually today, Jonah has started to feed himself! We have his efforts on video to share with everyone. It took him a while, but he finally figured out it was easier to bring the food to his mouth than to try to slurp it off of the table.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Carrie is another year older
We celebrated my birthday at my mom's house for lunch. My mom got my favorite dessert, carrot cake - yummy. James' made a handmade card for me which was absolutely super sweet! He is definitely wins the "best husband" award. My office prepared a lunch for me today that was fabulous. It got me away from my desk and I got to eat an excellent lunch instead of eating an apple or a couple crackers.
Here are a couple pictures of my 31th birthday. The first picture is Jonah Bear & his big round eyes, the next picture is of my nieces, Ellie & Taylor and the last picture is me & Emily.
Here are a couple pictures of my 31th birthday. The first picture is Jonah Bear & his big round eyes, the next picture is of my nieces, Ellie & Taylor and the last picture is me & Emily.
Mommy Track'd
I have discovered an excellent website for working mom's, http://www.mommytrackd.com/. I have been reading articles that I can totally relate to. For instance, I have been juggling around the concept of a "balanced" life. And then I read the following paragraph from an article on mommytrackd.com:Balance Is Bunk
Go for acceptance--expect and accept imbalance. Find your own comfort zone. Work your own plan. Accept that your day to day life simply isn't always going to flow smoothly. You have to cede a certain amount of control in your life--especially if you have kids. Some days you're going to feel like, "Shit! I'm so overextended. That feeling can be extremely frustrating--until you say to yourself, "You know, things are just always going to be kind of out of balance."And once you do that--once you expect at least a little normal life chaos, and stop beating yourself up over it--acceptance takes over. And here's the irony: once we begin expecting and accepting imbalance, that mind-set paradoxically guides us to periods of--guess what?--balance.
Forgetting Balance is Freeing
This article was freeing and exactly what my heart had been saying all along. Love it!
Go for acceptance--expect and accept imbalance. Find your own comfort zone. Work your own plan. Accept that your day to day life simply isn't always going to flow smoothly. You have to cede a certain amount of control in your life--especially if you have kids. Some days you're going to feel like, "Shit! I'm so overextended. That feeling can be extremely frustrating--until you say to yourself, "You know, things are just always going to be kind of out of balance."And once you do that--once you expect at least a little normal life chaos, and stop beating yourself up over it--acceptance takes over. And here's the irony: once we begin expecting and accepting imbalance, that mind-set paradoxically guides us to periods of--guess what?--balance.
Forgetting Balance is Freeing
This article was freeing and exactly what my heart had been saying all along. Love it!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Long day. . .
It was a long, taxing day at work today. It's funny how my exhausting work days get erased by a big, sweet, goofy Jonah grin. Nothing gets that kid down (except bumping his head on the desk leg - ouch) which is so refreshing. I love that little kid's spirit - his chubby cheeks - his dipples - his round brown eyes. I just want to kiss his face all over!
OK - enough baby talk. I've started to paint again in my few spare moments. I have couple projects started. I'm working on them in stages - letting the inspiration hit me. I've been carrying my journal around in my purse and jotting down my ideas. And I'm OK if those ideas never make it out of the journal. Journaling is such a great outlet (kind-of like blogging). I do miss the days when I would stay up all night and work on a painting. I would be so jazzed up - charged with creativity. Now I can barely stay up passed 10pm and I seem to have an internal alarm clock of 6:30am. What's up with that?
OK - enough baby talk. I've started to paint again in my few spare moments. I have couple projects started. I'm working on them in stages - letting the inspiration hit me. I've been carrying my journal around in my purse and jotting down my ideas. And I'm OK if those ideas never make it out of the journal. Journaling is such a great outlet (kind-of like blogging). I do miss the days when I would stay up all night and work on a painting. I would be so jazzed up - charged with creativity. Now I can barely stay up passed 10pm and I seem to have an internal alarm clock of 6:30am. What's up with that?
