i dont really have much to say, but it occurred to me that i haven't just had a good chat on here in a while. i am experiencing this weird dilemma of looking forward to bedtime the last couple of nights and then not being able to fall asleep when bedtime finally arrives. strange. anyway, things are pretty much the same around these parts. thomas works all day and is very busy with work, deacons quorm, and the band. i chase a wild animal named ambrose around all day and wrestle him into his pajamas at night and lately i even force him to figure out how to fall asleep without nursing. he is getting better and better every night. he talks all day long. mostly it sounds like he is saying, "lurddle lurddle or deedle deedle," but he is also a fan of wandering the apartment and saying "dada" to all of his toys and demanding "mama!!" to me when he is hungry/tired. he also spends 80% of his awake time trying his best to stand up and hold on to things as he tries to walk. i dont work that much anymore since being a mom to an active, hungry, noisy, demanding, and happy baby boy is seriously a full time job and one i love having more than anything. seasoned parents reading this are saying, "yeah, what did you think it would be like? sitting around all day watching oprah and eating bon bons??!!" and future parents reading this are saying, "yeah, right. you have it easy. staying home with a baby all day would be so chill... watching oprah all day and eating bon bons..." and then there are the other individuals, like household pets, french au pairs, folk singers, hobbits, and people who didn't think anything even close to what i just typed who are saying, "i didn't think anything even close to what she just typed. dont marginalize me." anyway, my long-winded point is that being a mother is so crazy and awesome all at once. i don't always get a shower in, i don't always keep my cool, i don't do anything that resembles my former life-- but you know what? this is where it's at. seriously. i love having a day full of crazy and pure joy.
well, i guess that's all for now. just wanted to check in and say hello. hope your enjoying this week's thrill-- whatever it may be for you. mine is crafting some new light switch covers. i will post a photo when i get a chance.
current favorite: thermostat by aloha
12 comments:
I enjoyed reading this...it reminds me of you! Hahaha. Are you planning on staying in Hawaii forEVER?? I may have to come visit you someday...I've never been there!
you left out the hobos. how do you suppose the hobos reacted to your thesis?
i think they were just glad you didn't try buy one of them (yes, i'm referring to actually buying a hobo) to help you out around the house.
stephanie, you are my favorite! always so witty and charming.
Since I do live with Brittany I have a sneak preview into being a mom, and realize that it is not that relaxing. I loved your post.
Lucky for you that you have an adorable boy, and can totally rock the 2-3 day no shower thing; a feat only a few Americans can pull off.
I have had some extended babysit visit with my nieces when their parents where out of town. so anyway, I loved it, it was tons of fun. But a lot more time consuming then I thought it would be. it was hard to decide how I would spend baby nap time (referred to as golden time in my family. Take a nap myself, take a shower, clean the house, or sit like a lump on the couch.
In other news my parents always ate chocolate after we went to bed. I don't think they literally sat around and ate bon bons- it was See's. But the point it you can have your cake and eat it too (almost literally-definitely literally if you wanted to sit around and eat cake instead of bon bons. Sorry I am apparently a little chatty right now
I also apologize for my apparent inability to close my parenthesis
It's like your in my mind. I am feeling twilight zone-ish.
PS wait till his favorite word is no and when you ask him for the keys he screams "no!" and then smacks you in the mouth with them and chips your tooth. Just call me snaggle tooth mcgee. Or Witch-i-oto. Haven't decided yet.
Well spoken woman.
Since I got my job Chad has changed his mind about how stay at home Mom's just sit around and watch Oprah. he seriously thought that. Ha! like I'd watch Oprah if I had an hour to burn...Pleeease.
I love it Steph!! I love being a mom too (usually). I love Bitty's comment about her parents eating chocolate at night when the kids are in bed. I totally remember mom and dad having "treats" at night when they thought we didn't know. Now I do the same thing, but I am pretty sure my kids don't know. ;-)
I love your writing -- it truly is inconprehensible to anyone outside of your situation to imagine that being a mom is so much work! I maintain that I will relish those days of Oprah and bon-bons -- and deep down I sense you must be right about this, and reality will hit me in the face when that day comes haha! You do an amazing job. Seriously, I don't know if I could (can?) do it. I'm already crying at the thought of leaving the world as I know it behind in two weeks. I can't imagine another shift -- as you put it, you don't do anything that resembles your former life. That sounds scary! But don't listen to me, I have quite a skewed perspective right now :)
p.s. I didn't realize he is saying mama and dada!!!!!! I do not remember a post addressing this development!
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