Josh went to the Queen concert last night with my Step-Dad, which meant Austin and I were on our own. We read stories, ate baby food, and Austin used me as his jungle gym to climb all over while I attempted to watch a movie. I'm not going to lie, I was excited when 8:00 rolled around and it was bed time! We did our tradition of putting on jammies, dimming the lights in his room, and nursing while I sang songs to him. Then it was time to put the sweet little guy to bed so Mom could get back to her movie! However, just like earlier this morning, I had forgotten that it was Daylight Savings Time :(.
He cried and cried and cried.
It went on for about 25 minutes during which I attempted to continue watching my movie and had gotten out the ice cream ;). But then I started hearing strange noises and decided to go check on him. Apparently, all that anger towards me sparked him to learn how to stand up in his bed! I was totally shocked as I stood there with him staring right back at me. He had tears rolling down his face and he was panting from crying so hard. So I gave in and decided to bring him back downstairs to join my little party.
He was much sweeter this time, now that he knew what was at stake. He kept trying to eat my ice cream so I put it away and got out a Greek yogurt instead. Then I put him on my lap and there we sat on the floor, sharing a yogurt and watching a movie.
I was in heaven. He just sat there (which never happens) and let me spoon feed him as he watched the TV. The yogurt actually tasted better than the ice cream so I owe him for the pound of extra fat he spared me from ;).
It was a sweet Mommy moment. My baby is getting so big and I can't help feeling sad about it. But at the same time I am so in awe of his growth and the little personality he is developing. Josh and I lay in bed at night and laugh about all the silly things he did that day and talk about all the ways we have our work cut out for us in the future. Let's just say he has his Momma's stubborn side and his Daddy's sense of entitlement. Not a good combo...
Then his eyes started to droop and he wasn't as interested in the yogurt anymore. I scooped up my sweet little bundle and carried him up to bed. I sang and rocked him to sleep once more, but this time he didn't protest when I laid him down in his crib.
I love being a Mom! Nothing could be more rewarding than this!
This morning I went into his room to get him ready for the day and again, there he was, standing there waiting for me! Standing is his new trick and he has been doing it all morning. We struggle each day trying to keep him away from the electrical cords so I got smart this time and put a chair in the way. That was just fine with him! He used it as his prop for standing!
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| I love how tiny his little legs look! |
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| Our "big boy" |
Now we need to add lowering his crib mattress to the list so he doesn't fall out of the bed... If you could only see how long that list is getting!
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