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Dec 3, 2012

mothering adventures

the morning started out rough. i had my first bout with all the wonderful bodily functions of my adorable little newborn. it started as i was feeding him. he had a good poop that decided to come out of his diaper. (that had yet to happen...) unfortunately i didn't realize what had happened until it was too late. poop was on our comforter and his blanket and burp rag. i started cleaning it up and it seemed to make things worse. i couldn't figure out what was the problem. then i realized, i was the problem...because the poop was all over me. a bad detail to miss...

the next two hours were pretty much the same story only with spit up and out of control breast milk. by noon, the babe was finally taking his first nap. i can't believe what happens to my mind the moment i see that Carter is asleep. it's total ping pong brain. i think to myself "okay what do i do?! what do i do?!"

"do i shower? yeah i really need to shower..."
"no, i'm starving. i will eat. i should really eat."
"but i still haven't made the bed. "
"i need to put dinner in the crock pot too if we want to have a meal tonight..."
"maybe i should put laundry in first though...cause that can go while i do everything else.."

eventually, i just do all i can in the precious 2 hours i have. then the feeding process starts all over again. 

i am proud to say though that Carter and i took an adventure today. (an adventure these days consists of making it out of the house.) and out of the house we went! we took the stroller out for the first time. mom figured out how to put it up all by herself. (daron has only showed me 1,000 times. i was never really watching. so this was quite the accomplishment). we went to the mall(!!!) and ran an errand. and even had time to visit with some friends in provo. mom's hair was half done and she had a little bit of make up on. but our biggest accomplishment of the day...that was finishing dinner for dad. there was a meal when he came home. that alone is a testament that miracles do happen.

happy 3 weeks Carter. your mom so hopes you can be patient with her. this mothering thing is all so new. she has quite the learning curve. but she is doing it. she is trying the best she can. it amazes her everyday how much she loves you. thank you for making her and your dad so incredibly happy.


c12

2 comments:

  1. This is the sweetest post. So real and genuine! Lots of miracles today for you and your sweet fam:)

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  2. Such sweet words! I know exactly how that all feels. Congrats on getting out of the house! That is a serious accomplishment. Cooper has that same blanket and it is his favorite still to this day. :)

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