I'm really into Matisse right now. The painting I have attached to this blog is called "Polynesie le Ciel". I love the shapes in this painting. They are so fluid and full of motion even though they are cut-outs. I got to see some of Matisse's painting at the High Museum several years ago. James took me during Christmas time as a gift. The High Museum has a "Toddler Thursday". I may have to play hookie from work one Thursday and take Jonah! I'm so excited about sharing my passion for art with him.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Learning to feed yourself is messy stuff
James and I realize that Jonah should have started trying to feed himself months ago. Yes, we have babied him but he is our first. We have started letting him try to put food into in his month. These pictures show how successful the attempt was. The bath water that night turned brown! He has started putting his snacks in his mouth but sitting in the high chair proves to be different story. He is definitely not a picky eater because everything WE PUT into his mouth he eats. I fed him a pickle the other day and he didn't make a face.It's moments like these that make me crack up. And at the sometime worry, "will he ever feed himself & why didn't i know to start this early". As a mom, you never know if you are doing the right thing at the right time. It's such an instinctual thing and sometimes I forget to turn it on.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Birthday's around the corner
Jonah's 1st birthday is approaching in 24 days. My 31st birthday will be here in 20 days and James will be 21, I mean 37, in 30 days. We'll be having a small family party at the house for Jonah. We decided to keep it small because our list of friends with kids is getting huge. I'm a little concerned about Jonah's 1st birthday cake. He is definitely not self-feeding yet. In fact, he hates picking up food with his hands. If you hold out a piece of food for him, he will move his open mouth towards to morsel. He is drinking from a sippy cup so that's a step in the right direction. Will he be into the birthday cake is the big question.
The summer days have been hot so we have been spending time in the pool. Jonah loves the water. He splashes and kicks while you hold him. We have dunked him in a couple time and he did not fuss. He will sit on the edge of the pool and jumps (falls) into our arms. Jonah may not look like me but he is definitely my child since he loves the water. James says that he has my toes too! Thanks!
Our families are doing well. The grandma's love spending time with Jonah. My nieces, Emily & Ellie, had fun playing with Jonah this pass weekend. They love trying to get him to laugh. It's super cute to watch. I cannot believe how big my nieces are getting. Emily's starting first grade on Thursday and Ellie will be in preschool. I remember going to the hospital to see them after they were born. Now they talk in complete sentences, ride bikes, watch Hannah Montana and like boys on TV. The time flies by especially now that we have Jonah. It's been a year since he was born and it seems like yesterday. I look back at pictures from the hospital and it's amazing how small and precious he was. Now he's a little boy crawling about under my feet. He reaches up for me to hold him. He'll start fussing if I sing the "ABC's" to him and I'm a terrible singer. He even gives me these open mouth kisses on the cheek which just melt my heart. Motherhood does make you soft in the right places and it's so much fun! I pretty sure James would say the same thing about fatherhood.
The summer days have been hot so we have been spending time in the pool. Jonah loves the water. He splashes and kicks while you hold him. We have dunked him in a couple time and he did not fuss. He will sit on the edge of the pool and jumps (falls) into our arms. Jonah may not look like me but he is definitely my child since he loves the water. James says that he has my toes too! Thanks!
Our families are doing well. The grandma's love spending time with Jonah. My nieces, Emily & Ellie, had fun playing with Jonah this pass weekend. They love trying to get him to laugh. It's super cute to watch. I cannot believe how big my nieces are getting. Emily's starting first grade on Thursday and Ellie will be in preschool. I remember going to the hospital to see them after they were born. Now they talk in complete sentences, ride bikes, watch Hannah Montana and like boys on TV. The time flies by especially now that we have Jonah. It's been a year since he was born and it seems like yesterday. I look back at pictures from the hospital and it's amazing how small and precious he was. Now he's a little boy crawling about under my feet. He reaches up for me to hold him. He'll start fussing if I sing the "ABC's" to him and I'm a terrible singer. He even gives me these open mouth kisses on the cheek which just melt my heart. Motherhood does make you soft in the right places and it's so much fun! I pretty sure James would say the same thing about fatherhood.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
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