4 Months

Madalin:

This month has been a tough month on Momma.  We have had a lot of changes and I am not sure I was ready for all those to happen so quickly. Momma can easily say that this has been one of the hardest months since you have been born.  Lots of lessons learned and not enough sleep to remember a whole lot about this month!

One of the hardest days started on October 1, 2013.  Momma went back to work.  You of course did a great job.  You slept through the night and woke up around 6:30am.  Perfect timing for Momma to spend quality time with you before we had to get moving.  Momma tries to have you start feeding around 6:50am.  I cried the whole weekend and on Monday.  Tuesday morning daddy came with us to drop you off of daycare.  I was pretty sure that I would not be able to leave without you unless Daddy was there to walk me out the door.  That is what happened.  I held you for a long time at daycare before Daddy motioned we had to go. I think Donna was worried that I wasn't going to leave he house. Momma had tears rolling down her cheeks from the moment I had you out of your car seat.  It was so hard to let you go.  I told daddy that I was very mad at him for making me leave you.  I am not sure he heard all I had to say because it was in between my sniffles and tears.  I had to go back home before going into work to redo my make up.  Once I got to the office it was a little better but so hard to concentrate on work when all I wanted to do was see you!  You did great at daycare!  You kept your regular schedule and you just need one bottle while you are away from momma. 

The first weekend of October, we went on our  first family adventure to Minneapolis.  We did a lot of fun things as a family and we even got to squeeze in a little shopping at the end of our trip.  On Saturday morning we went to an apple orchard and we rode a hay wagon out to the apple trees.  We picked a few apples and they were delicious.  You also go to help daddy feed the goats and lamas at the petting zoo.  Daddy got to indulge in the variety of apple foods...apple beer, apple fritter, and apple brat.  After the apple orchard we made our way through Stillwater MN...what a cute little town.  We ate dinner at a great little dinner.  You slept through most of it!  We then caught a cute little train and rode it from north to south along the Mississippi River.  For the most part you enjoyed the ride.  You were able to see lots of trees.  You also saw red, orange, and yellow leaves telling us that the season was changing.  We also saw two waterfalls, but they were small and far away...if you blinked you may miss it!  We had a great weekend and you slept so good even though we were in a hotel room and not in your room at home!

 We had a big weekend the middle of October.  Momma's friend Ann got married.  On Friday night you came along with Momma and Daddy to rehearsal dinner.  We had a tough night.  You didn't like taking your bottle and Momma didn't catch the cue that you were hungry and not tired.  I felt so bad about that, but once I caught on you ate like a champ and then fell asleep in Auntie Danielle's arms. On Saturday morning we had an early morning in order to get to the reception hall by 8:00am.  You slept through the night so good and you woke up well rested and ready to go.  You were rubbing your eyes, which you typically do in the morning and you accidentally scratched your eye.  Momma and Daddy just thought you poked your eye but Momma soon learned that it was a bigger deal than that.  While everyone was getting ready at the church you just kept crying and crying.  I knew your little eye hurt.  Daddy called the eye doctor and we were instructed to put a cold wet rag on your eye and it would heal in a few hours.  It was a rough day on Momma.  I learned what it is like to be a mom and wanting/needing to be in two places at once.  I wanted to be apart of my friends wedding and be there as a personal attendant.  I also wanted to hold you and keep you close because I knew you were not feeling well and your little eye hurt you so.  Needless to say the morning ended, daddy came to pick you up for the afternoon.  Daddy was a little overwhelmed when he arrive at the church.  This was a glimpse of what he found...Momma was crying with her shirt half up from trying to feed you and mascara running down her cheek. You were crying but about ready to fall asleep.  In the afternoon, you woke up from your nap and your eye was much better.  Nana (Momma's Mom) came to take care of you for the evening so Daddy could come to the wedding with momma.  You were great for Nana.  You read a lot of books, played, took a bath, and Nana rocked you to sleep.  You slept through the night that night and we had a much better Sunday!

Momma & Daddy at the wedding!

Momma & Friends

 

The following week, we made the decision to move you to your own room and have you sleep in your crib.  This was another big step for momma letting go!  You did great the first week but the second week was a trip!  Another lesson learned for Momma...I finally understand what it is to be sleep deprived while trying to be a working wife and mom.  That was one exhausting week!  Four out of the five days you slept only 45 minutes at a time.  I would put you down and 45 minutes later you were awake.  One night you were awake for 1.5 hours and wanted to talk and tell Momma story after story.  I tried to listen but I think I was half awake for most of it.  I am sure glad it got better the following week!  I don't think I could do that for more than 1 week!  WHOA!

Saturday morning after our LONG...LONG...LONG Week.  Momma can't believe she is posting this picture but I think it tells the story of the week! 

 

The last week of October, I took you to the farm.  Nana and momma made applesauce for you!  We made enough for you to eat applesauce everyday this coming spring/summer!  We are going to try to hide it from Daddy because he LOVES applesauce!  We also went out to the field and you took a few pictures with Uncle Todd.  He showed you the tractor and wagons.  You even got to go up in the wagon and touch the corn.  Momma was a little nervous but Uncle Todd took GREAT care of you!

Uncle Todd & the John Deer...do you see my pink John Deer shirt!

 

Up in the wagon with Uncle Todd

 

Like: Bret from daycare; butterfly mobile; chewing on my fingers, afternoons with momma, Very Hungry Caterpillar book, standing on my feet, bath time

Don't like:  drinking bottle after 7:00pm, shirts going over your head, tummy time right after eating

MISC: You are still in 3M clothes but a few 3M clothes are starting to get small.  We are still in size 1 diapers but momma is thinking that is going to end very soon.