First Mother's Day

A belated Happy Mother's Day to all. I enjoyed my first one this year and it was an awesome day. I figured it would be a silly day like Valentine's Day but it was really pretty amazing to be celebrated for being a mom. Having recently gone through the birthing experience, motherhood is all new to me and the holiday celebration was just in time. And as proof that they really do grow up fast, here is Dylan already 1 mo old!

It's a Wrap: Wearing your baby

One of the things I read was when you are caring for a newborn, wear the baby when you walk around so you can continue your close bond with baby. Yes, wear the baby. How do you wear a baby, with a wrap of course. The one wrap I saw in all baby stores was the Moby wrap, so I got one in black. Now that Dylan is home with me and he's 5 weeks old, I've realized that it would be easier to get stuff done if I could hold him especially when he's fussy and wants to sleep. I remembered my Moby wrap that was sitting in the closet. So I got it out and was lost with how to even put it on.

Thank God for YouTube...I went there and found many helpful videos on how to use the Moby. This one helped me the most so check it out moms, and get a Moby if you don't have one yet. It will help. Now that Dylan is asleep in the Moby, I'm off to vacuum.

Many Faces

Funny how quickly the mood changes with a newborn. They can be smiling one second and then screaming the next. I guess its the smiles that get you through the crying. Either way you still want to cuddle them.

Pictures of the little man

I get why parents are picture happy...you just want to keep every moment. Here are a couple of moments.

Dylan sleeping and one awake staring at me while I'm staring at him.

Getting the Hang of It (the Baby)

People said write up your birth plan but keep in mind that none of it will go as planned. Well, in my case that was especially true. After I was induced on my due date in hopes of pushing out my baby as I had hoped...things changed and due to complications I had a c-section. I didn't get to hold little Dylan after he came out of me, I could hardly catch a glimpse of them cleaning him up. My 4 days in the hospital were filled with more unexpected moments - some frustrating and others exhilerating.

I keep laughing to myself that none of this was going as I planned (and I'm a big planner!) and I struggled with accepting things as they came up. But I can say with all honesty that I'm getting the hang of how my life as a parent will always be- unexpected. And that I can let go and go with the flow because I learn to enjoy it better that way.

My son Dylan is almost a month now and I think we're getting along great. I'm starting to get his cries and know what he likes. I sense when he's about to sleep and when he's about to wake up. I feel very connected to him and love having him around...even when sometimes I want to sleep instead of carry him. Fortunately, my husband Tommy has been home with us also bonding with our son. This whole experience of becoming a family is pretty cool stuff. Not always easy but worth every effort.

One other thing I've learned is its hard to watch a baby and blog...sorry I've been offline too long. More to come!