I have one of those lives where I have the best intentions for everything. I planned to get all my thank you cards out for gifts I received at my baby shower before Lexington was born and here it is 2 weeks before Easter and I still haven't managed it. I started a blanket for my neighbor for her birthday that was in September and yet I only have a portion of it done. I was quilting another blanket for her son and only completed a quarter of it. I planned to write every day of all the wonderful adventures I have had in mommyhood with Lexington, and yet I think I have only written twice since he was born. Really!!!???? Is this my life????!!! I don't want to forget a single moment of the memories I am making with him and my other children, yet I can't find time to put it to paper or cyberspace for that matter. When I can make time to sit down and write away, it either cuts into my time with them, or it cuts into my sleep time as it is doing now which in turns cuts into my time with them when I make it up.
Lexington turned 4 months old yesterday. He had is 4 month check up today. He weighed in at 14 lbs 9 oz and is 241/2 inches tall. His head is roughtly 16 cm. He loves to stand! And to jump and play in his bouncer. He has no patience anymore for his swing nor does he have much patience for his bouncy seat, the one thing both Garrett and Aaron loved. But you put him in his jumper/activity center and he is in bliss. It is super cute too since it almost swallows him since he is still pretty small for it. He can hold his head up very well, even though we don't do tummy time like we should. He hates being on his belly. Then again, with that big ole budda belly, I can see where it could be a little uncomfortable for the little man. We or rather I, Mom, started giving him cereal 3 days ago. He just doesn 't want to sleep through the night anymore, so I was hoping real food would help. He was ready for it, but so far, it hasn't helped him sleeping all night again. I will be ready for those 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep to return. The doctor told me today to try to just let him fuss and not get up and go to him and definitely don't feed him during the middle of the night. I am going to try tonight, we will see how it goes. I became a stay at home mom officially this week. It is scary, but I am trying to have faith that it will all work out. In other cute news, he is actively sucking on his hands and quite often acts like he is teething. Yesterday he found his toes and I just loved watching him do that. His laugh is one of the most addictive, angelic things I have ever heard. I wish he would laugh all day. His is a generally happy baby, until he is upset and then he WILL let you know. Once whatever is wrong has been fixed, he is happy once more. I could sit for hours and just hold and watch him. I was in love with all my children this way, but there is something about the fear that this is my last that I think makes me that way that much more than I ever was. Easter is right around the corner so I have taken to making him wear bunny ears when we go places. It is so super sweet. I really need to get a picture.
It is late. Garrett has a baseball game tomorrow and then I have to go do a Thirty One show in Vilonia. I am hoping for a good turn out and hoping that I can get at least one more if not 2 or 3 more parties out of this one. I am ready to start having 4 parties a month. I want to have some steady income. I also need to be working on the spreadsheets for my other bookkeeping job so I can start having some steady hours there as well. However, I have a final I have to study for and take before Tuesday and a 10 page paper and outline. There I go again with the good intentions. I guess I need to start learning how to function on less sleep. Seems sometimes my best work comes to me between 10 - midnight.
Good night cyber world and whoever is out there that just might be reading this!!
