Transplanted City Girl
• Thursday, August 31, 2006 - The demanded UPdate
Well, CJ has gained 3 pounds in his first month, is sleeping 6-7 hour
stretches each night, and generally making me feel like the most
blessed mother ever. He's also started to throw temper tantrums,
having developed, within the last week, a distinct and furious shriek
to let us know he is upset.
Right when I didn't know how in the world back's were supposed to be
compatible with nursing, Chris hauled the most beautiful thing ever
through our door: a rocking chair! Something about being
able to move while I'm nursing has practically eliminated the back
pain. Thanks be to God. Of course, I sat down in it just
this morning, leaned back and.... crack, broke out one of the back
slats. But I haven't told Chris yet so SHHHHH.
Besides
that...... Mary Lou is dead, Poppit (a dog) looks ready to burst with
some babies of her own, and we're leaving next week for our first trip
to OK as land owners! I am so excited, but then I guess I say
that a lot now.
I'm still thrilled with life. God
has been so good to me. Sure I get frustrated with CJ sometimes,
when he's screaming in anger and he's full and his diaper's clean and
his bubbles are all up. But then there's so many more moments
when he's waking up, and strecthing in an impossible backwards curve,
with his little hands grabbign his cheeks and his mouth making
hilarious contortions, and then he opens his eyes and smiles. And
then the times when he sits there with this little smirk on his face,
like he knows something no one else does and it's just hilarious.
Oh yes, I love being a Mother. Except in the middle of the
night. And then I still love it, I'm just more irritable.
Someone once said that if you asked the Lord for patience, he'd give
you children. Well, loving a wonderful handsome man who spoils me
rotten is very different then loving a tiny, helpless bundle with a
will all his own. I don't have to be vary patient to love Chris
or take care of him. I do with CJ. Speaking of whom, he's
been alone for long enough now, and I must run back home.
BTW< my writer's block is gone, until I sit down at the
computer. So I am going to start writing stuff down on a note
card so I'll remember to post about it. Happy, Abigail?
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• Thursday, August 31, 2006 - Oh, yes!
I know exactly what you mean about taking care of a appriciative husband vs. your son! It's shown me just how selfish I really am! :P
Last night, I took one of Samuel's toys away just because I could, and I wanted to see what would happen. The little stinker giggled! So I took his toy away many times, and we sat there and laughed. I'm sure *this* won't last! *laughs*
Thanks for the update!
Ashley aka Jonash2004