So yesterday there’s a knock on our front door. I had just gotten Little Man to fall asleep on my lap (he’s cutting two teeth and is very clingy and whiny and refuses to sleep). Keith had just walked in the back door, home from work. I yell (because the dogs barking woke up the… Continue reading The First Time
Debbie wrote a post yesterday that prompted the thoughts in the back of my mind to spring to the front. I have always had high expectations for myself. Typically I don’t project these expectations onto others, and having high expectations for myself has not really been a problem. But when it comes to motherhood… especially, I think,… Continue reading Great Expectations
Scene: Sunday at Church Setting: On a bench in the entryway/breezeway Characters: Me, Little Man, Older Lady Older Lady: He’s so handsome! Little Man: cheesy grin Me: Thank you! We are certainly blessed! Older Lady: Does he take after his father? Me: Yup! Stunned silence. My brain just toally froze up. The Older Lady looked… Continue reading Awkward Adoption Moment #1
We got Little Man’s birth certificate in the mail last week. Good news: our lawyer will refund the balance of our account. Yay! Bad news: I didn’t give birth to Little Man. Some days that is more obvious than others (like when we’re out as a family. If it’s just me, people just….wonder). But as… Continue reading Birth Certificate **Updated**
When Little Man cries, I wonder… *Does he miss Mama S? *Is he crying because my body is still foreign to him? *Is he in pain somewhere down deep inside? *Physical pain? Emotional pain? *Is he overtired and overstimulated? *Is he bored? Is he hungry? *Does he wonder who the heck I am? *Am… Continue reading I Wonder….
Okay, okay, okay…so it’s been 8 days! Last Thursday: finalization day in court – that’s another post. Then lunch with the family! Then Little Man, Grandma & I road-tripped late into the night to get to Detroit to my brother’s. Friday – Sunday: hung out with family. Could I have posted? Maybe…but I was seriously… Continue reading Quickie Update
Little Man was one month old on Thursday. Since it was also his daddy’s birthday, I focused on Keith that day! He is 9 lbs 14 oz and 22 3/4″ long – he’s grown quite a bit! His growing so fast makes me a little sad 😦 – I want him to stay little 🙂… Continue reading One Month, Answers & How it Works Here
It snowed here yesterday/last night. We got pretty close to 8″ of the wet white stuff, and when the wind started in we got HUGE snow drifts. Last year, we bought a snowblower. Excuse me, Keith…a snow THROWER. Whatever, right? Anyway…last time it snowed I used it on the driveway and was informed that Keith… Continue reading Family Saturday
Saturday and Sunday were by far the most difficult days so far, especially those nights. Saturday my mom (grandma!) came over for a few hours so I could get some sleep and Keith could run some errands and do some fix-it-up type stuff around the house. So my mom held Little Man for like 3… Continue reading Adoption? Or Parenting?
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