My Little Cuddle Bug
Timothy is the youngest of my three children. There are seven years between him and Bethany and two years between Bethany and Zach. I look at my older two and I’m amazed at how fast they have grown. I know it won’t be long before Timothy leaves behind the toddler stage. I purposely make time to cuddle with him in the evenings because either he will soon be too big to hold or he will grow out of the cuddle stage. Timothy ranks in the 90th percentile as far as height goes, so it seems that he is growing up even more quickly. So far he still likes me to cuddle him. I can hardly believe that he will turn four in April! When Zach and Bethany were little I stayed at home with them. I was able to spend a lot of time with them. We would read together,
Missing Emily
One day this week while Nathan was at preschool, Emily, Joshua, and I went to the mall to look at something. We parked near the Barnes and Noble since that was near our shopping destination. Plus, I love books, and walking through bookstores makes me happy. On our way back to the car, as we headed through Barnes and Noble, we made a little pit stop at their new toy section. If you haven’t been yet, you really should. They have a lot of interesting, fun toys there. They also have a Duplo building table. That’s a major hit in my little crowd. With Nathan’s birthday coming up, I wanted to see if there were any toys that Emily wanted to get her big brother for his birthday. We spent a few minutes looking around, but nothing really caught our eye. I turned around to pick up a game to
Until We Meet Again, Cuddlebugs!
I started blogging in TummyTime when I was four months pregnant. We went through the end of my pregnancy, the end of college, Braylin being born and her first three months. I just thought that was a wild time in my life. After TummyTime, we moved to Cuddlebugs where we have been for the past year! Together we have been through even more wild times and countless milestones together between Braylin and the children of my fellow bloggers. Braylin’s first smile, food, tooth, step, etc. have all been recorded right here. It is a bittersweet moment to have to walk away from all that we have been through together. As we prepare for the next chapter in our lives, we have to say goodbye for now. We will have to conquer the next few milestones on our own. Between living with my parents for a few months, moving to South
Snuggling Again
For I don’t even know how long, Ben has been eating his bottles on his own. I put him in the Boppy on the floor, hand him the bottle, and he eats. When he’s done, he sits right up and goes to play. I sit nearby, but I can usually check my e-mail on my phone, watch TV, or just sit and talk to him. If he’s having a fussier day, I’ll sit right next to him and stroke his forehead or play with his toes, and usually that’s enough to keep him happy. One of the things that has made me sad over the past few months is that Ben has absolutely no interest in snuggling with me anymore. He used to LOVE cuddling up with Mommy. Now, even when being held, he pushes away from me so he can look around, play with my hair, play with the
Goodbyes Never Get Easier
Deep breath. No tears. This week, Ryan had to go back to North Carolina where he will be for a couple of weeks before he goes to a school in South Carolina for three months. Braylin and I are not able to move to South Carolina until he completes his training so we are staying in Florida while he is away. We have said goodbye so many times during our marriage and I thought at some point it would get easier. Last time he deployed, Braylin was almost three months old and was clueless that he was leaving. During the four months that he has been back, Braylin and her Daddy have created a sweet bond. Needless to say, this may have been the hardest goodbye ever. I was dreading the drive to the airport all morning, luckily my parents made the drive with us and it took my mind
How To Make Ben Remember His Dad
Now that Matt is gone for his actual deployment, it’s time to start doing everything I can to make sure that Ben remembers his dad when he comes home. But how do you make a nine-month-old remember someone when they’re gone for months and months on end? Ben’s got a Daddy Doll already, which he sleeps with every night. I’ve got videos of Ben and Matt together, as well as more pictures than I can count. Hopefully, we’ll also be able to Skype over the deployment occasionally, and Ben can see and talk to his dad. But will it be enough? I have this almost-nightmare that we’ll get to the homecoming and Ben will be afraid of Matt, that he won’t remember him, and that it’ll take forever for them to bond again. The good news is that Ben will be a toddler by then, walking and talking, so hopefully
