Kitchen

Another quick post ..... Jacob is having a cranky kinda weird day maybe it's cause he is a Gemini but he goes from grump to cute in 2 seconds flat! One minute he's starving and crys to eat the next he is playing with the nipple so you take the bottle away and he's crying again cause he's starving!? I don't get it ~ he spends more time playing with the bottle then he does eating!? Anyway I wanted to post a few pics of my project -- painting the kitchen cupboards. I have only done half the kitchen and still need to do the side where the fridge and stove are, hopefully this week I will get on that! So here is a before and after pic -- I like it, I think it brightens up the kitchen and I like the new hardware we put on the doors. Hopefully I can post more this week but with swimming (which is really fun but I'm surprised that it doesn't tucker Jacob out more, I actually think he naps less since we started swimming?) and I actually have a date night this week with a girlfriend I may not be able to post much!?

SWIMMING!

Well I don't have much time to post, we just finished supper and hubby needs to go back outside to clean his truck. But I just wanted to let everyone know about swimming class! We had our second swim class today and it is going OK, I wish the class was geared more towards babies and not just generalized swim class. In our class we have babies ranging from 4 months to 4 years so the games and songs we sing and play aren't always 4 month friendly!? Like today the teacher wanted us to throw rings in the pool and get the kids to dive down and get them ... well Jacob can't do that, he wasn't even really all that interested in the ring never mind putting his head under the water (which I have only done once and he wasn't too sure about it?). And we sang "ring around the rosy" and when the time came to fall down I never dunked his head under but the older kids would !? I think it would just be better if it was directed more to babies learning to get used to water in the ears and putting their head under the water?!

I also wanted to mention how right after I posted my "milestone" post about him sitting up I read an article in one of the magazines I read about how first time moms often call an attempt a milestone when really the baby is still learning and it still might be months before they actually reach the milestone for good. So maybe technically he isn't quite sitting up yet and maybe it was just a fluke that he sat there long enough to snap a pic but I still say he is close to sitting!! ;)

That's about all I can post for now ... hubby keeps coming in the computer room anxious to get outside!? So I guess that is his way of telling me to get off the computer (even though I still need to pay bills and I wanted to check out Facebook) !! grrrr

4 months

JACOBS SITTING!!!

Well kinda .... he can sit for short periods but long enough for me to snap a pic!! :) A few days ago I snapped another pic of him sitting but today I got this pic and his posture is much better then a few days ago! It's funny though cause he still isn't rolling over and when he has tummy time he isn't lifting his head quite at 45 degrees yet? But he's sitting?! I guess we just have to work more on tummy time and rolling over (although I think he is pretty close to rolling over). I just love watching him reach all his milestones and learning new things. Lately he has been doing what I call "motor boat" sounds, he is using two syllable sounds (eg. ahh-ooo then usually followed by "motor boat") and is starting to put everything in his mouth.

We have a banquet to attend at the end of the month and we are planning a sleep over!! Yes I am having anxiety issues over it (he is only 4 months old) but I know that if I am having a really hard time dealing with it my inlaws would not be surprised if I steal my baby back. Although I'm going try really really hard to not worry and to believe Jacob is in good hands and I will just be over really really early to pick him up!! ;) Things are still a little tough right now, I'm starting to think that this Mommy this is a snap but marriage and dealing with my hubby is the hard part! Hopefully everything will work out and eventually get easier. I'm a strong believer in the "rule of three", things seem to test you in three's and this is our third year of marriage!? When I quit smoking the hardest times were 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months and by 3 years you knew you were smoke free. I think this applies for most things in life and hopefully we will get through our third year of marriage with only a few issues.

Jacob's up from his afternoon nap so I must go attend to him, maybe work on rolling over?!

2nd round of immunization shots

Yesterday we had our 2nd round of shots and of course a weigh in! Jacob is now 17lbs 7oz!!! :o 25" long and his head is 42" circumference. I thought he was going to be heavier so I'm kinda happy with 17lbs! The nurse showed me the graph thing that is supposedly very important. Jacob is a little low in the height (I think it was 40% and his weight was almost off the charts at 92%!!! Really it's not that big of a deal as long as he follows his chart curve, which is why I'm not sure why the chart is so important!? He is now mostly wearing 3-6 month clothes but a couple of his outfits are 6-9 month just cause I like them to be a little loose. He is drooling like crazy and needs to wear a bib almost all the time now. The needles went fairly well, I did make hubby hold him and he didn't really cry as much as last time but he whined a bit more. I forgot to give him a little Tylenol before we went and was going to give him some when we got home but he didn't need it until later (after hubby went out ~ then he started crying lots). The nurse said that sometimes a warm bath can help make the legs feel better, so we had a nice bath and I put him down at his usual 8pm bedtime but he woke up this morning at 3:30am !?!? I'm not sure why but we fed him, changed him and put him back to sleep then he was up at 7am. Hopefully he doesn't get back into the early morning feeding routine?!

