Live, Laugh, Pray, Love Mommy

My mother-in-law called me today to let me know that she read an article about teething gel for babies. She advised that the benzocaine in them can cause alarming side effects and may even be fatal. So of course I freaked out. Desi's teething is not as bad as most stories I have heard, so I rarely give him teething gel. However, when she told me this I started to worry if I had harmed him in anyway by giving it to him those times where he really needed it. Once I got off the phone with her, I googled away on teething gels. Click Here  to see what I found. Of course you can review other articles or books at your leisure. Here are some other sites you can check out: http://www.baysidejournal.com/2011/08/fda-recommends-no-teething-gels-for-babies/ http://pediatrics.about.com/od/teething/a/0107_teething.htm Here are some rememdies that could be a great alternative: Frozen waffles (I tried this with Desi and he loved it) Cold washcloth Teething biscuits (Desi loves these) ...

My soul is stirred every time I look at my son. I am sitting here trying to find the words to explain this feeling, but nothing comes to mind. I am so overcome with emotion. He is beautiful. To think that he began as a little seed and blossomed into this beautiful being is breathtaking. Only Jehovah God can do this. I am just in complete awe. This beautiful baby boy is MINE. I carried him and nourished him within my belly. I fell in love with him as soon as I saw that positive sign on that little stick. I waited for him for 9 months and went through pain to get him here. I will never forget when our eyes first met, his tiny hands and feet...and the way he smelled. I will never forget when he first latched on to my breast. His tiny little eyes and nose and the tiny little sound he made as he was drinking mommy's milk...and the way he smelled. I will never forget that. I will always hold that close to my heart. Now he is almost 11 months and all I can do is sit here, eyes welling up ...

I love the bedtime routine we have set out for Desi. He gets his bath and a good rub down. We say a prayer with daddy and we read 2 books. The first book is always "My Book of Bible Stories" and the second book is "The Snuggliest Snuggle in the World." I bought the second book for Desi when I was 3 months pregnant and I just knew and felt that it was going to be his favorite book. Mommy's intuition did not steer her wrong! He loves the book! He really gets into the voices I make for each character, we point out colors and animals. He will turn the page and when the story is over I say, "The end. Okay close the book Desi." He will, then, close the book. I tell him night night and we go over to the light switch. I tell him to turn the light off and he turns the light off. A moon is projected on the wall so we say goodnight to the moon and I turn on the heartbeat sound on the projector. He gives mommy a hug and I put him in his crib. He holds my hand unti...

Did someone just hit the fast forward button on my life? I cannot believe this year is almost over and my baby will be 1 soon! What is that? Can someone just press rewind? Seriously! LOL! I am so not ready for my little baby to grow up. Okay I know he is only turning 1, but I am going to miss my little teeny baby that I could just cuddle without protest. I guess it has to happen some time, huh? It's definitely a bittersweet reality. I am excited to see his growth, but I am going to miss him being solely dependent on mommy. Alright, no more sappy talk. It's been a while since I have blogged. My baby boy is doing all kinds of things now!  Desi will be 11 months on Dec. 7th. He is developing into an adventurous, curious, observant and social little boy. He is not walking just yet, but he pulls up and cruises from one piece of furniture to another. He turns the lights off and on and points to the light when asked. He rubs his belly when asked, "where's your belly?" ...

Okay so I am slowly going back into the working world and I have no complaints. It is time for me to get back to work and it will be good for Desi to learn some independence. I am on a long-term temp assignment for a company I really like. The work I am doing is similar to what I was doing at my previous job, so that's a plus. I interviewed for the opportunity this past Friday and received notification the same day that they wanted me to start on this Monday. I was excited but sad at the same time because I knew that I would not be able to spend my days with Desi anymore. The whole weekend was emotional for me. You would have thought that I was going away and never coming back. When Sunday night rolled around I cried and shared my concerns with my husband. Of course, he reassured me that things would be fine. He brought out a good point. He said eventually somebody is gonna have to leave the other. He said when Desi becomes school age, we will have no choice but to separate. So he ...

Okay, so he said momma a few weeks ago...sue me! LOL! I have been meaning to blog this for a while but I am sure everyone out there in the motherhood knows that "down time" is minimal. Anyway, I just love hearing him say momma. He says it with so much love. Side note: I am definitely aware of the fact that one day I will be saying, "That is not my name right now." (That is what my mother used to tell me whenever I kept nagging her. It was pretty hilarious). Hearing your child say momma is like the second right of passage into mommydom, with the first being the birth of your baby. I feel so priviledged and honored to be this child's mommy. By the way, Desi is 9 months old now and he is starting to do some new silly and cute things. I'll look at Desi and say, "Munchie, give me kissy!" I will pucker my lips and make the kissy sound. He will click his tongue to mimic the sound! It is too cute. He has the biggest smile when he does it. I just love it....

Well, baby boy is finally sleeping soundly in his crib! My husband and I decided to move his crib into our bedroom because Desi's room was just to far for me to feel comfortable with him being in there. It's only temporary, as we will be moving soon. Whatever place we go to next, I want to make sure Desi's room will be right next to ours. Anyway, so now that Desi is in our room, it has been alot easier putting him to sleep in his crib. Of course I have to hold my baby's hand or rub his back in order for him to fall asleep. He is a nursed baby, so he loves the skin to skin contact and, admittedly, I love it too. I am so glad that he is starting to feel comfortable in his crib because my husband and I miss snuggling up together. It's kind of hard to do that when you have a little person in your bed! We do love our joy to be in the bed with us, but he needs to learn to be independent from us at times and my hubby and I need to continue to be a couple. Romance baby!!! ...