Day by Day

This kid just amazes me. He is changing so much every day and is just so sweet and wonderful. Can't believe how amazing it is to be his Mom.

Been doing so much thinking lately about parenting techniques, parenting in general, etc. Every person, every family, every baby is a little bit different then the next. And I dare say that no combination of all the decisions made are the same for any household. It is weird - it evens feels like a competition at times - my baby did this, my baby is doing that. You want to just be happy for everyone and their accomplishments and not get caught up in it all. So that is what I have been doing lately. Not getting caught up in it all. Reading about things that I know will make me feel good about what we are doing. Enjoying the precious time that I have with Tucker.

Yes, at times - it all feels like too much. Andrew is working a lot. Long days and long nights. So I am so much like a single parent. But at the same time - I feel worse for him who hasn't gotten to see his boy awake in 3 days.

And time passes so quickly. Tucker is 7 and a half months old. Where does the time go? My little boy is now over 20 pounds, sitting up like a champ, thinking about crawling. He has figured out to lift his arms to me when he wants me to pick him up - which is so cute! He spent ALL day yesterday exploring his voice - very annoying, but so cute as well. Momma did just want 5 minutes of silence - but instead I got a loud, sweet, lovable, wonderful, fun baby boy.

He is amazing and I could not feel more blessed. No matter how tired, cranky, exhausted I get - I try to remember that - he is healthy, happy, and I am in love.