Our Days

I'm sure lots of people wonder what moms do when they stay at home with their kids. Needless to say we do a lot. There are not always outward signs of the things we get done but let me asure you, we do plenty.

Here is how Jonah and my day goes. It isn't always the same time every day but it's getting better.

4-6 am: Wake up, eat, and look at our lights (We have indirect lighting in our room and Jonah loves to look at them while he sits in his boppy pillow). Eventually, he falls asleep for his morning nap.

6-8 am: Early morning nap, wake up and eat.

8-10 am: Sit in our swing or seat while mom eats breakfast and has her devotional time. Sometimes I have to eat and read fast because it is time for another feading.

10-12 am: Help mom with the laundry, have some mommy time, take another nap, and yes, EAT!

Our afternoons vary. Lots of times we take a nap together or sit and watch a show together. We start dinner and wait for dad to get home. Then Jonah gets to have his daddy time.

As night draws near I realize that it has been a really long day and sometimes like I said before there isn't a lot to show for it but I have had a day with my little boy and nothing can compare with that.

So that is kind of our day in a nutshell. Each day is a little different but nothing can replace these few precious days at the beginning of a life.

One Month Old

Well today Jonah is 1 month old. Where does the time go??? It seems just like yesterday that I was checking into the hospital to have him. I was looking at some pictures that my sister took of me in labor and I miss being pregnant. I love having Jonah out here, but I also loved being pregnant. I took a couple pictures of him today just to remember this day. I know before I know it he will be crawling then walking then going off to school.....

I plan to take each day and cherish something that he did that day. Today we made our first trip to the library. The minute we walked in the door he started to fuss. I hope this is not a sign of things to come :) I hope he loves to read as much as I do or at least loves to listen to stories.

A Day of Rest

After returning home from the hospital last night the family decided to have a much needed day of rest. Thank you to everyone who called to check on Jonah. We love and appreciate the calls.

Have a great weekend!

At the Hospital Once Again

Well, I decided to start a blog. I'm writing this from the hospital room where my son is recovering from emergency surgery.
The first couple weeks of Jonah's life have gone quite smoothly, until yesterday.........
He was his normal self until 10 o'clockish and then it all went south from there. He began to cry like I've not heard him cry before. Being a new mom I had no idea what was wrong with him or what I could do for him so I just started to cry right along with him. :)
Come to find out later in the afternoon he had incarcerated hernias on both sides of his lower abdomen. After sitting in the ER for 3 hours and finally seeing the surgeon Jonah went under the knife and returned drowsy but healed. After a long night sitting in an extremely uncomfortable "recliner" Jonah is feeling much better. He was able to eat and keep his food down and even go to the bathroom.

I know I am new to all this mom stuff and let me tell you I think I cried just as much as Jonah did yesterday, but as we were sitting in the ER and while they were poking and prodding on him, I was suddenly very aware of how Mary, the mother, of Jesus must have felt watching her son being beaten and hung on a cross. My son's pain was minimal compared to our Savior and wow, I was just in awe once again of what He did for me.

I hope to have enough time to write each day or at least a couple times a week. So many I know are excellent bloggers and I hope to become at least proficient.

Stay tuned for more.....................