I'm sewing again, and I'm so excited! Why did I start back after a year? First, I'm no longer working for Covenant so I may actually have the time. Second, I found something I want to make (more about that later). And third, I had a mini breakdown Sunday, and the conclusion Jamie and I drew was that I need a hobby (read: me time). We got called out of church yet another week because my sweet little boy just loves his mommy! He will only stay with me, Jamie and my mom, which is hard on me at times when I want to do something like worship my Lord in church. Once I was in his classroom, he played in the floor with the rest of the children, smiling at everyone, only stopping to check every few minutes to make sure I was still there. Little stinker! I sure do love him, though!
Ok, so what am I making? Well, lately I've seen kids sporting shirts with fabric appliques. I've seen some with necktie appliques (for boys), some with monogramming and some with numbers to celebrate the child's birthday. I think those are so cute, so I'm going to try making a few for Micah. I have some cute sock monkey fabric (see blog header) and some ECU fabric that I want to use. Now I just need to go buy him a couple of t-shirts and some materials and we'll be set. I'll show pictures when I'm done. Yay!
And kudos to Micah who now eats five times a day, dropped the dreamfeed, and takes a bottle with no problems. And his favorite word is yayayayayayayayayayayayayayayaya....
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Tick Off Tuesday...a day early
Here's my gripe: people who respond to a Craig's List ad, make an appointment to come see your stuff, then never show! This has happened to me twice in one week. One lady called 2.5 hours after her scheduled appointment, when we were already in bed, and asked if she could still come. The other one never came and never called. RUDE! When I complain to Jamie, he says, "You are dealing with the American public. This is how they are." Of course, this never happens to him...all his buyers come when they say they are and pay him his asking price. I don't care if someone doesn't buy my stuff, I don't even care if they change their mind about seeing it, but please respect my time and let me know that you aren't coming. Next time, my ad will say "Those who make an appointment and fail to show will not be given a second appointment." I may not sell my stuff, but honestly, my time is worth a lot more to me than what I stand to make!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Back to Basics
I laugh all the time about all the things I used to think before I had kids. I was SUCH A GOOD MOTHER back then . ha! I knew SO MUCH about parenting. Can any of you identify? Being a mother has taught me a LOT about not judging others. :-) - Kelly's Korner
Parenthood is so humbling. I read books on sleep training before I even got pregnant, and I just knew my child was going be to one of those "by the book" babies. I can just hear God laughing now...oh, what fun my little boy is, though! I cannot wait for his first spring and summer. Whereas now I look forward to his naps so that I can catch up on stuff, pretty soon I'm going to be waking him early so that we can go outside and play. We outfitted him with lots of summer duds this weekend...life jacket, baby pool and baby float. He is ready!
This post isn't about Micah, though. (I have a hard time not talking about him.) Have you ever been to church and when the pastor starts to share the crucifixion story, you think "heard this before, got it, ready for the next thing" and zone out? That was me. I had the story straight, but occasionally I would hear things like "carrying your cross" or "leaving your burdens at the foot of the cross," and it sounded nice but I didn't know, practically speaking, what that looked like. I got a new understand of that recently, and it reminded me (and humbled me) that even I have to sometimes go back to the basics of my faith.
What I realized is probably very simple and obvious to some of you. It goes like this: When I became a Christian, I didn't stop sinning, I just gained access to a new power (or strength...or weapon) to fight it. So "leaving my burdens at the foot of the cross" simply means that I say, "God, I can't beat this (insert sin here) on my own. I need your help or else I'm going to fall." And God promises to help us. In fact, the Bible says that we have the same power within us that resurrected Jesus!
It's more than that, though. It's not like we just call on the cross when we need it and otherwise we're left alone to live our lives as we wish. If I call on Christ's power, then I'm also calling on him to come into my (very worldly) life and start chipping away at all that is holding me back from bringing attention to His name. And that gets uncomfortable. Just ask MckMama...she's over in Kenya right now blogging on behalf of Compassion International. Her posts during this trip will rock your world.
Parenthood is so humbling. I read books on sleep training before I even got pregnant, and I just knew my child was going be to one of those "by the book" babies. I can just hear God laughing now...oh, what fun my little boy is, though! I cannot wait for his first spring and summer. Whereas now I look forward to his naps so that I can catch up on stuff, pretty soon I'm going to be waking him early so that we can go outside and play. We outfitted him with lots of summer duds this weekend...life jacket, baby pool and baby float. He is ready!
This post isn't about Micah, though. (I have a hard time not talking about him.) Have you ever been to church and when the pastor starts to share the crucifixion story, you think "heard this before, got it, ready for the next thing" and zone out? That was me. I had the story straight, but occasionally I would hear things like "carrying your cross" or "leaving your burdens at the foot of the cross," and it sounded nice but I didn't know, practically speaking, what that looked like. I got a new understand of that recently, and it reminded me (and humbled me) that even I have to sometimes go back to the basics of my faith.
