Mama's Boy

It's been awhile since I had a real moment to myself and have enough energy to gather my thoughts and write this entry. Most of the time after work, I'm completely exhausted but still have many things to do. Luckily with this past weekend being so cold, I got to just be at home and mainly relax. Couldn't catch up on too much sleep since Baby K wakes up every few hours. I'm still waiting for the day when I get 6 hours of sleep in a row. His sitter told me not for a long time because when he turns 16, I'll be waiting up for him to come home at night. Oh well, a girl can dream. But I will say waking up to his adorable face makes the interrupted sleep completely worth it. When I'm sooo tired and dragging myself out of a lovely dream, I just peek over and see his cute face looking up at me expectedly waiting for me to gather him up into my arms, I know it's so worth it.

Well..now he is definitely entering another stage. The "I don't want to leave mama's arm stage." For a good while, he was a pretty content baby playing by himself and only needed me when he was hungry or needed a diaper change. Those days have slowly disappeared. If I have him sit by himself even for a minute while I do the dishes or whatever, I hear him crying. It used to be where he could sit in his little rocker and be fine as long as he can still see mama. Now nothing soothes him better than being in my arms. He falls asleep when I hold him but the minute I put him in his little bed, he wakes right back up and the process starts all over again, playing, rocking, singing..and so on. That's also why it's been hard to blog. Typing with one hand was not easy, so I gave up. Amazingly this evening, he must be worn out because he is taking a nap right now and was fine when I put him in bed. So...although I may be tired most of the time, I know it all goes by way too fast. Someday he will be walking and won't need me as much and I'll long for the time when I can just hold my baby in my arms again. Although, what other mom's have told me is proving to be true. Every stage that he is entering gets more and more exciting to be around. At first I missed the days when he just came from the hospital because he was super tiny and doll like. He is growing so fast! But also now his personality is really coming out and it's so fun to witness all of it.

I hope everyone is excited for the holidays. The thing I'm looking forward to most is being around my family. It truly isn't about gift giving, it's about spending time with the people you love. Thanksgiving reminded me of that and now I can't wait until Christmas. I hope everyone has a Happy Holiday and remember the blessings they were given throughout this year. Even if times may seem dark, light is always on the horizon with a new day.