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3D Ultrasound, May 3, 2011 |
Less than three months to go. As I reflect on things to come, I must admit that I have a mixed bag of emotions. I am excited to have another son, and that Apollo will have a brother close to his age. I try to imagine what this new little guy will be like; how he will compare to Apollo in personality, temperament, and overall disposition.
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April 14, 2011 |
While I can't wait to find out, the horror of all things "baby" race through my mind. I am horrified at the thought of revisiting two more years of diapers! Yes, this keeps me up at night. I will admit that I have a huge aversion to poop, not to mention urine, spit-up, throw-up, and boogers! I can tell you that the gods smiled down upon me with Apollo; he would often go a week or so between "filling" his diaper. He spit up, but only until about 6 months. He potty trained pretty easily and with out leaving "gifts" on the floor in the corner of the room. On top of this, he wasn't a "booger baby"; I will spare you the descriptive details on this as I am gagging right now while trying not to think about it, let alone had I tried to describe it in words. So, yes...I do feel like I had someone watching over me. I think the hardest part of Apollo's first two years, was his horrible sleep habits, and I mean HORRIBLE! Most babies start sleeping through the night after the first few weeks or months. Not Apollo. It took 18 months to get him to the point where he would wake up only once during the night instead of two, then it took until 27 months to get him to sleep through the night. What I am leaving out here, is the fact that he wouldn't fall to sleep until after 11:00pm, and then he would want to be up by 7:00am. He still goes to sleep late and gets up early. I spent many nights for the first 9 months walking the house with Apollo while he cried and Melanie slept. I spent the next 22 months, getting up 1 to 2 times each night to get him a bottle. I was so very happy when that phase came to an end. Now for round two. We are hoping for a sleeper this time, but I am not holding my breath, as this is my spawn after-all. I can't imagine that I will be as fortunate in the poopie diaper department again either, as I was with Apollo, but that time is rapidly approaching, where it will all be revealed to me.
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May 3, 2011 |
The other thing that terrifies me about the first 12 months, is the overall health and well being of the baby. There is so many things that can go wrong. As each month passes you can rest a bit easier. Then there is the fever...the classic "virus", which really translates into, "I have no idea what is wrong with your kid, so, I will tell you its a virus because that is the safe, all encompassing answer". In the adult world, I can equate this to being a "consultant", which often times translates into, "I am unemployed right now, and instead of swallowing my pride and telling you this, I will tell you that I am into consulting, as I am looking for gainful employment and have no idea what field I will end up in."
To top all this off, there is the mood swings, temper tantrums, crying fits, and public displays of discontent! I am talking about Melanie here, but I suppose this applies to the baby as well. Just kidding Mel!
I know I have focused on all the things I don't like about the baby years, but I do know that the rewards are great. I will not trade even a second of the last three years with Apollo. There is magic in every moment if we but open our eye's to see it.
You have such a selective memory about the night time thing~! I will hand it to you that you did get up every single night but he nursed at night for a year and it was me doing the feedings...remember? =) Alas I would never want to take credit from you...but will gently point out that your were gone for a 6 week and 4 week stretch and I did have him sleeping through the night both times...I just didn't go get him when he was crying...it was hard but it worked and after three days he would be 'cured' of his sleeping habit...What I am getting at is that it's not all his fault that he has poor sleeping habits...he is a tiny bit spoiled! LOL,And I know we would not change that, Love you!
ReplyDeleteI remember very well that you were the one that nursed him at night for a year, I also remember that it was me that had to get up and walk him around after he was done eating because he would cry and be fussy and you would have a melt down. Soooo, Was it really me that was the 'cause' of his bad sleeping habits. I was merely pointing out things from my perspective, and was not trying to leave out your part in all this.
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