Little Guy Will Be Six Months on Wednesday!

So my little guy will be 6 months on wednesday! I haven't blogged in like a month. I feel like life is just moving so fast and my head is spinning! Last night we tried to get him started on solids. It just became one big mess! It wasn't an epic FAIL because he did eat a little of the avocado we gave him. Enough to give us a little burp afterward. He made a funny face though when he was gumming the avocado. Like "Mommy what the heck is this mushy stuff in my mouth???" LOL! We actually are doing a method called baby led weaning where you skip the purees and spoon feeding and let the baby learn how to feed himself with appropriate fingerfood. I am reading the book "Baby Led Weaning". I don't think I will be following it to the letter but loosely applying it to our little guy. My husband thinks I am nuts. He doesn't understand why we can't just mash up some food and give it to him. I want to at least try the BLW method out. Our little guy puts everything in his mouth: our dreadlocks, remote controls, tables, fingers, sheets, etc...the list goes on and on. So I figure he can try sweet potato fries and broccoli too and sample the different flavors. He gets excited everytime me or my husband eat. It was hilarious watching him get super excited when my husband came and sat down near him with a huge plate of oxtails and candied sweet potatoes. To him it probably just looks like some new toys to play with. He is going to be vegetarian for at least awhile anyway. I may introduce fish with scales to him when he is 2 or 3 years old. I haven't decided yet. I eat mostly vegetarian and eat fish/seafood only occasionally. My mom is probably going to want me to give him cereal now but I plan on holding off on that too. She claims giving him oatmeal in his formula at night will make him sleep longer. Sorry mom but that is an epic FAIL! According to everything I have read, there is no correlation between solids and sleep. Some babies sleep through the night early on and some don't. I myself didn't sleep through the night until I was 2 years old. My poor mom! LOL! She must have been going bananas!
Today is such a beautiful day out. Luckily I was able to do lunch with my two guys and walk around a bit. I also bought organic sweet potatoes and organic broccoli for the little guy. Apparently those are good first foods. I will probably try to give him avocado again in a few weeks. And next time maybe I won't use one that is so ripe! The little guy was squishing the avocado in his hands and getting it all over his face, in his eyes, on the high chair. Fortunately it wiped clean so it was not too bad cleaning up. I can't wait to go home and hang out with my boys! It's friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Babies bring people together

I am realizing more and more that babies bring people together. I feel that my mom and I have bonded and are a lot closer than we were before since the baby has arrived. And I am suddenly in contact with friends from high school whom I haven't spoken to in years. Now there are three friends who I have been going back in forth with over e-mail. It's really nice. Everyone is really excited about the baby. And they can't believe I am a mom. I STILL can't believe it to be honest. I feel like I woke up one day and I was married with a baby! Everyone has just been so great; it's awesome. I need something to keep me going; this little guy is in the beginning stages of teething I think. Some people say it seems early (he's 3 months), but he is showing many of the signs. He grabs everything and puts it in his mouth. Last night he was yamming on a frozen towel; it was so cute. He has been pretty fussy at night too. He wasn't hungry or wet, just frustrated. He has been drooling a river lately; he can wet up a whole bib in no time at all! I thought I had more time before the teething began but obviously this guy is an early developer. He also has big feet and is "big" for his age. People keep telling me "he's big". I really can't tell because I haven't been around babies that much so I don't notice his size. He must be about 12 pounds now; he has a doctor's appointment friday so we will see how much this little monster has put on in a month! He definitely has a hearty appetite. I joke around with my mother and say that he is going to be big and tall like my brother. She said "not fat though". Yeah yeah, I just mean broad and tall then. Being a mommy kind of rocks... And I am enjoying meeting other mommies and having people smile at me and the young babe on the street and in the subway. What doesn't rock is the subway commute. It's okay but I just wish his daycare was like right next door to my job instead of 2 subways stops or a 25 minute walk! But people are really nice and they usually give me a seat once they see I have a baby strapped to my chest. I use the Moby Wrap and LOVE it! I am such a babywearer. I haven't put him in the stroller once. He has been in the stroller though with the childcare provider. They go to the park when it's nice out, i.e. 40 degrees or more and clear. Okay let me get back to work...

3 and a half weeks later...

So I FINALLY have a moment to blog again. Motherhood has been quite the adventure so far. The few moments I have gotten for myself while the little one sleeps have been golden. But so far, I feel okay. Maybe a little overwhelmed and weepy but no depression. Sometimes while the baby is sleeping, I just look at him and I am amazed that I carried him in my belly for 10 months. And 5 of those months I didn't even know he was in there! LOL! Hence this blog. But I digress...He has such a personality. He is so strong and feisty! And he loves being held, like most babies. He is growing everyday; he was such a little guy when he was born, barely 6 pounds. We actually suspect that he was less than 6 pounds and the scale was off but we know for a fact that he was 6 pounds at his 1 week doctor's appointment. So many milestones in such little time...umbilical cord falling off, first checkup, first bath, first diaper change... He will be 1 month next week, I can't believe it. My body is feeling better and better everyday. The end of the pregnancy was so intense for my body. It feels so good going to the bathroom now...LOL! These are things most people take for granted. My worst physical complaint these days is probably sore nipples/breasts and a soft body. I am actually okay with my stomach, it's soft but it's pretty much shrunk down. Now I just need to start working out to get rid of these last 9 pounds of pregnancy weight and then some. I started out about 8 pounds over my personal ideal so I am ready to kick my butt in gear. I am equipped with a Pilates DVD, the couch to 5k program, my almost new sneakers and a brand spanking new ipod. I am eager to have an even better body than I did pre-pregnancy. I need to tone and tighten it up. I know it is going to be challenging but after giving birth naturally with no drugs I feel like I can acheive anything! I am even getting pretty good at one handed typing! haha! Who knew having breakfast, taking a shower, going to the bathroom or even checking e-mail would be such a challenge with a new baby???!!! Now if I could just get the hang of the baby wrap, I could get more things done!