Clothing myself in: the usual - kahki pants, a blue wrap top (disguisatory clothing is good) and a maroon cardigan. this is bloaty week so i'm feeling a lot like a stuffed sausage, but since i sit behind a desk with 2 monitors in front of me and hardly any visitors, the only one who really would notice that is me. although as the weather warms up and long cardigans are no longer acceptable, it is beginning to occur to me that i might have to shave my legs soon. that sucks.
Around the house: preparing for cameron's 1st birthday party in wichita! i put together 20 treat bags and then started getting RSVPs from people with lots of kids who arent coming. miniature containers of play dough with monkey faces anyone? oh well. it will be nice regardless and hopefully cameron will have fun. it was tough to find a time that wouldnt interfere with everyone's schedule when daddy could skype for it and the time chosen has come right smack in the middle of cameron's new nap time. we'll see how it goes. he's a really good boy and doens't get too crazy. mostly i'm worried about an in law who might get testy if he isn't given his required attention, but cameron's comfort is my #1 priority. avoiding making waves with others is much further down the list.
so anyway, around the house there are a lot of party supplies and the kitchen table is covered in baby book stuff. for some odd reason i thought it would be nice to bring out his baby book for each birthday party which means that i have to get it updated in the next 2 days. along with everything else.
The baby: is great. he is now standing up almost all the time and will shuffle while holding on to things. how cool would it be if he walked at or by his party this weekend?! he is close. he loves being able to explore everything and has been spending a lot of time playing in his room. he has yet to discover that the kitchen cabinets all open and is very curious about the fridge and dishwasher. but for the most part, he plays with his toys and hangs out by himself very well. he will start at the CDC on post on the 25th and i'm nervous about it. it's not the same loving home he's had thus far and i'm worried about the things he might pick up (sickness and bad habits). but it is the only realistic option we have so we're just charging ahead and hoping for the best. i will go this afternoon for my orientation at the facility to meet his teachers and see his room, etc. hopefully that will put me at ease. this is definitely one of those times when i really wish charles were here though. he is awesome at putting me to ease when i am worked up about something like this. havent talked to him since thursday but hopefully i will soon.
In the kitchen: chili a couple days ago and goulash last night. cameron is 100% done with pureed foods, the homemade baby food phase sure seems to have gone quickly! so i am having to cook more to have things he can eat. made spinekopeta last friday and he likes that. we're having a hard time coming up with foods to help him get his iron in, so that was good. tonight we'll give him some goulash. i used veggie spiral pasta and of course, ground turkey, so hopefully he enjoys that. he really likes peas and still sweet potatoes. oh! and mom made some "brownies" the other day. i seem to be rubbing off on her with the healthy foods so she used applesauce instead of oil, half the chocolate chips, added flax seed and used less flour and added carrots. it's more cakey but it's still a guilt-free alternative when you need a chocolate fix so i'm pretty excited about it.
in the next couple of days, we'll make banana bread and chocolate and yellow cupcakes for the bday party. it is likely taht there will be leftover cake. darn.
Crafting: birthday treat bags afforded me the opportunity to make a pinterest project with the monkey play dough, it turned out really cute. and i also did some sewing last weekend for some new babies. i have been able to repurpose the extra receiving blankets i got for cameron and turn them into taggies. i like how they turned out. can't wait to start quilting! but that's probably at least 8 months down the line.
Reading: nothing now.
Bringing me joy: hearing my son call for me, seeing him crawl up to me and try to climb up my leg, chasing him down the hallway crawling after him while he laughs and laughs, sending my husband special gifts to make his day, getting a nice card from a dear friend, having my mom stay with me for a month and a half to babysit and knowing that she gets to see all the new things that cameron is doing right now, having a great relationship with my mother in law, thinking about the reunion with my husband (bittersweet, but still sweet)
Thinking about: wishing i could talk to my husband more, hoping there is little to no family drama this weekend at the party and that the wifi works so that charles can "be there", looking forward to being able to exercise more somehow when the weather is nicer
Pictures to share -
1 year ago tomorrow, at 1:31 in the morning, we welcomed our little boy. i knew he would be perfect for us and was likely to be a good kid with a great personality but i never could have dreamed he would be as amazing as he is. he is truly halarious and adventerous and so smart. he is everything we could have wanted in a son and so much more. he is my favorite person, the best of the two of us, and i am so excited to see who he becomes and where his life will take him.
oh and he's really really cute. :)
1 comment:
Cameron is adorable!
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