100 days! What an amazing 100 days it has been. Before entering mamahood, I thought, Babies are easy! All they do is eat, sleep and poop! Never did my mind begin to wonder about early teething, how often to feed, how long shed sleep for and how massive her poopsplosions would be (and if you thought your anxiety was bad now, luls). It was a long, but at the same time - short three months that had passed by. I have never been filled with so much love, dislike, happiness, sadness, know-it-all and confusion in 3 minutes. This is what its like to have babies. Never has a cry been so heartbreaking and slightly annoying at the same time. Never have I wanted to get a five minute get away just to come back in two minutes to the beautiful terror of my child. Motherhood. Nobody warns you, and if they do.. youll never fully understand until you go through it yourself. These tiny, yet big celebrations that go by monthly are not only for the baby.. but I see them as big celebrations for the parents too! They mean that youve made it this far, as a family (whether youre a single mom- single dad- or same gender parents) and you havent strangled each other.. yet. Amazing how something so tiny can pull apart and bring together two people. The force is strong in this one. I am so proud to be Emilys mother. She has truly been a blessing in my life (and hopefully Spencers. If not, L> new husband 😂❤) and a blessing to our friends and families. There is so much love for her. Of course, there is mommy neglect - but I cant complain because my daughter receives a hundred times more love than I can give to her on my own. She is such a healthy, happy little girl. She loves being held by anyone. She will give everyone a smile, even the pediatrician (and let me tell you, once you have a child, those smiles shine brightly in your heart - super gag 😵). She also gives you anxiety and heart attacks, but what baby doesnt? I am thankful to be able to make it this far. Honestly, parenting is extremely difficult. Im so blessed to be able to have a husband to help me out.. so many props to those single mothers out there. If you do have a friend who happens to be a single mother, make sure you pay them some care and encouragement. We all need it, but until you stay at home alone with your own child.. you wont understand how draining it is. So keep your head up, mamas. Weve all got a long ways to go, and this shout out is for you to let you know youre much more beautiful and stronger than you know! Always remind yourself of that. 😊 In the past three months, Emily has learned to smile, laugh, babble, mimic, scooch around until she bonks her head or makes a 180, cry hysterically, reach out for mommy or daddy, talk herself to sleep, sleep for eleven hours at night, talk herself awake, focus, grab everything in sight, grab everything in sight to put it in her mouth (especially her hands), sit up, smack things (like her father), self soothe by smacking her lips, stick her tongue out, pull on her hair, pull on my hair 😭, kick, stand for a couple of seconds and stare at the food youre eating while licking her lips or pretending to chew. Emilys first tooth is also making its grand appearance (which is super fun for me). So much has happened in such little time. They do grow up so quickly and its hard to catch all those special moments. Ah, so depressing and so exciting that shes growing up - and its only been three months. Im so excited for her first actual word, her first roll-over, her first hysterical laugh, and her first crawl. I know this year will fly by so quickly so Im cherishing every moment. One last thing: Thank you for being a part of Emilys life. 😁✌
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:43:02 +0000