Today I was already able to put one coat of primer on the cupboard doors (while Jacob had his morning nap), he is now having his afternoon nap so I am catching up on my blogs and Facebook. Then after he wakes up I want to go return the books to the library (maybe pick out a new one?) and try to find little batteries for my digital picture key chain. After supper hubby needs to go out again so I think I will head to the bowling alley and show off Jacob to our old team mates and bowling friends!?

Things .....

Things I've learned thus far.....

** Sleepers with buttons are WAY too hard to do up at 2am or any early morning change so now whenever I see sleepers with zippers I pick up a few different sizes!

** It takes days or weeks to get into a routine and only moments to mess it all up! I was putting Jacob down at 8ish and he wouldn't wake up until 7ish a few weeks ago but then we got busy and took him out past his 8pm bedtime (mostly cause I wanted to get out of the house) and now I still put him down around 8ish but he wakes up at 5am!! That's a loss of 2 hours sleep!! :o I miss those 2 hours of sleep but I guess I can't complain too much he is sleeping about 9 hours every night which is great!!

Things that are happening with me ....

** I'm losing my hair! I remember my girlfriend telling me that she thought she was going bald after she gave birth to her son so I think this is just left over pregnancy hormones that are getting out of my system although my doctor thinks it's stress!?!

** I'm still haven't lost any weight since giving birth. The day after I had Jacob I lost 20lbs and was amazed but I'm still up 20lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. I miss my skinny jeans and need to start focusing more on diet!! No more of those little chocolate bars!

** Speaking of diet.... It seems to me like I have way more cravings now then I did when I was pregnant! Maybe it's because now that my gallbladder is out I can eat what I want and not worry about having an attack?! Or maybe it's because I have been eating like crap and I know that the more crap I eat the more I will crave it!? Note to self: must eat more fruit and veggies! ;)

Things I have been working on ...

** Jacob's scrapbook! I really need to start it soon, I have everything laid out on the kitchen table with piles of pictures I just have to get at it before I forget all the feelings and moments that happened!

** I'm renovating the kitchen ... kinda? I decided that I need a project so that I'm not just sitting on the couch watching "Baby Stories" and "Bringing baby home"! So I bought some paint and new hinges/ handles and decided that this is my project. Although it is going to take me a while cause I can only work on it when Jacob is napping and lately that is only about an hour and a half twice a day!

Things that are happening with Jacob ...

** He can sit up by himself but I think that is only because he has a big butt!! he he He can sit for about 10 seconds before falling to the side but it's pretty impressive (to me anyway). I will have to take a pic next time so I can post it.

** He is trying very hard to roll over!! If he is lying on his back he makes this grunting noise like he is trying to do a sit up and I ask him if he wants to rollover (no I don't expect him to answer - that would just be weird LOL) then I grab his hand and he twists his body !! I have to help him but he seems quite happy when he flips over and usually lets out a loud coo!

Things I don't want to forget ...

** The little moaning sound he makes when he eats.

** The giggle that turns into a full out belly laugh then a high pitch squeal to finish it off.

** The way he grabs my shirt sleeve when I pick him up and carry him around.

** The way he plays with his hair and ear while he eats.

** The little noise he makes after he yawns.

Back on track

Well I feel better now, I think I just needed to get things off my chest and when hubby finally came home last night we talked and hopefully I got through to him about how I feel? Only time will tell and even though he is back at the track tonight doing some clean up stuff and probably won't be home till midnight (or later) I have hope that it will be over soon and he will focus more on us then his friends?! Speak of the devil .... he just called to say that they are finished at the track and are going out for coffees but he should be home by midnight (BS) but that is an improvement from before, at least he called to tell me!? So enough with the pity party ... I want to share something good!! Here is a video of Jacob having a great time in the tub, it looks to me like he really enjoys it and now I can hardly wait for swim class!! :) Hopefully you will enjoy too!!

