I remember when I was pregnant people saying, "enjoy it, it'll be gone before you know it".. towards the end I was thinking, why would you tell someone to enjoy this.. I was miserably uncomfortable, not able to sleep and had heartburn from, well you know!! Not to mention, it was June in East Tennessee and I was sweating in places I didnt even know you could sweat in!! ( I know, TMI)
Then, once Bentley was born, the worry of being a mom set in. I remember saying to my mom, I can't sit around and just hold him because that's all he will ever want. I said this to several people and many of them replied, "take advantage of it, it won't last forever" I brushed that off, thinking I have at least a year of these holding, snuggling, cuddling moments.
Last night, I was looking through my Facebook photo album that I made for Bentley when he was born. I started thinking, I did not enjoy those first months like I should have. I feel like it is normal to look back and much of the time seem to be a blur, because lets be real, you were living off of adeline, little sleep and for me - - LOTS of Spark!! I will be the first to admit, things with Bentley in the beginning were not easy, they were HARD. Maybe they seemed evermore hard because I was a first time mom, BUT they were still hard. I think I didnt enjoy my time with him as a newborn because i was so scared the next day would be worse than the current day.
So where I am going with this post is -- I have a 6.5 month old! Ya'll that is half a year, I feel like if I blink too many times it's going to be summer and he's going to be ONE!!! I can't even say that outloud! I might have not soaked up and enjoyed all of our first 6 months, but I will be making up for lost time for the next 6......and well the next 15, 20.. well as long as he will let me! If you are a new mom, soak it up.. spend a nap time on the couch holding them, it's not going to scar them, it's not going to ruin their ability to nap! Take an extra 5-10 minutes at night to sing another song, rock a little longer. One of my favorite things to do with Bentley is lay in the floor with him. He loves to pat my face (sometimes, it's a little harder than a pat - we are working on this). Savor every minute, because it's no joke, you will blink twice and they will be half way to a year.
I have lots of goals for 2016, but one is to continue with this blog. When your a stay at home mom, sometimes one of the things you really miss is adult conversation. While I might not be physically talking, I can get a lot of my thoughts out in words too!
Until Next time, here are some then and now of Mr. B!
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