My husband never quite understood what was so hard about being alone wi
th the baby. According to him I should be able to watch television all day, study, take a shower, do my hair, my makeup, clean, do laundry, cook, and walk the dogs.
In the early days, Sayle was so worn out by the time my husband got home from work he slept in the evening and through the night. I remember getting so frustrated when he would say “I don’t understand why you are so stressed, he is fine when I get home.”
This is how “Daddy Duty” came about. Daddy Duty is the time where daddy gets to spend quality time with …
This says it all
As long as I can remember I have worked with children. Growing up I loved to baby-sit and assist with day camps during the summer vacations. I was a nanny for three children while I was in college and upon graduation I immediately started my career with the at-risk youth population. While I have always had a soft spot for children I don’t think I realized exactly how “soft” I would become from “mommy emotion”. During an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, I cried like a baby when a child passed away from an illness. Actually, this week’s episode is going to feature some issues with …
My Little Monkey
The first Halloween I can remember I was dressed up as Apple Dumpling from Strawberry Shortcake. I had on a plastic pink suit and a plastic Apple Dumpling mask that had a rubber band on the back to keep it over my face. I am so glad that through the years costumes have had an upgrade!We had a great Halloween this year! We started by taking some pictures of Sayle with the pumpkins. He was in awe of the big pumpkin and then tried to investigate it with his tooth. The scenario proved to be a great photo-op. I can’t wait …
The first time I took Sayle to dinner was psychologically scarring as a new mother. My husband’s family wanted to go to the Japanese steakhouse before they went back to England. Reluctantly I agreed to go–I had to go to a restaurant sometime.I timed it perfectly. I fed him before we left and headed into Jacksonville. Then we waited for a table…then we waited for our waitress….then we waited for the chef. Sayle was eating every two to three hours and we were nearing the two hour mark when the chef finished cooking my filet. This was a perfectly inconvenient time for Sayle to wake up, so he did. As he started stirring I tried …
My first moments as a mom
Hello! Welcome to my blog.
I want to start by telling you how my daughter was born and how I became a Mom. My Aunt Kathy who is a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse says that every woman’s first birth is anything but ordinary. I am no exception to her rule.
I started having contractions at 2 am the day my daughter was born. Around 12pm my husband, Garrett, got home and found me sitting in 90 degree weather wearing a sweatshirt, shivering, in pain, and feeling nauseous. Garrett was alarmed and took my temperature. It was 100.3 degrees …