This is a busy week for me, tomorrow is 10% Tuesday grocery shopping that I have to do first thing in the morning cause hubby says he needs to go back to the track (so I will take my sweet time going up and down every isle ~ shhh don't tell him that! he he). Wednesday Jacob has his 2nd round of immunization shots that I am making hubby come too (he can hold him again). I really need to clean my car before winter comes and would like to get that done this week. I have library books that need to be returned by the end of the week and I want to attend The Haunted Hike http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1231735 it is for a really good cause (The Stollery) and it sounds like a ton of fun!! However with our weather you never really know what next week will be like so I think it would be better to go sooner rather then later?! Hopefully Saturday we will get around to going!? Oh AND this weekend is Thanksgiving so we have dinners to attend! Busy busy! ;)

postpartum ?

*** WARNING *** This post is a pity post and may seem a little depressing to most readers! I just need to vent it out and hopefully this will help?

Do you think it is possible for a Dad to have postpartum depression?? Seriously, I think my hubby has it!? I get so jealous of other Moms talk about their perfect husband that jumps at the chance to hold their child, they hate having to go to work and leave their child at home. Lately my hubby is coming home later and later (usually 5am on weekends!!!) then he is out the door again by 8am, how he gets by on only 3-5 hours of sleep is beyond me! This morning was the first time in a long time that I remember him feeding Jacob and I can't recall the last time he was alone with him?! I had to ask the inlaws to watch Jacob the last time I had plans to go out cause hubby was "too busy" in the garage. I think if it wasn't for me taking pics and video he wouldn't see half the changes Jacob is going through and the sad part about that is that it's not like he works out of town - he works out of the garage in the backyard!! He could come in any time he wants but usually it's always around noon (when Jacob is down for his nap and hubby grabs lunch) then again around 4pm for supper (so he might sit with Jacob for about an hour while they watch TV) and the next time he comes in the house isn't until well after 8pm (Jacobs bedtime). I feel like a single Mom and I suppose it was me that wanted to get pregnant more then him but you just can't help but love the little guy! I don't understand and I really don't feel good about the whole situation, lately I wonder if I would really miss much if he (hubby) wasn't here!? Pretty sad hey? I try to talk to him about it but he just rolls his eyes and says I'm talking foolish but I often wonder what could he be doing at 5 in the morning when most restaurants/ lounges close at 2am? I'm sure things will get better after race season is over but what about next year? Am I going to have to go through this every year? Cause I don't think I can!

Last day of class

I've actually had a fairly busy week so far, I didn't even realize that it was Thursday already and I haven't even posted yet about our last baby class!! So... the class was good, I got to ask my questions about bathing and there was one idea I really liked ~ one Mom said she fills the big tub with about 2-3 inches of water, puts a towel on the bottom of the tub (to prevent slippage) and lays her baby on the towel. She said her baby just loves it and has a great time splashing around! I think I will try this next time, I'm pretty sure Jacob would also like splashing around. We had the "safety lady" come in and talk about car seats, dangerous household poisons and other house hold safety stuff. She was pretty good and I learned a few things from her as well, like where the chest clip on the car seat is suppose to be. I think we will have to buy a permanent car seat soon cause carrying Jacob in the portable car seat is starting to get pretty darn heavy!! At the end of class we all got a certificate saying they completed the class and we took a class photo, oh and we also exchanged emails and a lot of us have stayed in contact on Facebook so hopefully there will be some get togethers?!

I think I am nesting???! I never really did when I was pregnant but lately I have felt the need to clean? Like crazy cleaning not just the regular dusting and vacuuming stuff. On Wednesday I decided that the kitchen would be my first "victim" and after I did the regular cleaning I got on my hands and knees and scrubbed the floor (usually I just Swiffer) and since I was on my knees I washed the cupboard doors, then cleaned out the fridge. But of course I got interrupted and so today I took down all the M&M candy dispensers we have on top of the cupboards and scrubbed them, tomorrow I am going to go buy some white paint and paint the cupboards! And I will see how expensive new handles are cause I might buy some of them too! I just feel like I want to get stuff done and I want it done now! I think I will pick a new "victim" every week and that will be my project, next I think is the master bedroom!

Tuesday night I picked up my scrap booking stuff and of course ordered more, I admit I'm addicted! I got my inlaws to watch Jacob for a couple hours while I picked up my stuff cause hubby was busy in the garage. He is trying to get a car finished for this weekend and I then we will finally have our garage back (not that I get to park in it but at least this project will be finished). I still want to go visit my Grandma and haven't got around to that yet, maybe this weekend? Other then that not much else is new, next week Jacob has to get more shots so I think I will drag hubby there again and he can hold him.