Being a Mom

I thought this was nice and very true!!!

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Spit on. Chewed on. Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom - I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests. Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom - I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

And before I was a Grandma, I didn't know that all those "Mom" feelings more than doubled when you see that little bundle being held by "your baby"...

Smiley

Okay, so I screwed up my blog somehow. It won't let me delete the last two posts, so please ignore them! :-) Please refer to the Archives to see my last post in case you missed it! Anyway, here is a cute picture of Mia. Isn't she a doll???

Ryan and Tarah
Ryan and Tarah

Back to work I go...

Well, Dr. Lusk gave me the go ahead to return to work today. Maybe it's a good sign though - Mia slept 8 1/2 hours last night. I had to wake her up this morning. This is her picture after a good night's sleep!

4 More Days

I'm starting this blog at the advice of Christian so everyone can follow our journey on raising our daughter Mia. Mia was born on November 4, 2005 at 1:45 p.m. She weighed 8 lb 6 oz. Today is Dec. 15th and it's been an exciting and crazy and exciting 6 weeks. Mia now weighs over 11 pounds and gets more beautiful everday! She is now sleeping 6-7 hours a night before she wakes up for a bottle and then usually sleeps 3-4 more hours. She has been doing this for about 1 1/2 weeks now. I've very excited about this since I will be going back to work in 4 more days. It's going to be hard going back to work. I will miss her terribly, but I think it will put some structure back in our lives. I'm very fortunate though - my mom is taking off the month of January to keep her so she'll be almost 3 months old before she has to go to daycare.
We've actually gotten Mia on a pretty good routine - thanks to The Baby Whisperer. She eats 4-5 oz. every 3 hours and naps usually 45 min-1 hour during the 3 hours. She is a wonderful baby in the car and shopping. She usually sleeps the whole time or stares up at the lights in the stores. The only time gets fussy is in the evening. Usually 3-4 times a week she fights sleep at night - I mean really fights sleep. We usually just have to let her cry it out. Afterwards, she'll sleep like a log. I guess she's just venting her frustrations from the day! I can't complain though. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful and perfect baby!

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