Clothing myself in: as i was copying and pasting stuff from the last post to get the categories right, i realized i am wearing the exact same thing, only now i can fit into the "regular sized" khaki pants instead of the 18's. yay me! i've beenable to go to the gym since mom stays with cameron so that's good. will weigh and measure again on the 6th but so far i've lost only 3 pounds but 4 inches. so it's good i guess. better than nothing.
Around the house: work on the basement has begun! come to find out i am a good tile-layer. first coat of paint on the bathroom went up last night. it's a bit more green than i imagined but i still like it. at my request, my valentines day present from charles was a shopping trip to home depot for basement supplies so i'm pretty excited and we have a lot we could do were we to get snowed in! yesss!!!!
The baby: in a 2 week period he has gone from the army crawl to full out crawling to pulling himself up on his knees and now a couple of times pulling himself up to standing. he was *so close* to crawling for so long that i knew he would just bust it out all at once and he sure has. he's having a great time. last night he also waited till i got home to display his new found fit-throwing skillz. it was pretty funny. i'm pretty sure he yelled at me that he was moving away before he tore off down the hallway only to realize that he's a baby and he can't go anywhere. so eventually he came back to where we were but he wasn't happy about it. i'm not sure what we did to offend him but we gave him some cheerios and he was better after that. he still isn't saying 'mama' but he says 'dada' a lot, so i think he thinks that is the interchangable word for a parental figure. i talk to him about daddy a lot so i guess that's my fault. but we'll get it figured out. he knows that he is loved and has parents so that's the important thing. he has been away from his usual daycare situation for a couple weeks now and he misses the other little kids. we're just waiting on the call from the CDC now, hopefully it will come soon. in the mean time, mom is here.
In the kitchen: mom is very comfortable at our house, which is good. she also likes food, which is bad. this past weekend alone, in addition to the valentines candy, she made a dessert for our "valentines dinner" (steak, etc.) which was demolished in 3 days, and also made a batch of cinnamon rolls. i think today or tomorrow she is making cookies. that's all well and good except that it's a lot easier to eat well when that stuff isn't in the house. for almost 3 months now i have done really well and amde lots of progress so this is a big test for me. i had my share of crap over the weekend but cleansed myself of that at the gym last night and have no intention of derailing it again. cinnamon rolls sound good in theory but i have a shake for breakfast so that's easy enough to avoid. cookies might not be so easy, but i'll do my best.
Crafting: i have a few baby gift things i'd like to make, everyone seems to be having boys. there is also a picture that charles has mentioned he "has always wanted" for his bathroom. however i can't find it anywhere online for the life of me, so i might try to make it myself. could be interesting. good thing i have 8 1/2 months till he comes home.
Reading: nothing now. finished harry potter and mom brought up a book she wanted me to read. it's written by the same person who wrote 'fried green tomatoes'. haven't started it yet.
Bringing me joy: seeing cameron grow and learn and play. he's just so happy andalthough his independence can be frustrating, especially when i'm trying to snuggle onhim and he's pushing me away with every ounce of his strength, but he's still so darn cute and full of life. i often have to be mindful about not controlling every aspect of his life and just letting him do what he wants to do as long as it's safe and smart.
Thinking about: how glad i will be when this year is over. this is by far the hardest year of my life, and it's just beginning. we are both so worn out already. but we do what we have to do and we'll be better for it.
Pictures to share - my beautiful boy: he and grandma have a game - she builds the block tower and he comes barreling in to knock it down. she hopes that this will inspire him to learn how to build. (????) i hope this will not get him in trouble at daycare.
2 comments:
The knocking over blocks thing is actually an important developmental milestone, just like throwing things off their highchair over and over is. I'm seriously not lying about either of those. Object permanence and whatnot. When we did Parents as Teachers with Melanie the PAT lady actually did that as an activity and it was something to be checked off of a list around this age, so way to go Cameron! And way to go you on the self control and being the incredible shrinking woman. I look forward to getting to see it in person - you'll feel super skinny next to my post-partum pooch ;)
oh that's good news! here i was thinking he's going to be the jerk in the nursery that nobody wants to play with because he's all the time knocking over their stuff. the notes from the teacher were already formulating in my mind! do you remember anything else from the PAT stuff? the only thing i can remember that you told me then was about the 2 cans of same stuff to mimic each other, so i've done that but i dont remember what the age group was for that. he does not yet seem to understand mimic-ing in that way but he's getting there. i've also made a "coin jar" out of a large formula can and some milk jug caps but so far he just shakes it around.
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