I am a mom now, and have been for 4 months. What a beautiful adventure. My son is sleeping in my arms right now, his mouth clutched to my breast. It seems that as the days go by, I just want to hold him more and more all the time. I really can’t get enough of him. It is not too practical as there are many chores to do around the house. Let’s say that those get done, but at a really slow pace. My husband is such a present father, so involved in his role even thought I am full time at home and he is full time working, which allows us all more cuddling time together. I got a bit of ironing done this morning as my little guy was having fun in his jolly jumper, but he got tired of it.
I used to have a sling to carry my baby around, but he has outgrown it. I am shopping for a bigger one now and I think I found the one.
My son has been sleeping in his crib for a week now. He first slept in my bed, then in a basket by my bed, which he enjoyed very much. That basket was so useful as we could attach it to the stroller. My son felt at home anywhere we went. But he has now outgrown it too.
I feel so blessed to have such a little bundle of love being part of my husband and my life now. We definitely share something bigger than ourselves now. I can see how my husband and I share the same passion for this little guy and it makes us grow as better people all the time. It definitely brings out the best in us. It hasn’t been easy all the time and we still have our moments where our baby isn’t doing well and we need to make that extra effort as we both feel tired, but we forget about it so quickly. Our son had colic during his second and third month. We have held him, danced with him, sung to him and tried anything to aid him go through that discomfort. Seeing him not feeling well made us want to help him go through this difficult phase of his development. Patience and understanding were definitely key, and even more so was the support that my husband and I gave to each other. We started to take turn to go back to train at the gym at night. This little time away was good physically and psychologically. We have kept on doing it. I have subscribed to some postnatal yoga class with my baby, and to some outdoor cardio-stroller class in a park by my house. All these activities make me feel great. My son loves yoga. When he is grumpy, I use the stretching yoga techniques on him and it relaxes him each time. I definitely am an addict of yoga.
