WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Yeah!!! Wow is the word that comes to mind when I think about how long it has been since I've updated this blog. Too busy, lazy, procrastinating, no thoughts?? no excuses!
Lots to update on in the last couples of months. Little Omie is not so little anymore; He will be 8 months on July 5th so picture updates coming soon! He's still doing all the things mentioned in the 5 month blog - on top of that, he's been eating solids for good couple of months, sits up on his own, can bottle feed himself, is almost onto finger foods and is a HANDFUL now.
He still wants to put everything in his mouth, but more than that, he wants to grab everything in sight. There's nothing that I have around me that he does not want. This was cute at first, but now not so much ;) It is getting harder and harder to have a conversation over the phone because he wants to talk on the phone too and press all the buttons while at it; toys are not as much fun as humans, or mommy's hair anymore.
Mommy is be all, end all now. I'm not sure if this is beginning of the 'clingy' IE 'separation anxiety' phase or what, but we see it a bit more now than we did in the past. He's thankfully still OK with strangers and goes to everyone; but how long will that last, we don't know! Naps and night times are still wonderful for the most part. Omie takes 2 long and 1 short nap during the day and sleeps from 9 to 6/7 at night with no hassles for the most part.(not to say there are no bad nights).
We've also started lots of activities and we're meeting lots of new people since summer started. Mondays are usually "Mommy & Omie" days, Tuesdays we have swimming lessons, Wednesdays we go to Gymboree and Thursdays we have our library (Summer babies, baby love) classes. Daddy's always off on Fridays so Fridays are "Daddy & Omie" days where mommy can sneak in a break (hopefully) :)
More than anything, this is a really fun age. He understands a lot more, wants to do a lot more and he just wants to eat up the whole world in one giant bite. We definitely see a strong personality developing in this little guy - as of now, he's got mommy's good looks and daddy's wonderful nature :) best of BOTH worlds ;)
5 months
Hi Baby :)
It is April 5th, 2010 which means - Happy 5th month birthday to you! I cannot believe I'm not pregnant anymore, let alone the fact that you're ALREADY here and 5 months old. It felt as though just yesterday I peed on a stick hoping for good news :o)You're 15 pounds and 26 inches long as of now :)
What a little personality you've developed and what a bundle of joy you are my little guy. Your smile is so big it lights up ANYONE's day. Your cute dimples, the twinkle in your eyes and your innocence makes me want you squeeze you between 2 pieces of bread and eat you up :)
What a journey - You've made a total roller coaster ride for us. You've brought so much joy, love, patience, fun and just about everything else in life you bring out the best in your Daddy and I. Your daddy is as happy as a little kid in a candy store when he's around you; he asks me a million times if he can eat you up. He loves your 'baby smell'. He loves all your nautankis and your gestures as do I.
You love putting everything in your mouth at this point - you're obsessed with balloons which is why your daddy brings a new one almost every week. You are getting stronger by the day and can now sit up just fine with support, in fact you prefer to sit in lap with mommy's tummy as support rather than laying down.
Speaking of which, it is getting harder and harder to put you down and keep you in one place because you've decided to jump and move around on your back with the support of your legs. YIKES - fun times just around the corner ;)
You're still talking up a storm and have been enjoying this beautiful weather for a while now; You seem to be a social butterfly just like your parents because you love the company of different people and parties :)
Things could not be better and we're awaiting many more fun times with you cookie!! We love you so much and again here's wishing you the best 5th month any baby could ever have :)
LOTS OF LOVE, HUGS AND KISSES
Mommy & Daddy
It is April 5th, 2010 which means - Happy 5th month birthday to you! I cannot believe I'm not pregnant anymore, let alone the fact that you're ALREADY here and 5 months old. It felt as though just yesterday I peed on a stick hoping for good news :o)You're 15 pounds and 26 inches long as of now :)
What a little personality you've developed and what a bundle of joy you are my little guy. Your smile is so big it lights up ANYONE's day. Your cute dimples, the twinkle in your eyes and your innocence makes me want you squeeze you between 2 pieces of bread and eat you up :)
What a journey - You've made a total roller coaster ride for us. You've brought so much joy, love, patience, fun and just about everything else in life you bring out the best in your Daddy and I. Your daddy is as happy as a little kid in a candy store when he's around you; he asks me a million times if he can eat you up. He loves your 'baby smell'. He loves all your nautankis and your gestures as do I.
You love putting everything in your mouth at this point - you're obsessed with balloons which is why your daddy brings a new one almost every week. You are getting stronger by the day and can now sit up just fine with support, in fact you prefer to sit in lap with mommy's tummy as support rather than laying down.
