My little man Ben is really doing the toddler thing as of late. He walks wherever he goes, screams when he doesn't get his way and his favorite word is "CAR." Its the first word he says when he wakes up in the morning and the last word he says before he goes down at night. Speaking of sleep.... I have felt like an ubber cool mom as of late. Without any intentional training my little guy can go down for a nap and or bedtime with his eyes wide open... he will then either sleep or talk for the next 30 mins than go to sleep. I kinda sorta gave up on any of that babywise train of thought -- it was too stressful for me to feel like I was making my little man sleep when I wanted him to sleep. I wanted him to sleep because he wanted to sleep. Not saying anything about the sleep methods out there but anything too planned in the realm of naps and sleeping, freaks me out because then that means I can or am doing something wrong when plans fall through.... Anywho I just feel cool cause Ben sleeps close to 11 hours at night and 2 to 3 hours during the day without any pre-programed plan!
Also another baby moment that has me feeling like I'm doing an OK job is Ben eats with a spoon almost better than I do! He is detailed like his dad. He takes the time to look at the food and carefully lift the spoon to his mouth, once the food is in place on the spoon of course. My neighbor couldn't believe the difference between her 18 month old and 16-month-old Ben. They ate lunch together and Ben kept all of his taco soup in his bowl until devoured with a spoon... meanwhile her daughter's dinner was spread all over the table.
Listen to me blabber... I may be boasting it up too much-- my only consolation is that this blog is more private so the world doesn't know how Bencenteric I am ;) As for the rest of my life... we have an offer on our condo-- but it will take another few months to be approved--- as it is a short sale. In the meantime I've been planning life after this condo and it looks a little tight. Honestly though I have no idea how we've made it this long (close to 3 years without a job) and we still have some savings! I know the Lord has blessed us and I know he will continue to bless us. Here's hoping for a prosperous year!
Summer
2 comments:
Wahoo for Ben eating so neatly! And wahoo for savings! :)
Yipee for the sleep thing. You followed your mommy instincts and it worked out great. It's so cool to see their strengths and personalities already. It's cheaper to live more north, just sayin.
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