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Hi, I'm the New Mother!

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I wish I had thought about blogging sooner because I would have had so much information about my new motherhood from birth to present. But it's cool, I'm not going to grow any worry lines over that one.

My husband and I had our son, Desmond, on January 7, 2011. He was 5lbs 13oz and 20 inches long. I swear I thought I was looking at myself being born all over again! He looked just like me. My poor husband was so sad that our son didn't look like him. Deep down I was saying, "Shoot, I carried him for 9 months, he better come out looking like some part of me!" Truthfully, I think he is a great combination of his father and myself. Love you hubby! He looks like you baby, don't worry! ;-)

So it's been 5 months since I have moved into the motherhood and I feel so welcomed! My son (I call him Desi, Desi Pooh, Desi-kins, Gummi Bear...oh you get the point, right?) is so beautiful and he is growing so fast. I cleared out all of his newborn clothing around his 3 month birthday and nearly had a total emotional breakdown. My baby's growing up! I'm so not ready for that, but I know it is inevitable so I gotta brace myself for it.

Being a first-time mommy is amazing. I am so happy that I have the priviledge of taking care of this beautiful little life God has given me. Just looking into my baby's eyes and seeing my own eyes is so utterly breathtaking. I don't want to be anywhere else but where I am right now. Of course, I can stand a little break or two here and there because things can get pretty hectic and if I am not careful, I can forget all about me. Like somedays I'm saying to myself, "did I even wash my face?" I stay at home with Desi, so it's pretty easy to forget that sometimes. Oh, speaking of staying home, mommies if you have the opportunity to stay home with your child, take full advantage. It's nothing like waking up to the beaming eyes of your child in the morning and not having to rush out the door to head to work. If you and your significant other can work things out financially to make that happen, go for it.

I am probably going all over the place with this blog, but who needs structure at 1:00 in the morning? There are so many things I want to talk about and I will try to make things more structured. I won't make any promises on that. So if ya don't like where I'm going with this post (speaking on structure), don't follow me (kindly speaking). I don't want you to feel like you're wasting your time. LOL! Anyway, I can't wait to post more, but for now, I got to close my eyes before Desi starts searching for mommy's milk. I hope to hear from some of the mommies out here in the motherhood. Please feel free to post a comment.

Night Night!!!
(Desi was a few weeks old in this picture. So cute!)

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