Before I was a mom....

I love this poem, so I thought I would share it with other mothers whom I am sure feels the same!


Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom ..

Woohoo!!

I am officially 6 lbs. below my pre-pregnancy weight!! I had to go have my IUD checked today and I was very happy to see that I had lost even more weight!! I still would like to lose about 15 more pounds. The crazy thing is that I eat and do whatever I want to. I go for walks around the block when I am home, but that is it. I suppose breastfeeding could be a reason. Whatever it is, I am happy about it!

My little man is going to be 3 months old tomorrow! He is getting to be such a big boy. The sitter said he almost laughed for her yesterday. Oh, this working thing is not going to work out for very long, I miss my little man too much!

I am taking Jagger to the doctor tomorrow because he has been having projectile spit up and I don't think he is gaining weight like he is supposed to. We will see what the dr. says.

Laughs!

Jagger had his first real laugh today!! It is so cute!! I was making a funny noise at him while we at the inspection and he busted out laughing. He kept on and on! Then when we got home, Aaron started making the noise at him, he started laughing again! This is such a wonderful experience! We are going to try and get it on video and I will post it when I get a new computer!

I always new I wanted to be a mom and that it would be a wonderful experience, but I never imagined it to be this awesome! My mom asked me recently if I thought I could love another child like I love Jagger, and I honestly don't think I could. I love him so much and it is a love that you never experience until you have a baby. I have read that alot of mom's that have a c/s don't fell the connection with there baby at first, but I definitely did. My love for him grows more and more everyday.

Back to work

So, I decided at the last minute that I wanted to go back to work and I started yesterday. I only work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, not to bad. I found a lady to come to our house to watch Jagger. She said that he did really well yesterday. He even took a 2 hour nap for her, now why won't he do that for me!! I did way better than I thought I would going back to work. It was nice seeing all of the ladies at work and having a conversation with someone other than Aaron, not that I don't like talking to Aaron!! They threw me right back in the line of fire as soon as I got there! I liked this though because then I didn't have much time to think about how much I missed my little man! I get to come see him at lunch, which is nice also. Overall, it was a nice day and I will repeat it tomorrow!

I think we may have a roller on our hands very soon! Everytime I put him down for tummy time he gets on his side, but never makes it to his back. Watch out world, here comes Jagger!!

We go for the inspection of our house today, I am excited!! We are going to take more pictures too.

Opinions Please

I am trying to decide how I want to decorate Jagger's nursery when we move to our new house. I found 2 that I LOVE, but can't decide which one I like better and Aaron is no help! Vote on the poll to the right!

Option 1
I love the multiple colors. I would still do it like the next picture with the chair rail and paint the bottom the blue color.

Option 2

This screams boy to me and would grow with him as he gets older. I love the color combination's!

Happy little man!

Need I say more!

We have a house!

We put in an offer on a house yesterday, they countered today and we accepted!! Our closing date is June12th. We get to pick out appliances and the buyer is going to pay up to $2000 for them. We want stainless for all of them and we are wanting to get a front load washer and dryer. That will not cover all of it, but it should pay for all of the kitchen appliances minus an above the range microwave. Here are some pictures. You can't tell how neat of a floor plan it is in these pictures and it looks tiny from the outside, but you can get an idea.

Front/Side View~we want to add shutters and extend the front porch in the future

Jagger's room or the guest bedroom

This picture is standing in the dining area with the living room towards the front and the kitchen to the right. The guest bathroom would be directly behind.

Standing in the corner of the living room look towards the dining area, kitchen to the left and the door leads to the bathroom
Master Suite

Kitchen

Landing at top of steps. The washer and dryer would be in the closet to the right, we have an office area to the left, the master is straight ahead, and you would turn the corner to go up another set of stairs to go to the other 2 bedrooms. It is really neat!