What I realized is probably very simple and obvious to some of you. It goes like this: When I became a Christian, I didn't stop sinning, I just gained access to a new power (or strength...or weapon) to fight it. So "leaving my burdens at the foot of the cross" simply means that I say, "God, I can't beat this (insert sin here) on my own. I need your help or else I'm going to fall." And God promises to help us. In fact, the Bible says that we have the same power within us that resurrected Jesus!
It's more than that, though. It's not like we just call on the cross when we need it and otherwise we're left alone to live our lives as we wish. If I call on Christ's power, then I'm also calling on him to come into my (very worldly) life and start chipping away at all that is holding me back from bringing attention to His name. And that gets uncomfortable. Just ask MckMama...she's over in Kenya right now blogging on behalf of Compassion International. Her posts during this trip will rock your world.
Friday, March 5, 2010
6 Months Old
I can't believe my baby is 6 months old! My, how the time doth fly! I've shared this before, but Jamie was a little nervous about starting a family when we did. The other day he said to me about life before Micah, "I didn't realize he'd been missing from our family."
Micah had his 6 month checkup today, and all is well except that he has a slight heart murmur. The doctor said that if it was a serious heart problem, we would have noticed outward signs by now (we haven't). But, we still need to have him checked by a pediatric cardiologist. This is scary for a mommy, but my mom also has a murmur and is just fine, so we are hopeful. Please pray that all is well with Micah. Here is what our little blessing has been up to:
Weight: 14.8 pounds
Height: 28 inches
Meals: Nurses six times a day, and three of those meals include solids
Sleep: Sleeps 10-11 hours at night and takes 2 morning naps + 1 afternoon nap + an occasional early evening power nap
Diapers: Size 2 during the day and 3 at night
Clothes: 9 months
- Loves baby food and is now eating yogurt and some stage 2 things.
- Just learned to spit and loves to do this when he's supposed to be eating.
- Loves for Mom to sing songs with his name in them and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
- Is sensitive like his dad and will cry when people speak loudly around him (not like his dad ;-). Loves smiling at new faces but always wants Mom in his sight.
- Smiles super big for dad.
- Loves to babble. Laughs when Mom claps or does anything silly for him.
- Loves when Dad and Mimi talk to him on the phone.
- Turns easily from back to tummy and will do this while sleeping (causing Mom a little anxiety). Loves to do the "superman."
- Loves his exersaucer, walker, strolling, playing under his baby gym and being held.
- Is learning to use a sippy cup but still won't take Mom's milk in the bottle or cup.
- Is teething (no protruders yet) and wants to put everything in his mouth.
- Loves to go on "horsey rides" on Mom's knee.
- Loves baths. We hope this means he'll love being in the water this summer.
- Does not like the church nursery or any babysitters except for grandparents.
Micah had his 6 month checkup today, and all is well except that he has a slight heart murmur. The doctor said that if it was a serious heart problem, we would have noticed outward signs by now (we haven't). But, we still need to have him checked by a pediatric cardiologist. This is scary for a mommy, but my mom also has a murmur and is just fine, so we are hopeful. Please pray that all is well with Micah. Here is what our little blessing has been up to:
Weight: 14.8 pounds
Height: 28 inches
Meals: Nurses six times a day, and three of those meals include solids
Sleep: Sleeps 10-11 hours at night and takes 2 morning naps + 1 afternoon nap + an occasional early evening power nap
Diapers: Size 2 during the day and 3 at night
Clothes: 9 months
- Loves baby food and is now eating yogurt and some stage 2 things.
- Just learned to spit and loves to do this when he's supposed to be eating.
- Loves for Mom to sing songs with his name in them and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
- Is sensitive like his dad and will cry when people speak loudly around him (not like his dad ;-). Loves smiling at new faces but always wants Mom in his sight.
- Smiles super big for dad.
- Loves to babble. Laughs when Mom claps or does anything silly for him.
- Loves when Dad and Mimi talk to him on the phone.
- Turns easily from back to tummy and will do this while sleeping (causing Mom a little anxiety). Loves to do the "superman."
- Loves his exersaucer, walker, strolling, playing under his baby gym and being held.
- Is learning to use a sippy cup but still won't take Mom's milk in the bottle or cup.
- Is teething (no protruders yet) and wants to put everything in his mouth.
- Loves to go on "horsey rides" on Mom's knee.
- Loves baths. We hope this means he'll love being in the water this summer.
- Does not like the church nursery or any babysitters except for grandparents.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
5.5 Month Schedule
I haven't posted a schedule in awhile, and some say I may want to refer back to this someday. That is, if my husband agrees to have a second child. In all seriousness, we definitely will. As a mom, it's hard to imagine loving another one as much as I love Micah, but I know it's possible. You never hear moms say, "Well, I really love my first born and the other one is just o.k."
Here's Micah's Ideal Schedule at 5.5 months old (that means we follow this about 22% of the time):
6am - nurse + solids
7:30am - nap
9am - nurse
10:30am - nap
12pm - nurse + solids
1:30pm - nap
3pm - nurse + snack (sometimes)
5:30pm - power nap
6pm - nurse + solids
7:30pm - bed
9pm - dream feed
Micah's waking up around twice a night for his passy or just to chat. Sometimes I think about not introducing a passy to the next child, but they sure do come in handy! I also think about letting Micah learn to fall back asleep at night without the passy (this would involve a good deal of crying), but within 1-2 months he'll be able to retrieve it himself. So I may just go with it for now.
