January we rang in a new year and a new month with lots of firsts. David got his new big boy car seat, he started crawling around (and man he sure can book it!), and we had to lower his baby crib (very sad for mom). The hardest part about January for me is that David gave up on breastfeeding. He was just to interested in everything going on around him that he just would rather take a bottle. Finding a safe formula without a ton of additives and junk in it can be hard and very frustrating, not mention very expensive.
February is going to be called our adventure month! Our good friends Molli and Larry welcomed their 3rd baby into their sweet family and we are so excited for them. We had the honor of watching their other two kids, Aiden and Ali while they were at the hospital. This was David's first little slumber party at his house and I think he loved every minute of it. Little did we know that in just a couple of weeks he would get the chance to have his very own slumber party at their house! Big David (we really have got to figure out this name thing lol) ended up being admitted to the hospital for a pretty serious case of appendicitis on the 18th and having surgery the next morning. Luckly he didn't have to stay long and he was able to come home that same evening. It is such a blessing to have great friends that you can just call in the middle of the night and you know they will come to your rescue. I had a freakout moment when I was trying to figure out how I was going to be with David at the hospital but still find someone to watch my little one all night and the next day with no family around. We were glad to have David's sister come up and spend the next week with us while he had time off from his surgery. We went out to eat, took David for his 3rd baby haircut, and went to the zoo. It's so great when family comes to visit.
While I was pregnant David and I made the choice to not be a co-sleeping family for multiple reasons. One reason being that I feel like it's just a really bad habit thats hard to break and in the end I think both parents and the baby don't get the quality sleep that they need. Our biggest reason is that David and I are parents all day everyday, and he works crazy hours so when we crawl into bed at night that is our chance to just be husband and wife. We watch some TV and do our devotions together and its much need time together. Its so easy to lose focus of your relationship that we really want to make the effort to keep it healthy and strong and I think that is such and invaulabe leason for David to learn as he grows and watches us. A lot of what he sees he will mirror in his marriage and I want him to always make his spouse a priority.
But I can't say that we haven't enjoyed some snuggle time together here and there. Above is a picture from today. David is on nights this week which means he works from 6 p.m. and doesn't come home until 8 a.m. From there he showers and heads to bed. My David's are best buddies and you can tell they both really enjoy their time together. So time together today meant taking a nap and it's enough to just melt my heart. These boys mean so much to me and I wouldn't trade my life for anything.
No comments:
Post a Comment