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More things learned as a new parent

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 2 Comments
  • it sucks when both parents are sick and baby has recovered
  • you will ultimately be more sick than baby and not bounce back as quickly
  • baby will not stop creating dirty dishes until you are able to clean them
  • dishes will seemingly multiply while you are in bathroom making your own mess
  • mom’s are not suppose to get sick as the whole house falls apart during her absence

Play

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 3 Comments

Today we met other mom’s from my stay at home mom’s group for a playdate at the local mall. Minnow had a blast
He is already trying to cruise for chicks…

What do you know? With his charm and smile it didn’t take him long to find a girl.

After the girl left, Minnow decided he loved himself so much he doesn’t need a girl.


Exploring the tunnel was how we ended the day. Look at that smile. Is there anything sweeter?

Bottle Rejection

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 4 Comments

Okay all of you experienced mothers out there, I need some help. Minnow no longer wants the bottle on a regular basis. He use to have 4-5 bottle during the day and then was down to just one in the middle of the night. Well, for the past week and a half he pretty much flat out refuses the bottle during the day. He will drink bits of formula from a sippy cup–of course he can’t/won’t hold the cup himself. He will drink a bottle 5-8oz at night before bed and now is waking up 2x a night for a bottle. He takes about 4oz the first time he wakes–about 12:30am and then takes about 6-7oz again around 3:30am. He goes to bed at 8:30 and wakes for the day about 6:30am. He eats quite a bit during the day. He has 3 full on meal–fruit, grain, protein and veggie–well he usually only gets veggies at lunch and dinner. Plus he snacks throughout the day.

I am assuming that bottle rejection is quite normal? I don’t know as I haven’t ever been a parent before. So, any hints, tips, etc? I worry that he isn’t getting all the calories and nutrition he needs since he isn’t taking as much formula as he use to. Should I be worried?

Adjustment

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I have been doing a lot of thinking about life lately. My life has changed so drastically in the past year. I have a baby. I no longer work. I am now a mom. I am no longer only a wife. Being a mom is an awesome experience and I wouldn’t change it for the world, but it makes you think about things that you wouldn’t necessarily think about. Time is now really of the essence. We only have a limited amount of time with Minnow before he becomes so independent that he maybe doesn’t want to spend time with us–there will be a time when he will want to be with his friends more than he wants to hang out with mom and dad. This is true in so many aspects. The time for hubby and I to be selfish has passed. It is not longer just about us. We are now a family of three and every decision we make has to be evaluated for how it affects Minnow. Even the process of adding to our family has to be evalutated based on what is good for the three of us. I am new at this. The consideration of others when making a decision. Hubby and I have always made decisions–not huge decision–but decisions nonetheless without always consulting each other–now Minnow must come into the frame for every decision.

Finding a balance is important. I don’t want to lose myself. I have been really good about not losing myself in my marriage as has hubby. I really want to make sure that I maintain my independence but also make sure that I don’t ignore the needs of Minnow. I also have to work harder to make hubby a priority because it would be really easy to forget about him in favor of Minnow. If only I had learned how to juggle.