Mommy Issues

My baby is growing up…in two months he won’t be a baby anymore! Tomorrow he is moving from the infant room to the next room up, I’m not sure what that one is called but he’ll be surrounded by kids who are walking. I know this will be good for him and I have realized recently that the issue is mine. I have mommy issues, the issue with him moving up at daycare is no different than the issue I have with him spending the night anywhere…I’m not ready. I need to start thinking about Parker and the benefits of him growing up and taking the next steps in life. I have prepared him the best I can for his next classroom, I have had him in shoes for 3 or 4 days now which he is still getting used to and my mom got him a walker to get him started on that. I was so excited yesterday when he actually walked in it! Although I realized that some changes will need to be made around the house because little man is not as little as he once was and can reach things that he couldn’t before.

I’m not sure when I will be ready for him to spend the night anywhere; I know the grandmas will all be thrilled whenever I am. Michael has also been bugging me about it and I am sure that once I let him go and get that full nights sleep I will be glad I did it.

Parker's Crawling!

Laugh Out Loud

Thoughts as I Drive to Work

Why is everyone in such a hurry all of the time? I was on my way to work this morning and as usual, I put the cruise control on so that I wouldn’t speed. The speed limit on the road to work goes like this, 55, 60, 55, 50, 45, and then 40. I do the speed limit all the way to work and everyday there are people who are either on my tail the whole way or speeding past me like I’m sitting still! I really don’t like it and I have my moments when I wish they could hear me so I could give them a piece of my mind but really. What is so important that you have to do 70 to 80 miles per hour? If you’d have asked me a couple of years ago I would have just said that I like to drive fast and that the slow pokes need to get in the slow lane! Now that I have Parker I am the total opposite, I try to drive the speed limit at all times and I try to be a safe driver. I also feel like everyone else should drive the same way because HELLO my baby is in the car with me! I remember one trip to Houston, Parker was 6 months old I think and I was leaving town and noticed an 18 wheeler coming up fast behind me. Yes I was in the fast lane and yes I was planning to get over as soon as I could but before I had a chance to do so, this truck was right on my tail. I was so mad, I thought surely he saw the car seat with my precious baby inside and SURELY he understood what would happen if we had to suddenly stop…it obviously hadn’t crossed his mind. He stayed on me until I got over and then sped past me like I was keeping him from something super important.

So as I was thinking about this post (yes I knew I wanted to blog about my thoughts in the car this morning) I thought of this. You should cherish every moment you have with your kids. Play with them because sooner or later they aren’t going to want you to play with them anymore. When you start your baby on solids, let them get messy! They will totally wash, and what’s more fun than a bubble bath? By the way, Parker had raviolis last night and they were EVERYWHERE but he had fun in the tub getting clean! Whenever they want to talk and tell you about their day or even just about something random, listen! At some point they won’t want to tell you anything. Enjoy every laugh and smile, embrace every temper tantrum with patience and understanding and take advantage of every hug, kiss and snuggle before your baby is too big for momma’s hugs and kisses. Time goes so fast and if you don’t slow down to enjoy the little things, before you know it the time will be gone and your baby will be grown up and moving on.

I try to remember this especially when Parker starts getting fussy because I tend to get frustrated and that only makes it worse. I also have caught myself putting him in his exersaucer to do other things…not even important things and I am going to try not to do that anymore. Parker is at the age when he wants his mommy and not just for feeding him and taking care of him, he wants me to play with him and I am going to start making time to do that.

I am hoping to get another blog day going. I think it will be called Tasty Tuesday! I am going to feature a recipe of mine or a family member and my own review of this particular dish! So next Tuesday will be the start of Tasty Tuesday so keep an eye out!

Another update, I have started another blog called Baby Cakes Blog Design! I’m no professional obviously but I like to make my blog look cute and thought that I could put some of my ideas up for others to use! I already did this one, the one for Baby Cakes and also one for Callie who is moving her blog from Tumblr to Blogger Go Callie! So if you’re interested in a new look for your blog and would like to give me an idea of what you want I can try my best to get a design for you. Now, I don’t know any of the code, so I just use a background from any of the free background sites and then make my own Header and Signatures. I upload the header and signatures to Photobucket and then once it is all done I will send you the links for you to put into your blog.

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