Quinn had his 2 month checkup this past week. His growth is on schedule, which is great considering the first week of his life was filled with worry about him not gaining enough weight. He’s 12 pounds already! I would say that’s hard to believe but I feel it in my back 😂. Although, that could be from starting back to yoga after 2 1/2 months off 😩. That left me sore for sure but it was, at least, slightly easier than the last time I did yoga, which was when I was 36 weeks pregnant 🤰🏻😆. I can’t wait to teach him yoga. He’s already super strong, having been able to lift his head up and push off our chests since about 3 weeks old. He has awesome neck control for his age. He’s “talking” even more, responding to us with smiles and “goos.” A smile from him when he recognizes you will melt your heart. I was just telling Philip how Quinn really makes our family complete 👪. I think it’s possible for people to live full, happy lives without children but I realize now that I definitely needed him. I’m thankful that he came into our lives when he did, and not any sooner. Being a young parent has its own benefits and to each their own but I am a way better parent now than I would have been before. I get less sleep and way less done and he’s fussy sometimes and doing anything while holding a baby is 10x harder, however, I’m more patient now than when I was younger and he doesn’t really stress me out too much. I have moments, just like any other mom, but for the most part I usually don’t feel overwhelmed. Of course, that is majorly due to the support system that I have from my husband, who’s the best partner, to all the women around me who help make my life easier. All of my co-workers/friends are amazing and are like extra aunts for Quinn. They’re all more than willing to cuddle him and hold him and just give me a break. It’s so nice having them around and they’ll never know how much they mean to me. They help make up my “village” and not only does that make me a better parent but I know Quinn will be a great kid because he’s going to have so many positive influences in his life!
Lifting his head to see Mommy’s face 🥰
Reading with Aunt Gina
And hanging out at Playgroup
Learning new words with Chris 😉
Telling Mimi Marsha all about it
And showing her how strong he is 💪🏻😄
Waiting for Mom to warm his bottle up with Lisa
Even KiKi stops by to hang out with him from time to time.
Being adored by Aunt Lori and the cousins ❤️
Goo-ing at them
Smiling for the “baby” on my phone 😃
Tuesday will mark 10 years since my mom passed away and this is a hard time of year for me. If you’ve never experienced grief, I hate to tell you that it never goes away, it just lessens over time. Most days are good now, even though I always miss her, but some days are unbearable. I struggled for a long time with depression and I don’t usually talk about it but I’m finally feeling mentally well and there’s no shame in having depression. It took a while to find the right medicine but it’s working now and I’m so grateful for that. Being grateful for what you have will make you a much happier person. Anyway, I never want my mother to be forgotten because she made such a beautiful impact on my world and those who knew her so I’m writing this so that her memory will live on ❤️.
The plaque on a pole outside of my work that I bought in her memory.
Every day is a parental learning experience but I recently had a situation that I will handle better next time. We were going for our evening walk and Philip had the girls and I was pushing Quinn in the stroller. We came upon a family with several children and a dog of their own and the dogs were dead set on saying hello to each other so we asked if that would be alright. The children immediately came over and because Sophie is very iffy about having her face touched and children sometimes don’t have good dog meeting skills, I was focused on making sure Soph didn’t bite anyone’s face off (she has never bitten anyone, I just didn’t want that night to be the first). Unbeknownst to me, Quinn is apparently a magnet to EVERYONE and the other children were gathered around him, touching his hands, his chest, his MOUTH 😱🤬😵. And of course, the dirtiest child touched his mouth 😳. I’m not saying they were a dirty family, just kids get dirty and this child was not clean at that moment. Not to mention, kids are gross and have all kinds of germs. My kid will be gross, too. I will teach him not to touch babies. Ugh. I was at a loss for what to say that didn’t include a cuss word when I saw this but luckily, one of the other children told that child not to touch his mouth, so at least one of them knew good baby etiquette. I was odd to me that I had trouble speaking up and telling them not to touch him because I’m usually fine with telling other people’s kids what to do or not to do (just as I’ll expect other parents to do to my kid when the time comes and he’s misbehaving, for the record). I think the fact that the parents were standing right there and not saying anything threw me a bit. I try not to step on anyone’s toes but in the future I will be more assertive in a situation such as this. He got a good dose of immune boosting germs that day…that I quickly washed off of him when we got home 😄🦠🛁🧼🧽. He’s fine so it wasn’t a big deal this time but seriously, he could contract any number of dangerous illnesses at his young age. I’ll have to learn to be his advocate, even at the risk of pissing off some other parents 🤷🏻♀️.
The girls have been really good with him still, for the most part. We have jealous moments and Soph doesn’t know when to stop licking him without getting yelled at for it. She’s a pouter so I hate hurting her feelings but damn if she doesn’t test her limits EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. 🤦🏻♀️
Sansa needs Mommy cuddles, too 😍
😂🤷🏻♀️
Nappin’ 😴
Poor Sansa 🙄
In case you were wondering just how big Sophie’s mouth is, here’s a pic for reference 😂
She is a good sharer though, always bringing us her toys 🧸
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