A Big Month!

September was a milestone month in many ways.  First, I was baptized.  The whole family got together to celebrate! This was actually on my 6 month "birthday".  I was such a good boy, even though they put me in a dress!  We had a nice party, and I received lots of presents.  But Mom keeps saying that is for Harvard.  I wonder what a Harvard is?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although I feel like I say this every time, Marek keeps getting bigger!  And his funny personality is growing everyday!   He is always surprising us.  September was full of surprises.  Marek is starting to get a tooth, enjoying blowing raspberries and has begun to "crawl".  Its more of a tummy slide, with a lot of wiggles in between.  But he is on the move! 

 

 

But the best part of September, Marek started sleeping through the night! Although his record isn't perfect, I'm cautiously optimistic that I will soon return to a fully functioning human being! 

5 Months Old!

Marek is 5 months old!  No more in the little swaddled infant.  Marek's personality has truly developed.  He laughs and smiles all the time, and will babble in conversations. 

He has had his first "real food", carrots.  Although decided after a short while he was no longer a fan.  He can "scoot" and "wiggle" around on the floor, the boy wants to move! 

And although he has slept through the night a handful of times, we aren't getting full nights of sleep.  Maybe next time...

Road Trip!

Hi Ya'll! In August we went on a road trip to South Carolina! Yup, 16 hours each way in the car! The car was packed tight, (I come with a lot of acessories!) but we did it! I did great in the car, aside from a "little" meltdown with an hour left on the way home.  But I wasn't the first!


Once we were in South Carolina I saw the beach, and relatives, and went swimming in a pool.  But I mostly enjoyed just laying around.

Beach vacations are fun! Can't wait for the next one.  

 

Babes in Toyland!

That's Marek lately.  He loves toys! It's amazing to see how they grow and learn so quickly.  We get so excited watching his new skills develop. It is also pretty entertaining. Marek has a few favorite toys.  A stuffed frog and rubber duck are two of the favorites.  He will grab his toys and put them straight in his mouth!  When laying on the floor, he will roll over to get a toy.

No doubt toys are fun, but sometimes Mom and Dad make the best toy...

3 months old!

Thats right, I'm three months! And what a life I have lived...the things I've seen, the places I've been! I've grown up a lot lately. I can now roll over, I smile and laugh (especially with Daddy), I can sometimes grab a toy and I love to wiggle!  Yup, I can do a lot.  But  please, please whatever you do- don't ask me how I'm sleeping.  Let's save that question for next time. ;)

All this and Summer has just begun, can't wait for some more adventures!

School!

So as Mom says, "the honeymoon is over" and the time has come for me to go to daycare!  But it's a pretty sweet deal, because guess what...Mommy works as my school!  We get up every morning and head over to The Creative Play Learning Center.  Everyone there is super nice, and I love my teachers.  The best part, Mom visits during the day!

Thats right, It's back to work for me!  A simple sum-up of how I feel; fortunate :)

Motherhood...and beyond

Hi everyone, it's Aileen. Since Marek's arrival everyone keeps asking me " how does it feed to be a mom?" at first, I had a hard time answering this. To be honest, it felt like a really long babysitting job. Part of me still didn't believe he was mine! Although this was obvious to everyone else, it took some time for it to sink in. I think this was partly because all I could think about was feedings, diaper changes, and occasionally wondering when I had last eaten. So now we are two months in, and how does it feel to be a mom? I would sum it up with two words; awesome and humbling. Marek will smile a coo at me, as if to say, " you are my mom, and I love you". It is a pretty great feeling. Knowing that right now I am the most important person in his life is amazing. This isnt me boasting, it is a matter of fact as I am literally sustaining his life through breast feeding. I will admit that although I have taken care of kids for over ten years now, everything I knew flew out the window when Marek was born. Maybe it was the hormones, or maybe it was the pressure of wanting to do everything right,but I had moments of fear, when despite all my knowledge and reading of parenting books, I was convinced I was doing something wrong. I cried whenever he cried or spit up. Silly, after all that is what babies do! I found myself walking into his room to make sure he was breathing, even though I swore I would never do that. I have relaxed since our first weeks together; babies will do that for you. They force you to stop, relax, and just roll with the punches. I think it's a lesson babies teach us early on, so to prepare us for the future. I know that Marek and I have only just started this journey together, but he has already taught me so much. He has made me a better, happier person (don't let the bags under my eyes fool you! I may be tired, but happy). there is so much I cannot control ( like spit up-despite trying every trick in the book!)One thing I am glad I can't control, my unconditional love for Marek. That I wouldn't trade for the world.