We leave in the morning. Hoping to make it past Pittsburgh before stopping for the night but we’ll see how it goes. I’m all ready dreaming of sandy beaches and warm oceans…..
ahhhhh…
I’ll be be sure to post while I’m gone because come on, I can’t stop blogging. It’s an addiction. Maybe I’ll even post pictures.
I hate packing. I have a tendancy to over pack. A lot. So packing is a huge pain in the ass for me.
We leave Thursday morning. I have not packed anything but bed sheets and beach towels. Really is there anything more we need?
It’s now official. The last mom to start back to work did today. I met these 6 moms at a play group I joined when Cooper was about 5 months old. We stayed friends after the group and I hosted weekly play groups so we could still all get together and hang out with our little ones. Since April, they’ve been going back to work one by one and the weekly play dates got further and further apart. Today was the first day of work for the last mom. I was the only one out of the group who is not going back to work. Our last couple of play dates were filled with conversations of who was going to what day care and who was going to home day care and how nervous and anxious they felt to be leaving their little ones to return to the working world. A couple of them acutally couldn’t wait and have since said that they love being back at work and it was the greatest thing to happen for them and their little ones as they feel their little one gets “all” of them now when they are together instead of being unhappy and not content but together all the time. Having them all starting to go back to work has left me feeling quite a mix of emotions for the past few months. Sad to be losing some really great “mom friendships”. Yes, we’ll still see each other but more to the tune of once a month- maybe. It’s also made me dig a little deeper into myself to be able to be proud and okay with “stay at home mom”. I don’t have an aspiring career that needs me other than my job as a mom. There really is nothing better than being able to pick up the phone in the middle of the day, on an off day and chat with someone who knows exactly how you’re feeling. Or just to chat about the little one being super grumpy and how miserable teething is and know that they’ll more than likely be at home and wanting to chat too. Now all phone calls to “the moms” will be brief and probably on weekends. I guess I feel like the group I had felt I was such a big part of is gone, so now what am I a part of? Cooper’s at a weird age with joining a city program because he’s too old for most of the programs but not old enough for the others. But how else do you get a chance to meet other moms? Some days I wonder if Cooper would be better off in a day care. Definitly more interation and socialization with peers there than what he gets at home. Build a sense of independance as well. But then I know this is right for me and us. Hubby and I always agreed that I would be home until the kids are a bit older, and that it’s important to us to have it that way. The days have been more challenging now that he’s motoring and into everything and trying to occupy an toddler’s mind and curiousity is enough to keep the busiest of busy-bodies busy. Just a weird feeling having all the moms I knew from Cooper’s early days now be gone. I feel almost like I did when he was first born and I knew no other moms. It will all get sorted out and I know I’ll meet other stay at home moms but in the interim I feel I must say good bye to some dear friends.
On a completely different topic, tomorrow we go for our first ultra sound and I can’t wait. I’m so excited to see this little one 
Here we are (left to right)- youngmummy, mylozmom and me. I know, I know, I don't look like I'm smiling but I'm weird like that in front of the camera. And mylozmom in her glowing, amazingly pregnant and beautiful state. Yes, that's a non-alcoholic beer in case you were wondering.
It was a great day and I think it's safe to say mylozmom had a great time. It was in her backyard and the weather was sooo gorgous. Great food, great games, and great company. I got to see some people I haven't seen in years so it truly was great.
It was awesome sitting with youngmummy and meeting baby Allie too. She's so new- baby small. You truly forget how small they once were once they grow up a bit. She is definitly a cutie.
Oh, and I left Cooper with Nana for the afternoon so I got to enjoy an afternoon where I could actually sit and talk for more than a few minutes. When I got back home, it was like I hadn't even left. Cooper didn't even bat an eye on my return. Which I was happy and sad about. Happy that he was good and happy on his own but a bit sad that he didn't miss me. Of course I would much rather him not bat an eye at me going places without him as it does make it easier.
Now we just have to wait a little bit longer for baby Hannah to come. Come on Mylozmom, we're getting anxious!!!
Goes to: Toddler sleeping.
