I Love My Job

I say it all the time, but I LOVE being a mom. It's always been my dream job and it turns out that it fits me perfectly. I don't care if I have to sacrifice having certain things, because I get to spend each day with our little boy. Okay...I'll admit, sometimes I get jealous of  people who have cool things like iPhones and such, but to me this is so worth it. I mean, how can you resist this?



Yeah, I get frustrated at night when he wakes up and won't go to sleep. I'm kind of grouchy in the middle of the night. A few times I've ended up on the couch while Daniel sleeps in the swing, but it's not something I do a lot because I don't want him thinking it's okay to sleep in the swing every night. It's usually reserved for when I'm at my wit's end. But then in the morning he wakes up and gives me a giant smile...and who can stay grouchy after that?!

Last night I was prepared to be awake a lot because Daniel had his 2 month check up plus shots yesterday morning. He now weighs 12 pounds 12 ounces and is 24.25 inches long! He was so smiley the whole time and I felt bad because I knew what was coming. Once again, I did something I said I'd never do. I teared up and had to blink back the tears when he got them. He screamed out and had the saddest little cry I think I've ever heard. (Isn't it funny how in tune we are with our own children? No other baby has ever made me feel quite like that). Once I was able to pick him up, he calmed down, but he had crocodile tears.

The rest of our day was filled with Tylenol, cuddles and lots of sleeping. Between 1:00 in the afternoon until 3:30 this morning I think he was up for maybe 2 hours total and when he was he was sad. He got a fever from the shots as well. Right around 100 degrees, so not a huge deal, but I'm glad that it went away quickly.

We were up and down a couple of times after 3:30 and finally got up at 5:30. We napped together later though. He seems to be feeling better today, which makes me a happy mommy.

Another thing I love about being home, is that I have a lot of freedom and flexibility. I have the privilege of taking naps if I need to after getting up in the night. I can make appointments and not worry about getting time off at work. I can run errands during the day, and it's getting a bit easier for me to do this with a baby.  Daniel doesn't even cry anymore when I put him in his car seat.

Today we went and got an oil change and picked up a few things at WalMart. He just rides in the card, looks around, falls asleep and gets "oohed and ahhed over by random strangers". Funny how when you're alone no one bothers you. Put a baby in your cart and all of a sudden people go out of their way to walk over and peer into your cart. Ha ha!

Thursday Daniel and I are heading to Iowa, while Jacob has All State. This will be his first time to Iowa and  my first long drive alone with a baby. I think I'm taking everything but the kitchen sink for Daniel. Babies sure need a lot of stuff. Thankfully a friend is letting us borrow a bouncy seat and my mom is buying diapers so that's a couple less things I need to bring. I had planned to come home on Sunday, but my parents didn't think I should be driving after dark with a baby, so I'll be coming home Monday morning. We sure will miss Jacob/Daddy!