Speaking of which, it is getting harder and harder to put you down and keep you in one place because you've decided to jump and move around on your back with the support of your legs. YIKES - fun times just around the corner ;)
You're still talking up a storm and have been enjoying this beautiful weather for a while now; You seem to be a social butterfly just like your parents because you love the company of different people and parties :)
Things could not be better and we're awaiting many more fun times with you cookie!! We love you so much and again here's wishing you the best 5th month any baby could ever have :)
LOTS OF LOVE, HUGS AND KISSES
Mommy & Daddy
Being a vegeterian
Z and I are both Vegetarians and plan to raise Omi the same way. I used to love my meat and chicken and eggs and whatever non-veg food came my way; that was all until I came across a video called "Meet your Meat" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjanhKqVC4)
This of course changed EVERYTHING. I had no idea I was such an ignorant fool and instantly became a total Vegan. Anywho, long story short, I came across this bit of information and needless to say, feed extremely proud to be a Vegetarian :)
If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would save:
● 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the homes in New England for almost 4 months;
● 1.5 billion pounds of crops otherwise fed to livestock, enough to feed the state of New Mexico for more than a year;
● 70 million gallons of gas -- enough to fuel all the cars of Canada and Mexico combined with plenty to spare;
● 3 million acres of land, an area more than twice the size of Delaware;
● 33 tons of antibiotics.
If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would prevent:
● Greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 1.2 million tons of CO2, as much as produced by all of France;
● 3 million tons of soil erosion and $70 million in resulting economic damages;
● 4.5 million tons of animal excrement;
● Almost 7 tons of ammonia emissions, a major air pollutant.
My favorite statistic is this: According to Environmental Defense, if every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetarian foods instead, the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off of U.S. roads. See how easy it is to make an impact?
This of course changed EVERYTHING. I had no idea I was such an ignorant fool and instantly became a total Vegan. Anywho, long story short, I came across this bit of information and needless to say, feed extremely proud to be a Vegetarian :)
If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would save:
● 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the homes in New England for almost 4 months;
● 1.5 billion pounds of crops otherwise fed to livestock, enough to feed the state of New Mexico for more than a year;
● 70 million gallons of gas -- enough to fuel all the cars of Canada and Mexico combined with plenty to spare;
● 3 million acres of land, an area more than twice the size of Delaware;
● 33 tons of antibiotics.
If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would prevent:
● Greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 1.2 million tons of CO2, as much as produced by all of France;
● 3 million tons of soil erosion and $70 million in resulting economic damages;
● 4.5 million tons of animal excrement;
● Almost 7 tons of ammonia emissions, a major air pollutant.
My favorite statistic is this: According to Environmental Defense, if every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetarian foods instead, the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off of U.S. roads. See how easy it is to make an impact?
questions...
Quite often, or rather I should say anytime someone finds out about the fact that I have a li'l one at home, all 3 or one of these 3 questions are almost always asked: (1) Is it hard? (2) Does he sleep through the night (3) Do you work? - More often than not, these questions are out of curiosity rather than concern and if they come from individuals with no children, it's almost always to ensure that the decision to wait or to not have children is the 'right' decision.
To answer the 3 questions first, yes, it's hard - it's probably the TOUGHEST 'job' I've had til' date. Yet at the same time, it has been the most satisfying and rewarding 'job'. I say 'job' because it is now considered a 'job' to raise children - it's not something that comes naturally anymore - there's planning, rescheduling, etc. that takes place in order to fit this little soul into the modern life style. It's not tough in lifting boxes sort of way, but it's tough because no 2 days are the same anymore - even if you have a couple of hours to yourself while the little one naps, most mothers would rather stare at their little bundle of joy for those 2 hours rather than devoting that time to themselves. It's never about YOU anymore - it's all about making your LO happy. If you're out shopping, it's the baby's department that naturally comes to your mind first. The baby requires your constant love and attention, come what may. You maybe sick as a dog but when that baby is hungry, your rest and medication can take the backseat. It's tough not because the baby's making it tough, but because you want to give him your last ounce of energy :)
Does he sleep through the night? This is also a tough one to answer. Just like us adults, babies too have their good days and their bad days. First three months of a baby's life are considered 4th trimester of pregnancy because technically, a baby's not yet ready to face the world/come out at nine months. Babies don't know the difference between day and night neither do they know that food doesn't come automatically through the cord anymore - they need to make an effort to breathe and to eat - It is a lot of work for tiny little soul so to answer this question, NO, for at least first 6 weeks, no baby will ever sleep through the night - once they start getting an idea, they will start creating their own routine and schedule and will eventually sleep through the night - even then, they will wake up once in a while because of a bad dream or diaper change or because they're hungry all of a sudden, just as humans wake up sometimes in the middle of the night for a potty break or a nightmare or for a midnight snack.
Do you work? I almost always cringe when I am asked this question because the society has created such a 'norm' for us humans to have a career and to work. If you don't work because of layoff, economy, etc., you automatically get sympathetic looks and If you don't by choice, you're automatically considered lazy, or living the luxurious life or not educated enough. Anytime I am asked this question, I'm propelled to answer with an explanation as to why I don't work and that I used to work.
Another question that I'm asked often is my routine as a SAHM. "How do you pass the time?" or "Don't you get bored?" or "Isn't it overwhelming?" or my personal favorite, well, "Do you still have hobby?"
As mentioned earlier, no 2 days are ever the same for me or if I may, for any SAHM. The reason we chose to stay at home is to take care of the little one that we brought into this world rather than paying someone else to do it. Passing the time, if I had any free time, this question would definitely make me wonder too. First few months, there's absolutely no free time to 'pass' because if the LO is not pooping then he's feeding, if not feeding then crying, if not crying then I'm pretty sure doing something to hold your attention long enough until he poops again.
