I decided to take five minutes to write today.
Today was a wonderful day, Lincoln and I went to the zoo with his cousin David and my cousin Monica. And, Mr. Ernest.
We had such a great time in the water and our brief journey through the animal exhibits. I only take him to see the animals for as long as he will stay in the stroller, if he starts to get anxy, its "next".
When Daddy is part of the zoo outing, he gets out of the stroller, sits and waits for the animals, etc. But, not with momma. My favorite part of the zoo is the cool down, mini beach area. Lincoln has a grand old time in that space. He splashes him self, plays nice with others and lets momma follow him around. Every time I try to hold his hand to help him, he pushes it away, he's a tough cookie this kid. He fell today under my watch and his a little redness on his head. I felt like a bad mother hearing his loud pouty crying and his gasps. I recovered well though, so I was quite proud of myself. I didn't get nervous or anything, I handled it like a real trooper. :) Yay for me!
After the zoo we went out to lunch at Bill Millers. Lincoln was on his best behavior. He ate all of his bean and cheese taco and some fries and almost three mini tubs of ketchup. He loves ketchup this one.
I am having such an amazing summer with this kid! My time away from work has allowed me to mature into motherhood. I now take him places without Chris or my mom and feel confident. (well somewhat). I now have the skills to put him down to nap without him waking up. (well most of the time). I now take him baths all on my own without him getting crazy or mad!
And, this summer has allowed me to get back into my running and exercising combination. Chris watches Lincoln on Monday and Wednesday evenings while I go to Endurafit classes, they are bootcamp style 70 minute classes. They include 1 mile warm up and cool down runs, bats, sledge hammers, jumping through rubber tires, bear crawling with rubber tires, lunges, planks, dummy slams, lots of weights, kettle bells, etc. And, we run as a family/ with our run group on Tuesday/Thursday/Saturdays. It's overwhelming at times, and my weight is not showing an improvement, but maintaining is better than gaining, I suppose.
Tomorrow Lincoln and I are going on a play date with my friend Shelly and her two boys, we are going to eat tacos at Oblate Café, and then an indoor playground after. Then, in the evening we will be leaving on our 6th or 7th trip of the summer. We will be going to Houston to visit Uncle Craig and Aunt Chelsea.
Lincoln and I have also spent a lot of quality time with Grandma/Nanny Helen. Its been really amazing. We take him to the play area at the mall, go shopping at CVS with all our coupons, have breakfast together, play outside in the garden etc. Its priceless watching the two of them together. He's a totally different person with Grandma; he reads books and loves to learn with her. He will with me but for a limited time frame. With Grandma, its non-stop!
I decided that Lincoln has done too many things for me to keep track of, so now I will just write when I can. Something is better than nothing.
Oh, and today we saw the elephant pee! It was crazy, it literally took him 6 minutes, and it was gushing out like three seven water hoses!
Oh, and I am still nursing.... It's tough and I never thought I would be doing it for this long, but I am secretly proud of myself!
Until next time!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
A letter to my baby
Dear Lincoln,
I know I should have wrote this letter earlier, like on your first birthday. But, I just postponed, but now I'm writing at the perfect time. Pre- summer vacations and Post-Fiesta.
L, I try to remember to thank God everyday for blessing me with you. This last year had been filled with plenty of challenges, and only after the 6th month did I feel like I could breathe a bit.
L, I do remember when you were born, but I can't quite pin point or remember you being 7.7 lbs tiny or how it felt to hold you in my arms for the first time. And, I've learned that I'm not alone. Other mothers just can't remember either. But, I am very grateful that I wrote little details in my blog of my feelings and emotions in your early days and weeks. And, lord knows I have plenty of pictures.
I do remember that at about 11 days, you feel asleep in my arms through me dancing with you to blaring Zumba music. And, that I used to be able to carry you in one arm.
I remember small segments about the day you were born, like you were very soft and cuddly, like you latched on quickly, and that you had hair! I remember the first time I held you that your Grandma was by my side because she was scared I was gonna drop you. But, honestly it felt like the most natural thing ever. It was so easy to hold you!
I remember being scared to change your diaper because you would scream. Little did I know that as you grew older you would not only scream, but you would turn, throw your hands up and down, and kick! I will now cherish the "screams only" era of diaper changes when the next one comes along.
L, I now come back to this letter on June 22, 2013, over two months after I started it. But, today I will finish it. Well, at least this letter.
I feel like a horrible mother, because I feel like I missed so many things that you have done. For example, I was trying to remember when we gave you your first "table" food. I know that we gave you your rice cereal at 3 months and 3 weeks, and that by 6 months you were eating three meals a day of baby food servings. But, I can't remember when we started to feed you bean and cheese tacos, etc. But, now, you eat pretty much everything. You are a big fan of beef tacos from Oblate Café, you enjoy pizza, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes. And, most of all Sweet Potatoes (made by Grandma).
We did find out a few months back that you are allergic to eggs. We were at Jim's eating Pancakes and Eggs, and you broke out in a rash almost immediately after the eggs. We also found out that you are allergic to dogs, but only when they make direct contact with you through licking.
