I was thinking yesterday morning that our Benjamin was growing up so fast, and I hadn't done anything to document his progress. At the same time I was reading blogs of friends and new mothers and realized that I too wanted to try a blog. So here I am.
I think it's funny when people say "you can't even remember what it was like before the baby, can you?" Well, yes actually, I can. And I was sitting here this morning remembering how nice it was to get up on Sunday morning and sit by myself and read my book for an hour or so. Sometimes the cat would join me, sometimes not. But this morning I have a smiling, giggling, cooing baby sitting in a boppy next to me, chatting away while I read my book. Those days of quiet alone time will come back again, but for now I'm happy to share my morning with my happy little Buddha.
It's surprising the change in this little guy over two months. My favorite time with him was right after he ate. He would curl up in a little peanut ball and lay on my chest and sleep. Now when I hold him like that he's usually more interested in trying to climb on me like a jungle gym. We still sometimes have our quiet time after he eats, but now he falls asleep - and I mean, asleep. The kind of sleep with arms thrown open, legs spayed, head rolled back and drool coming out. I'm so glad that I enjoyed those moments while I had them, because it seems as he gains independence and mobility those times will be rare.
And now we enjoy different moments. We enjoy watching him laugh for twenty minutes at a mobile with three stuffed bears over his pack and play. And yes, I stood there for twenty minutes spinning that mobile around just to watch him laugh. And we enjoy the smile that he has just about EVERY time he sees either Dan or I, and we enjoy the "talking" he is doing. It's fun to hear the new sounds he is learning and to see how happy he is when we "talk" back to him. And we are thrilled that he loves the water and seems completely happy to float and have water in his face. Everyday there is something new to be amazed at.
And I return to where I started. We remember the old life, but we definitely are having fun with the challenges and joys that this new chapter have. And we remember every day to enjoy the moments with Ben, because they will be changing as he grows and before we know it he will be off on his tricycle and we won't even be able to catch him!