Do I get bored? of course I do. Then I also got bored of working and remember the days when I used to wait until 5 pm to run out the door because I was SO BORED at work; the only difference now is, if I do get bored, I can always look at my LO and the boredom vanishes :).
Is it overwhelming? HELL YA!! Try caring for a baby for a day and you'll get your answer. Is it overwhelming all day everyday? absolutely not but yes, there're moments/days when you just want to step out and scream your lungs out :)
Do I still have a hobby? LOL - My personal favorite and no matter how many times I hear it, I always get caught off guard. Yes, I still have not A hobby but hobbies. Having a baby does not make me an animal that only needs to eat and feed the baby, this blog was created because writing is a hobby for me. I still read whenever I can, even it's one page, few lines or back of shampoo bottles. Hubby and I still go out with friends and have a fun time, in fact, I think we make more efforts to go out and socialize now than we ever have, or I should say, I ever have. I still cook which I enjoy, I still go out for walks but with my little one now.
I would obviously love to do a lot more in life as I'm sure any individual would regardless of the fact that they're a parent or not, but it's me who's holding myself back and not the fact that I have a baby :)
To answer the 3 questions first, yes, it's hard - it's probably the TOUGHEST 'job' I've had til' date. Yet at the same time, it has been the most satisfying and rewarding 'job'. I say 'job' because it is now considered a 'job' to raise children - it's not something that comes naturally anymore - there's planning, rescheduling, etc. that takes place in order to fit this little soul into the modern life style. It's not tough in lifting boxes sort of way, but it's tough because no 2 days are the same anymore - even if you have a couple of hours to yourself while the little one naps, most mothers would rather stare at their little bundle of joy for those 2 hours rather than devoting that time to themselves. It's never about YOU anymore - it's all about making your LO happy. If you're out shopping, it's the baby's department that naturally comes to your mind first. The baby requires your constant love and attention, come what may. You maybe sick as a dog but when that baby is hungry, your rest and medication can take the backseat. It's tough not because the baby's making it tough, but because you want to give him your last ounce of energy :)
Does he sleep through the night? This is also a tough one to answer. Just like us adults, babies too have their good days and their bad days. First three months of a baby's life are considered 4th trimester of pregnancy because technically, a baby's not yet ready to face the world/come out at nine months. Babies don't know the difference between day and night neither do they know that food doesn't come automatically through the cord anymore - they need to make an effort to breathe and to eat - It is a lot of work for tiny little soul so to answer this question, NO, for at least first 6 weeks, no baby will ever sleep through the night - once they start getting an idea, they will start creating their own routine and schedule and will eventually sleep through the night - even then, they will wake up once in a while because of a bad dream or diaper change or because they're hungry all of a sudden, just as humans wake up sometimes in the middle of the night for a potty break or a nightmare or for a midnight snack.
Do you work? I almost always cringe when I am asked this question because the society has created such a 'norm' for us humans to have a career and to work. If you don't work because of layoff, economy, etc., you automatically get sympathetic looks and If you don't by choice, you're automatically considered lazy, or living the luxurious life or not educated enough. Anytime I am asked this question, I'm propelled to answer with an explanation as to why I don't work and that I used to work.
Another question that I'm asked often is my routine as a SAHM. "How do you pass the time?" or "Don't you get bored?" or "Isn't it overwhelming?" or my personal favorite, well, "Do you still have hobby?"
As mentioned earlier, no 2 days are ever the same for me or if I may, for any SAHM. The reason we chose to stay at home is to take care of the little one that we brought into this world rather than paying someone else to do it. Passing the time, if I had any free time, this question would definitely make me wonder too. First few months, there's absolutely no free time to 'pass' because if the LO is not pooping then he's feeding, if not feeding then crying, if not crying then I'm pretty sure doing something to hold your attention long enough until he poops again.
Do I get bored? of course I do. Then I also got bored of working and remember the days when I used to wait until 5 pm to run out the door because I was SO BORED at work; the only difference now is, if I do get bored, I can always look at my LO and the boredom vanishes :).
Is it overwhelming? HELL YA!! Try caring for a baby for a day and you'll get your answer. Is it overwhelming all day everyday? absolutely not but yes, there're moments/days when you just want to step out and scream your lungs out :)
Do I still have a hobby? LOL - My personal favorite and no matter how many times I hear it, I always get caught off guard. Yes, I still have not A hobby but hobbies. Having a baby does not make me an animal that only needs to eat and feed the baby, this blog was created because writing is a hobby for me. I still read whenever I can, even it's one page, few lines or back of shampoo bottles. Hubby and I still go out with friends and have a fun time, in fact, I think we make more efforts to go out and socialize now than we ever have, or I should say, I ever have. I still cook which I enjoy, I still go out for walks but with my little one now.
I would obviously love to do a lot more in life as I'm sure any individual would regardless of the fact that they're a parent or not, but it's me who's holding myself back and not the fact that I have a baby :)
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