Roly Poly!

Finally caught you on camera, flopping from tummy to back.  So proud of you, pumpkin!!

3/25/10

Dear Jameson,

One year ago today, Daddy told me that I had a positive pregnancy test, hence the title of this blog "Oh honey, there's a line!"..

I just wanted to thank you for making my life more wonderful than I ever dreamed, my heart more full than I thought was possible, and my entire being humbled by your mere existence.

You are amazing..enchanting..a living miracle

I love you so very much... how in the world did I get this lucky??

Thank you for choosing me as your mommy, I promise I wont ever let you down.

Love,  Mommy

Before I Was a Mom

I stole this.. not sure who the author is.. but it's awesome :)

Before I was a Mom


I made and ate hot meals.

I had unstained clothing.

I had quiet conversations on the phone.



Before I was a Mom

I slept as late as I wanted

And never worried about how late

I got into bed.

I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.



Before I was a Mom,

I cleaned my house each day.

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to lullabies.



Before I was a Mom,

I didn't worry whether or not my

plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.



Before I was a Mom,

I had never been pooped on,

Spit up on,

Chewed on,

Peed on,

Or pinched by tiny fingers.



Before I was a Mom,

I had complete control of myself;

My thoughts,

My body,

And my mind.

I slept all night.



Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child

so that 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 it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew 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.



Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of

the night every ten minutes to make

sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

The joy,

The love,

The heartache,

The wonderfulment,

Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.



I didn't know I was capable of feeling so

much before I was a Mom.

Three and a half months!

Dear Jameson,

Amazingly enough, mommy is in the hospital AGAIN! Nothing major, I had to have a little procedure done so my tummy feels better.

You are three and a half months old now, I keep saying this but 'I can't believe it!'.

You are always smiling and talking, and sometimes you're a little fuss monster and you like to cry for what you want. A lot of times you like to be held, and I wont deny you that! You're so cuddly and sweet. You do this funny sound in the back of your throat, almost like throat 'raspberries', and sometimes you like to play with your tongue. You have also started to fake cough and suck air in like you're surprised.. it's so funny, at least you think it is!!  The words you use are 'ah ga' and 'ah gee', but also oooo or woooo, and a few odd shrieks like you're imitating a bird or something.. you're getting louder!

Your favorite toy seems to be your crab that Uncle Randy and Aunt Carol brought you from Maryland. It has a bunch of legs to chew on and is easy to grab and he's red, which seems to be a favorite of yours! You do also hit toys to make them make noise or to try to touch them. You were even hitting me in the face over and over, but your Oma put it in perspective for me, she said that you're probably just trying to touch things that you see, but you have really bad aim so you just 'bat' at them.

You have been sleeping SO well! It's not uncommon for you to sleep from 9ish til around 4 or 5, sometimes even later! Such a big boy.. Speaking of big boy, you're wearing 3-6 month old size clothes now. Your hair lightened a little but it's still brown with a bit of copper in it, and your beautiful eyes are still the blueish they were when you were born, but with this really cool light ring around the middle, I think you're going to have your Daddy's eyes in terms of color, they are hazel like mommy's but really light.

You drink about 4 oz every time you're fed, after your 8 week appointment we switched formulas and started a new one, and you love it! Seems to be much better for you.

You are adorable, of course. You are so sweet, and you are such a little love bug.. your smile has to be the best thing I have ever seen in my life, just like everything else about you. I am so excited to learn more about you as you grow, just promise not to do it too fast!!

I love you!

Love, Mommy