04.26.13 - Friday

I'm so sorry, my dear boy. You have had a very uncomfortable evening, and it was all my fault. I fully confess to this.

We went to Little Rock today and found a Thai restaurant that serves Somtam and Larp. You may not understand the importance of this at this stage, but someday you will. Unfortunately, the Larp was significantly hotter than I was expecting (when they said medium hot they legitimately meant - Thai medium which is quite hot).

End result, you had belly cramps later such as I've never seen from you. Spicy milk.

I'm very sorry.

04.23.13 - Tuesday

So today is working on a record in terms of laundry you are creating.

Forget the diapers--that's a normal amount.

First you peed on the bed when I was changing you this morning. There goes a clean set of sheets, put on the night before. And one PJ outfit.

Next came the spitting up which resulted in mommy changing THREE Shirts and you two more outfits. Three shirts? Really? Was that entirely necessary? I know it is your mission to just let it all out and hang loose (per say) and not worry about the nitty-gritty bits of life like oodles of laundry. But was Three shirts really, entirely that important to helping you achieve that goal?

04.18.13 - Thursday

Today was a rainy, sleepy sort of day. We are off duty, so you and I cuddled up this afternoon for a long afternoon nap. Two hours later, I woke up. However, when I tried to disentangle myself and sneak off, you reached out, grabbed the front of my shirt, and hung on tight--all while sound asleep yourself.

Who am I to fight the demands of a two month old?

I stayed. And it was sweet.

04.17.13 - Wednesday

You had your two month appointment this week. And you first round of shots. Mommy had the usual discussion with the pediatrician on the importance of vaccines and how I should get them all done, right away, etc and so on and so forth. Sigh. I bit my tongue from asking when the last time was she had actually fully researched vaccines and considered all the aspects of them other than what she was just fed at school, and if she could even tell me what they were made of or anything.

You were definitely a little fussy this evening, but nothing a good cuddle with mommy couldn't fix. I remember when your big sister got the same shots, she was miserable that night and gave mommy fits during Nana's 60th birthday celebration!

You are now 13lbs 8oz and 24 in long. Congratulations, you are now two feet. You're now running in the 75th percentile for weight and height! How quickly will you outgrow me, little one? No matter how tall you get, you will always remember that I am your mother!

Sigh. I need to go through your 3-6 month clothes as you are rapidly growing out of your 0-3 clothes. There's one warm weather outfit in there you've only worn once! It's just been to cold most of the time to wear it. Must rectify that quickly.

04.15.13 - Monday

It's tax day and you picked today, of all days, to either not feel good or something. My normally beautifully sleeping baby has been up and down and refusing to sleep all day. And of course this is the one year I didn't manage to get our taxes done in February! Sigh. Taxes are done and filed. Barely. You are currently sitting on daddy's lap, watching him play a video game. Because filing taxes and holding a baby are not mutually conducive.

04.13.13 - Saturday

Happy Songkran little one. It's your first one. However, your participation in all liquid-throwing activities was limited to being sprayed in the face while nursing (sorry about that). As you get older, I hope to introduce you and your big sister to the fun side of Thai New Years. In the meantime, I just get mopy and homesick.

04.10.13 - Wednesday

We Skyped Nana and Papa today. You very obligingly jabbered to them, which pleased them very much. I imagine you're going to spend your early years with a similar impression of Nana and Papa to your sister--that they are one entity called NanaPapa. Don't worry, you'll sort them out eventually.

04.09.13 - Tuesday

We got reverse public breastfeedinged today, my son. We were innocently sitting at the park, minding our own business, and this lady walks by and comments about my nursing cover: "I can't believe you use a cover!" This amused me greatly.

04.08.13 - Monday

Thank you for being such an easy-going baby. We went off duty last night and daddy let me sleep in this morning. You, my cuddle-bug, woke up at your (current) usual time around 7:30ish. So I got up, changed you, lay you down on top of the covers next to me. You had a good kick for about an hour and then requested milk and lay back down for a nap with me. Beautiful lie-in!

04.06.13 - Saturday

We went out today to the pet store and bought three new fish for the cottage. Hopefully the sucker fish and shark we have will not eat them. You were rather unimpressed and took an excellent nap on me most of the time. However, you were apparently stimulated enough that you fell nicely to sleep by 8:00.

04.02.13 - Tuesday

This morning your Nana and Papa left to fly back to Thailand. I don't know the next time we will see them, and that makes it very hard. By the time you see them next, you may very well be running and climbing and talking. We have to hold precious these times when we get to see them as they are frequently few and far between.

04.01.13 - Monday

You grew your first tooth today!

April Fools.

You did, however, go on a nature walk today. There is a beautiful botanical garden called Garvin Woodland Gardens. Nana and Papa and big sister and you and I all went for a walk today. The tulips were in bloom, the weather was (finally!) gorgeous, and you slept through almost all of it.

Your cough continues, which is frustrating, but I'm pretty sure it is allergy induced. This state, for all its beauty, is definitely bad for the allergies.