Here's Micah's Ideal Schedule at 5.5 months old (that means we follow this about 22% of the time):
6am - nurse + solids
7:30am - nap
9am - nurse
10:30am - nap
12pm - nurse + solids
1:30pm - nap
3pm - nurse + snack (sometimes)
5:30pm - power nap
6pm - nurse + solids
7:30pm - bed
9pm - dream feed
Micah's waking up around twice a night for his passy or just to chat. Sometimes I think about not introducing a passy to the next child, but they sure do come in handy! I also think about letting Micah learn to fall back asleep at night without the passy (this would involve a good deal of crying), but within 1-2 months he'll be able to retrieve it himself. So I may just go with it for now.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Not Me Monday
I did not have this conversation at Bojangle's last week:
Woman: Ma'am, you dropped something on the floor.
Me: Me? Oh where?
Woman: Right there.
Me: I can't see it. (Looking around, over and under Micah and the table.)
Woman: Under.
Me: (Still looking)
Woman (whispering in my ear): It's a tampon.
I did not tell the eye doctor that my son was home with a baby-sitter so that my appointment wouldn't drag on forever. My son was not actually home with his father. (In my defense, Jamie did not have to get back to work ;-)
Micah is not waking up 2-3 times a night now for his passy or just to chat. Jamie did not tell him at 5am Sunday morning that he would be an only child.
And that's all for today because Mr. Micah did not just wake up from his nap :-)
Woman: Ma'am, you dropped something on the floor.
Me: Me? Oh where?
Woman: Right there.
Me: I can't see it. (Looking around, over and under Micah and the table.)
Woman: Under.
Me: (Still looking)
Woman (whispering in my ear): It's a tampon.
I did not tell the eye doctor that my son was home with a baby-sitter so that my appointment wouldn't drag on forever. My son was not actually home with his father. (In my defense, Jamie did not have to get back to work ;-)
Micah is not waking up 2-3 times a night now for his passy or just to chat. Jamie did not tell him at 5am Sunday morning that he would be an only child.
And that's all for today because Mr. Micah did not just wake up from his nap :-)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Flesh-y
I had heard that motherhood is a very selfless job, but I don't think I could fully comprehend how much until Micah was born. He and I are together nearly all the time, and while I love being his mom, there are moments when I want it to be about me. Yesterday was one of those. I really just wanted to have a peaceful shopping day. Our family of three plus my mom drove to Smithfield to hit up a sale at the Carter's store. Micah has more than enough summer clothes already, but that's beside the point ;-) He also has a knack for acting up the minute I walk into a store to shop for him. In fact, the ladies at the Gymboree store in Greenville laugh about it. So anyway, Micah did great on the car ride, but as soon as we walked into Carter's, he started to whine. And I had a mini tantrum inside my head as I thought, "Why now? Why can't I just shop once in peace? Why do I always feel rushed? Is your life that bad? Is eating, sleeping and being pushed around in the stroller your idea of a rough day? Grrrrrrr."
And then later I felt bad (convicted) for having those thoughts. Afterall, he's a baby on a schedule. He doesn't like disruptions, and he doesn't nap the greatest out of his crib. I can't fault him for not playing along with mom's plan. I've actually been studying "fleshness" - the need to be in control and have everything be about me - in my weekly Bible study, Freedom for Mothers. At times I ask, "God, is this stuff really sinking in?" But then I realize it is as He gently holds up pieces of my life for me to see that are very flesh-y.
On a side note, we discovered something absolutely delightful yesterday at Cracker Barrel. When we pulled up for lunch, my heart sank when I saw all the people hanging out the door. We were all hungry, and I could tell this would not be good with a baby in tow. Anyway, we go to put our name on the waiting list, and when the host saw the stroller, he ushered us to our seats straight away. No wait! Turns out, Cracker Barrel does not make babies wait. Love. It.
And then later I felt bad (convicted) for having those thoughts. Afterall, he's a baby on a schedule. He doesn't like disruptions, and he doesn't nap the greatest out of his crib. I can't fault him for not playing along with mom's plan. I've actually been studying "fleshness" - the need to be in control and have everything be about me - in my weekly Bible study, Freedom for Mothers. At times I ask, "God, is this stuff really sinking in?" But then I realize it is as He gently holds up pieces of my life for me to see that are very flesh-y.
***
On a side note, we discovered something absolutely delightful yesterday at Cracker Barrel. When we pulled up for lunch, my heart sank when I saw all the people hanging out the door. We were all hungry, and I could tell this would not be good with a baby in tow. Anyway, we go to put our name on the waiting list, and when the host saw the stroller, he ushered us to our seats straight away. No wait! Turns out, Cracker Barrel does not make babies wait. Love. It.
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