Jessica the Mom

So since Kyle has gone out of town, my sisters have come to keep me company.  They are holding and watching Eli so I can get a little bit of a break, so in return and thanks, I have decided to make lasagna.  Now, my sisters are not very big eaters, so I made this huge lasagna, only 3 pieces are gone, and I think there are like 9 pieces left, haha.  If only my dear husband was home, he’d have attacked that baby.  And by baby I mean the lasagna, not our baby Elijah.  The lasagna was a success however!  Not too bad for my first time.  

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Yay!  Its my birthday!  Today, I am 25 years old, half way to 50, quarter of a century, blah blah blah…It does not feel much different.  Woo, 25 years, full education, master’s degree, full time job, marriage, and my favorite, motherhood.  Heres to 25 more years!

Jessica herself

So every night when my husband is done with work, he comes down stairs, grabs the remote and proceeds to watch every single channel that we get on our TV.  I’m not sure why he finds this relaxing, but every night, he cannot handle it unless he has the remote in hand.  Sometimes I “loose” it so that he can’t find it, and he can’t handle watching the commercials.  Now, I love my husband, but this whole remote thing, oiy.  From now on, as long as he channel surfs, I will not put the toilet paper on the toilet paper holder…take that my love!

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Okay right now, I am bouncing the baby in the bouncer with my foot, writing in my blog, doing my devotional for small group and eating frozen strawberries…this isn’t as easy as it looks folks!

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Last night was the first night that I put Eli in the crib.  Of course I was anxiety ridden, full of tears and well my stomach hurt.  I held him all night while watching some America’s Next Top Model and American Idol.  I got ready to feed him around 10:30pm.  He fell asleep while I fed him then I just held him on my shoulder, trying not to cry.  I laid him in the crib around 11:00pm finally, he was out like a light.  To keep my  mind off of him not being in our room I put away laundry, dusted a little, then started to read.  I was up until about 1:30 checking on him about every half an hour even though he was totally fine.  Well, he made it through the night, no problems, and woke up like usual at 6:30am to eat.  The funny thing was he was in the middle of his crib, horizontal, haha.  I fed him then laid him back down where he slept for another 2 hours.  Then to make me feel better.  I brought him into bed with me and cuddled with him and we slept in until 10:00.  So, I did it, Eli did it, Kyle was indifferent.  This is the week of big firsts…We’ll see how tonight goes.

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So when he smiles at me, I love him even more.  Its all about his little nose crinkle that he does when he flashes that smile my way.  Then he starts to coo and my heart melts.  I love this little guy. 

Jessica the Mom

Okay, so tonight will be the first night I will be placing Elijah in the crib.  He is 3 months old.  I’ve been feeling the pressure of my parents, the in-laws, most people over the age of 35….I’m not sure why its such a huge deal he has still been in the bassinet, it has made me feel more comfortable to have him by my bedside, especially since he was such a big spit-upper in his first 2 months of life.  Hes been sleeping through the night, well, about 7-8 hours since around 10 weeks.  Hes now 13 weeks and it is my goal to have him in the crib by his 4 month birthday, haha.  So, since he now sleeps well through the night, we are going to try it out.  I will probably cry and may even need to take Tylenol PM to get me through the night.  I just love the little guy and i love having him right next to me, well, for the last 2 weeks, at the foot of the bed.  I think it is time though because he keeps ending up laying horizontal and all squished by the morning in the bassinet.  So here we go, this is the week of big steps…we are even going to put him in the nursery at church on Sunday…maybe…

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This morning was the first time since Eli was born that I left him.  Kyle offered to stay home and watch him while I had breakfast with a friend.  I cried as soon as I walked out the door and most of the way to Panera Bread.  I was feeling a bit anxious and also felt good at the same time.  I did not have to lug around the car seat with my ever growing boy.  Breakfast was nice, and I did not talk too much about my dear boy.  On the way home I followed a car going 25 mph in a 35 mph zone which drove me crazy.  Upon parking the car, I ran up to the third floor, grabbed my son, and gave him the biggest hug a 3 month old can handle.  Now we have just go to get him in the crib…

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As a mom, there is nothing more glorious than when the baby is napping.  You can finally blow dry your hair, take a shower, get your breakfast/make lunch, do the laundry, or really just have a moment to yourself to sit and watch the Gilmore Girls.  Also, there is nothing so beautiful as your sleeping child.  You forget about how much the labor hurt, the back pain from carrying the baby around, the ear piercing screaming and remember that God gave you this little amazing life.  Everything becomes okay when you watch that little one nap.

Jessica the Mom