The worries of a Mum

Hi,

Well today it's cold and there is a dusting of snow outside - heating on constant....

My current motherly worries, (like X Factor, in no particular order):

1. When do I get a 2nd stage car seat...?
2. Will I know what to do with weaning...?
3. Will my already compromised low volume of breast milk cope with weaning...?
4. Will hubby ever stop annoying me?
5. Will I get all the housework done before Mum arrives on 9th December?
6. Will Aaron's cough clear up... that he's had on and off since October?
7. He was up 3 times in the night last night - when will he sleep through again?
8. What shall I get him for Xmas?
9. What do I need to do to help him sit up by himself?
10. Do I teach / stimulate him enough?
11. How will I get chance to decorate the spare room into a nursery? Didn't until now as I took the official advice of him rooming in with us in a bedside cot for 6 months.
12. How will I declutter the study to decorate it in the first place........?
13. How will I get chance to get outfits for Xmas parties.
14. Will I manage to get the Xmas decorations up?
15. When am I going to buy and write xmas cards?
16. Will I make the last posting day for Ireland?

But what makes up for the above is:

1. His smile makes me MELT.
2. He is such a big, healthy, adorable bundle of joy.
3. He normally only cries when something is wrong.
4. Having him in the cot next to my bed is such a comfort and a pleasure.
5. He completes our little family.
6. I take pride in how much joy my Mum gets from her first Grandson.
7. I did it! I made a baby!
8. He loves his toes! He has discovered them and loves touching them and trying to chew them.
9. His smile when I go to get him out of his cot.
10. The way he responds to the WORLD with such curiosity.
11. His chitty chatter gobble-de-gook!
12. His clothes - I LOVE dressing him.
13. Bathing him - and seeing him kick and splash.
14. Seeing how much his Daddy loves him.
15. Looking through nearly 6 months of stunning photos - you are very photogenic little man!

That's all for now... Here on 2nd December I stop at point 15, but I hope to edit this post in the near future and add some more.

Liska xxx

Motherhood. What I have learned... Don't believe everything they tell you!

Hi

I can't believe I have not blogged on here since having my baby........

I think I will have to do several posts now to make up for it...

This one is about what I have learned now that I am the mother of a 5 month old... well 5 and a half really...

Don't believe everything they tell you.  Why?  Well because...

1. They would lead you to believe that you can't start breastfeeding at 6 weeks.  I did.  
2. They would lead you to believe it is hard to combine bottle and breastfeeding.  I did.  
3. They would lead you to believe colic is impossible to get rid of.  I did.  
4. They'd lead you to believe you need a moses basket. I didn't.  
5. They'd lead you to believe that newborns are wrinkly and all look the same. He didn't.... 
6. They'd lead you to believe that newborns wear newborn clothes... he did not.  
7. They'd lead you to believe you and your baby would need a dummy (which I prefer you call a pacifier, as that is all that it is)... he did not!  
8. Wean at 4 months! NO... 
9. Dairy formula...? NO! 
10. They'd lead you to believe that teething is inevitable... and is always accompanied by red cheeks, dribbling and a whole lot of pain for Mother and Baby alike.  
11. They'd lead you to believe that vaccines are compulsory... 
12. They'd lead you to believe you have to have a plastic baby bath - sadly I fell for that one... 
13. They'd lead you to believe that a soft wrap is impossible to tie and that you need one of those rucksack type ones - YUK! 
14. Some would lead you to believe that a natural birth is the only way.  It is not...
15. Some would lead you to believe that breastfeeding is easy.  It is not...
16. Some would lead you to believe that you should not allow your baby to sleep on your chest.  Not true.
17. Some would lead you to believe that you have to have an epidural once you have been induced (by drip).  Not true.
18. I really believe in swaddling.  It really really works.
19. I really believe in sleeping bags.  They are the next step...

So how do I expand on the above??? I guess I will have to write a post about each point in turn...? Not sure... will work something out... and hopefully add to the above list which right now has 19 points...

Oh and point 20...

20.     They lead you to believe motherhood is easy.  IT IS NOT.  But... it is a pleasure!!!  :-)

On Saturday 28th May 2011, this post is being entered into Showoff Showcase at The Boy and Me:

Liska xxx