Cooper was always a great sleeper. He was sleeping through the night by 8 weeks. (yes, you can hit me, but gently please). The transitions from 3 naps to 2 and 2 naps to 1 were tricky but once I caught on to his changes we were good. But lately he's been testing out the minimal amount of sleep he can go on. He goes to bed at 7pm and lately has been waking up at 6am. Not bad I hear you say, as it is 11 hours and not all of them do 12 hours at night. I agree, but he's also cut his one nap a day to 1 hour. This doesn't make for a happy boy so what is waking him up all of a sudden after an hour of napping? The house is always quiet except for the usual street noise of passing cars. His mornings haven't changed. There's nothing new and exciting going on in his life right now. So what's up?
If anyone has the answers to this strange change please share. Please.
Today lunch was refused to be eaten unless it was eaten by a fork. no, not a plastic, small person fork either. A real, metal one. Come on, we're a big boy now!
So I came across this yesterday. What do you think? Is it time we get Cooper to school?
http://www.caledonheights.com/toddler.html
I do like the idea of him doing the dishes and other household chores around here. It is about time don't you think?
Cooper just turned 15 months on Father's Day. I got a newsletter from one of those parenting web sites that says 15 months is considered another milestone month as they will change a lot this month. Cooper has all ready started changing in so many ways. He now tried to repeat everything I say. His current favorites are balloon (he says baaa-ooon), bum bum, and cat and asking him where his belly button is will send him in to fits of smiles and giggles. It's so cute watching him try to bend in half trying to see his own belly button. He yells "dog" when he sees one at the park and gets mad when he get pet them. Still not walking but cruising well on everything. He likes to yell at his dad especially when he blows his nose in the morning and tantrums are now really fun to have. Too bad we both don't enjoy them equally. Curious but cautious is how I would describe Cooper. He's been good so far in that when I say no he listens. He actually will try to repeat the action but not actually do it and all the while be looking at me shaking his head no. He loves food and hasn't really turned a nose to anything. Yet.
Best of all is when I put him to bed and he reaches through the crib bars to pat my leg as I tuck him in. It's so incredibly sweet, it always makes me smile.
First off I have to say spaghetti is DELICIOUS!! It's 11:00am and I'm on my second bowl. It is sooooooo good.
The OBGYN's office just called with my apt. September 22 at 2:50pm with the same Dr. I was registered to when I was pregnant with Cooper. Now I have register with the hospital I'll be delivering at. All this and the ultra sound we're going for on Tuesday is making it feel so much more real. The nausea is subsiding which I am SOOOO thankful for and I'm anxious to start feeling this little one. I still have about another month before that'll happen (if i feel this one around the same time I felt Cooper). I'm also really excited to find out the sex of this one. I've been having mixed feelings on whether it's a boy or a girl. I will say, we've only talked about and decided upon a girl's name so. We'll see I guess.
We leave next Thursday for holidays and I have so much packing to do it's insane. Most of it I can't do until mid next week and it's driving me nuts. I'm such a planner/organizer that I hate having to do things last minute but so much of the stuff I need to pack, we still need to use up until then.
Well, I'm going to go lay down for a bit while Cooper is napping. Have a great day all.
On Saturday we went to a pool party/bbq. It was 40 degrees outside. Hot, hot, hot. But there was a bit of a breeze so at least the air was moving. Hubby took Cooper swimming and Cooper had an absolute blast. You'd swear the water was his home the way he plays and splashes around in it. I guess he holds true to his sign of being a pisces. It was hard to get him out of the water. Everyone was amazed at how much I'm actually showing for only being 10 weeks. There was a lot of "twins" comments. We were so tired by the time we got home, we did nothing but veg on the couch and went to bed early.
Sunday, Cooper slept in (I thanked all who are in heaven for making that happen as I was so tired and needed the extra half an hour so badly). We went grocery shopping and then came home to nap. He had another glorious sleep and napped for 2 1/2 hours. I'm now not so worried about how well he's going to sleep on vacation. With having a pool in the back yard and the ocean a few steps away, I don't think it'll be hard to tire him out.
We then had our dads over for a great bbq. Good end to a good weekend.
What did all you do for Father's Day?
