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SadenMitchell
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Name: Sadie
Birthday: 6/16/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: I'm really interested in graduating from college in a year, let's see if that happens. Addiction recovery really fascinates me. I love kids-especially toddlers, but babies are fun too. I'm pretty interested in Shawn, but don't tell him, I need to have the upper hand:)
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Nonprofit
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5/9/2004
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| So I'm carrying about 15 extra lbs these days left over from what I really NEEDED to gain throughout pregnancy. But I'm pretty sure I'm done with it and want it gone. My goal is to have it off by March 1st, is that realistic? I don't really care it it isn't, I'm determined. Anyone else with me? The rest of you girls are either super skinny already or pregnant, so probably not. | | |
| I'm almost pretty sure that transitioning from one child to two has been much harder than the initial jump into parenthood. That could be because Levi was such an easy infant to care for. He rarely cried, slept great (for the first 5 months), only pooped once a day, and nursed well after a brief learning curve. And even though I *KNEW* in my head that I wouldn't have the same child over and over and over again, that each child is created with unique characteristics right from the get-go, I really didn't prepare myself for this reality. Nolan is different in almost every way, and I find myself comparing them a lot. It's never an "oh I wish you were more like your brother" type of comparing, but just a "huh... it's weird that you look so much alike, yet you are SO different." It makes me wonder if I will have to approach Nolan differently as the areas of parenting become more complex. Will he be a more emotionally sensitive child that I can't as easily tease? Will he be less inhibited, more spirited? Will he sleep better, worse? Will I find him as irresistibly hilarious? Will he be as easy to ween, or will he be one of those kids that wants to nurse 'til he's five? How will he re-direct? *sigh*
Somedays I really do feel like I'm starting from scratch as a mom. Like all those hours I invested don't mean anything to this child. Do I sound discouraged? I'm not, not really, I'm more excited than I am anxious about it. I sure have fallen for this little guy. | | |
| I'm really just trying to convince myself that it's a good morning since I got woken up again an hour early this morning. I really hope Levi's internal clock changes to real time. I just hate daylight savings so much. hmph. My tiny one is taking a nap at the moment and I've got Levi occupied with some sensory play, so I've got at least a few moments to get some thoughts down.
Shawn's mom was here this weekend for a visit. She got to meet Nolan and dote on Levi. It was a good visit, much different than when her boys come with her because they still need quite a bit of attention from her. Weird that they are teenagers now. When I met Shawn they were in 6 and 7 years old!!
Nolan seems to be mellowing out a bit, much more content this past week. Levi took his first poop on the potty yesterday since having Nolan and we celebrated with a trip on the light rail (MAX). He's been very hesitant to go near the potty since bringing home the baby and I'm just not into having a battle of wills at this point.
Anyone else really looking forward to Christmas? I saw that the Gonzales' family already put up their tree! What the heck guys, you haven't even had thanksgiving yet!! Looks really pretty though. I'm so excited to go to a X-mas tree farm with the boys and get a little tree to decorate. Does a tree represent anything spiritual to any of you? I know it has pagan roots (like most "Christian" holiday traditions) and represents new life to them with the lights representing the sun. For me it's just pretty, bright and fun and reminds me of being a child. We got a little bit of $$ from some of Shawn's family and I've been looking at a few gift ideas online that I wanted to share.
I think I'll get this for Nolan. I love that it's made in Oregon, and the wood comes from the myrtlewood tree which is indigenous to just Oregon and Israel.
Baby rattle/teether
Hmmm, not sure if this would be a gift for me or for Nolan??
Nursing necklace/teether
I ordered a new necklace for Levi, but I think I'll wait until Christmas to give it to him. This time I got the baltic amber/hazelwood combo, which can be tricky, because amber isn't supposed to get wet, but the hazelwood is supposed to stay moist to work. hmmm
hazelwood necklace
Baby's up, gotta go! | | |
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