It's been a very long time since I posted anything! To be honest, juggeling my last few classes of school and being a mom was enough for me to take a break for a while.... Not really an anticipated break, but a break was needed nonetheless.
I am almost, officially, done with school! yahoo! I literally have one more paper that I have to write ( and am dragging my feet to do so) and then I will be done. I'm so excited, I feel like I can start to breath and move again....that my life and schedule won't revolve around clinical days and school assignments and having to get a babysitter. I've tackeled some pretty big assignments these past couple of semesters, which have been amazing and challenging...but have also been a bit draining. With that said, as excited as I am to be completing this chapter in my life (at least for now, I don't have plans to continue immediately on with my Master's), I'm also a bit sad. I've worn the role of 'student' for so long, and have really enjoyed (mostly) gaining my educuation. I've identified with that role for so long it's going to feel foreign to have it removed from my life...to take that 'hat' of, so to speak. Removing that hat will allow me then to embrace my role as mother and 'housewife' 100%, and I am looking forward to that...
I've been praying about if I should go back to work now or if my place is to be at home. As a nurse I could (in theory) find a part time job and work 1-2 days a week and still make decent $$ to help with our finances (that doesn't meat there is a job available like that...where I live). But, I really like the idea of being home; I feel like I've waited this long to be a mommy...I want to be there for every milestone and not hear about it secondhand. Sigh...
Caleb is now 81/2 months....he's 22lbs 3.5 oz and is almost 30in. tall! He's in the 90th percentile for both ht and wt. He wears 12-18 mo clothing for the most part. He does a pretty mean army crawl while simultaneously pushing off with his toes on our wood floors. (I really think our smooth wood floors is why he hasn't bothered to get up on his knees and crawl traditionally, he can just slide himself everywhere!) He's got 4 teeth, two on bottom and 2 on top. I've been making all his baby food and he really loves all things so far....except for maybe carrots. That's still to be determined because I think I may not have cooked them long enough and therefore they didn't puree very well...so, he could have been protesting the texture. He still gets two bottles a day, on in the am and one around noon. He loves to scoot around the living room and explore....and, in ture baby style, loves to investigate everything OTHER than his toys! He babbles a lot, not any real words or syllabls. He is pretty laid back and happy most of the time....even when he's tired, he doesn't usually get crabby. But, when he's crabby it's evident that he is! He loves bath time, really loves it. This may be totally normal for babies, I don't know because he's my first....but he seems to have a real love for being in the water and doesn't seem to be afraid to put his face in. So, I think I'm going to get him in a swim class this fall (or whenever the next session starts) so we can keep this comfort of the water, while also keeping him safe in/around water.
Matt is doing well, just batteling a bit of "pre-pneumonia" right now...but, he's really feeling a lot better now that he's got some antibiotics. Last week found us all sick with a random, nasty cold. Caleb bounced right back and has just a residual cough. I was down a few more days, but Matt started in with a fever and took some days off work last week. He finally went to the doctor yesterday (after I insisted). I'm sure Matt will be back to his normal self in no time.
I guess that's a good "catch up" post. I promise to keep better tabs on my 'ol bloggy-poo!