You also are already a frequent summer flyer. Already this summer you flew to San Antonio to Orlando- Ft. Lauderdale to Atlanta to San Antonio (5-2013) and San Antonio to Ft. Wayne and Back.
The trip to Orlando/ Ft. Lauderdale was a blast, you loved the beach, the resort style pool, and of course, we already know you love staying at hotels. You stayed at a fancy resort in Orlando, because Mommy was attending her work conference. And, you stayed at the W-Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, because hotels.com had to give mommy a deal because the other place we were going to stay at was under construction. You also got to pet a real life alligator, and rode on your very first boat, The Jungle Queen. It was basically a tourist ride through the Ft. Lauderdale canals where we got to see all the richy rich house.
You had a blast in Ft. Wayne Indiana (6-2013) with all your cousins and you were able to spend time with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Mark and Aunt Jane- and all your cousins. We also got to meet the newest Herrberg cousin, Louise.
L, I wish I could write more about every little detail of your life, but I've found that its just not possible. I hope that you will treasure this letter and my "journaling" when your older, because I am trying to hard to keep track of things. I love you more and more each day, your smile, your talking, your shouting, your climbing and all of your facial expressions. I especially love that people see, "You look all like your daddy, but your personality is exactly like your mommys!"
And, at this very moment, Dad is in your bedroom, trying to rock you to sleep. You nursed with Momma for over two hours straight so I needed a break!!!
But, I still love you! I can't help but still stare down at your little adorable self while you nurse. I know these days will not last much longer. I love you with all my heart and soul.
Love you, Momma
I know I should have wrote this letter earlier, like on your first birthday. But, I just postponed, but now I'm writing at the perfect time. Pre- summer vacations and Post-Fiesta.
L, I try to remember to thank God everyday for blessing me with you. This last year had been filled with plenty of challenges, and only after the 6th month did I feel like I could breathe a bit.
L, I do remember when you were born, but I can't quite pin point or remember you being 7.7 lbs tiny or how it felt to hold you in my arms for the first time. And, I've learned that I'm not alone. Other mothers just can't remember either. But, I am very grateful that I wrote little details in my blog of my feelings and emotions in your early days and weeks. And, lord knows I have plenty of pictures.
I do remember that at about 11 days, you feel asleep in my arms through me dancing with you to blaring Zumba music. And, that I used to be able to carry you in one arm.
I remember small segments about the day you were born, like you were very soft and cuddly, like you latched on quickly, and that you had hair! I remember the first time I held you that your Grandma was by my side because she was scared I was gonna drop you. But, honestly it felt like the most natural thing ever. It was so easy to hold you!
I remember being scared to change your diaper because you would scream. Little did I know that as you grew older you would not only scream, but you would turn, throw your hands up and down, and kick! I will now cherish the "screams only" era of diaper changes when the next one comes along.
L, I now come back to this letter on June 22, 2013, over two months after I started it. But, today I will finish it. Well, at least this letter.
I feel like a horrible mother, because I feel like I missed so many things that you have done. For example, I was trying to remember when we gave you your first "table" food. I know that we gave you your rice cereal at 3 months and 3 weeks, and that by 6 months you were eating three meals a day of baby food servings. But, I can't remember when we started to feed you bean and cheese tacos, etc. But, now, you eat pretty much everything. You are a big fan of beef tacos from Oblate Café, you enjoy pizza, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes. And, most of all Sweet Potatoes (made by Grandma).
We did find out a few months back that you are allergic to eggs. We were at Jim's eating Pancakes and Eggs, and you broke out in a rash almost immediately after the eggs. We also found out that you are allergic to dogs, but only when they make direct contact with you through licking.
You also are already a frequent summer flyer. Already this summer you flew to San Antonio to Orlando- Ft. Lauderdale to Atlanta to San Antonio (5-2013) and San Antonio to Ft. Wayne and Back.
The trip to Orlando/ Ft. Lauderdale was a blast, you loved the beach, the resort style pool, and of course, we already know you love staying at hotels. You stayed at a fancy resort in Orlando, because Mommy was attending her work conference. And, you stayed at the W-Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, because hotels.com had to give mommy a deal because the other place we were going to stay at was under construction. You also got to pet a real life alligator, and rode on your very first boat, The Jungle Queen. It was basically a tourist ride through the Ft. Lauderdale canals where we got to see all the richy rich house.
You had a blast in Ft. Wayne Indiana (6-2013) with all your cousins and you were able to spend time with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Mark and Aunt Jane- and all your cousins. We also got to meet the newest Herrberg cousin, Louise.
L, I wish I could write more about every little detail of your life, but I've found that its just not possible. I hope that you will treasure this letter and my "journaling" when your older, because I am trying to hard to keep track of things. I love you more and more each day, your smile, your talking, your shouting, your climbing and all of your facial expressions. I especially love that people see, "You look all like your daddy, but your personality is exactly like your mommys!"
And, at this very moment, Dad is in your bedroom, trying to rock you to sleep. You nursed with Momma for over two hours straight so I needed a break!!!
But, I still love you! I can't help but still stare down at your little adorable self while you nurse. I know these days will not last much longer. I love you with all my heart and soul.
Love you, Momma
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