Another month has elapsed and I'm just now getting around to blogging. Here are my reasons in case you sit at your computer every day wishing I were updating daily so as to complete your day...ha! Well, 1 and most importantly, Jude has become mobile. While the house is more or less baby-proofed, the are still some disasters waiting to happen. Without my nearly constant supervision, a sereious scull fracture could occur. :-) 2, I'm working toward becoming certified as a Childbirth Educator and the majority of my "free time" is spent reading and studying. 3, I haven't taken too many pictures lately and let's be honest...thats the best part.
So, part 1. Jude is mobile. Yes, one day, he didn't like to roll over or be on his tummy. The very next day, he was crawling, pulling up to standing and cruising. While I knew this day would come, the reality is just beginning to set in. As an example, I made him a bottle and had laid him on the living room floor with it. I went into the kitten to put the bottle-making stuff away, come back and don't see Jude. The bottle is lying, untouched on the floor and my son is attempting to climb the stairs. He of course loves to walk. He does so now just barely holding on to my finger with one hand. I do try to let him crawl as much as possible though because I want him to know he can do it on his own.
Part 2: the Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) program. I love it and am so happy to be doing something, other than motherhood, that is such a passion. A few weeks ago I was able to observe a childbirth preparation class for a weekend. I had a great time. I loved seeing the couples...remembering what it was like being just Ross and I and wondering what this baby would be like and how our lives would change. It was refreshing to see the untainted perspective I guess. It helped me remember that it's not all about the whining and messes and frustrations. Its so easy to get caught up in that stuff. I remember that once we were living in the home we would bring Jude home to from the hospital, I would sit in his room every night just dreaming of him. What he would look like, what he would smell like, snuggling him, loving him and just taking it all in. What a beautiful time that was. Also, my labor and delivery experience was so amazing! I felt strong and empowered. I felt that way because I was informed and felt like I had the ability to make my own decisions about my experience. Herein lies my passion. I hope every woman will someday have the ability to make empowered and educated decisions regarding her momentous experience if childbirth and that this ability will overtake the fear and anxiety most women are governed by. In a few weeks I get to shadow a nurse in the labor and delivery unit to hopefully view some live births and I am so excited!
Pictures, part 3: well, here's what I've got:
New Hiking Backpack. Testing it out at Hermit Park
Jude apparently likes pickles
...a lot...
happy pickle baby!
ooh, balloons!
discovering sand and getting dirty
in line for the carousel at the zoo
