Letting go.

Let's talk about pets. Before there are babies there are your other "kids." The kind with fur and sad little eyes that make you cave to their every little stare. The ones that pee in your shoes after chewing them to bits. Of course you can't forget this furry little creature that manages to get into the garbage can you paid lots of money for because it promised to keep the dog out and yet there you are standing in a room filled with chewed up bits of food and rubbish and you swear that is the last straw. Of course the very next day they rub their ass from one end of your carpet to the other all the while staring at you as if you are impeding on their space and that there is your last straw (True story). Of course they drive you up the wall but you love them nonetheless and you swear you will never get rid of them because pets are for life.

Well, enter the real kiddos. The kind with ten fingers and wiggly toes and are a little bit of your good looks and your husband's witty charm. All of a sudden you find you have no time for your furbabies any more because your real baby is sucking the life right out of you. If you go down the list of important people to take care of you find yourself squeezing in a nap because by golly the kid actually fell asleep all the while your dog stands at his dish wondering where the hell his food is. Well then you realize it is time for adult decisions when your dog is actually standing in his dish trying to suck up whatever crumbs he can find inside his dish.

I did have two dogs prior to Dorian entering the world. A silky yorkshire terrier named Oskar and a schnauzer/american eskimo mix (schnauzimo) named Ace. I loved Ace, he was snuggly, loving and reminded me of a precious moments doll with those big sparkly eyes. Despite that he was a handful. That dog was so wound up all of the time I swear a jar of ritalin wouldn't even calm him down. It was easy to deal with it when I had nothing else eating up my time, but once I got pregnant it was getting harder and harder to give him what he needed. By the time Dorian actually arrived I knew that I had to send him off to a better home. It was a very difficult decision and I shed many a tear over saying goodbye.

Fast forward to today and although I miss him I am content in knowing that he is in a better home with people who have the ability to actually take care of him. It is much more selfish to keep an animal you can't properly take care of.

So here is to me being a grown up and here is to Ace having a new home. 

A little catching up to do.

In the world of babies so much happens so quickly that there is hardly time to actually keep up. So here is to playing catch up.

My gummy bear now has two teeth.

He rolls and rolls and rolls all over the place.

He is trying as hard as he can to crawl but is definitely doing the backward scoot.

He sounds like a screeching pterodactyl, he especially loves to do this at restaurants.

He has now eaten oatmeal, bananas, mango, peach, peas, green beans, broccoli, avocado, pears, apples, prunes, watermelon, sweet potato, and butternut squash. Next up are blueberries, strawberries, zucchini, asparagus and kiwi.

Milestones and memories

Has it really been 6 months already since I gave birth to the most amazing little creature I have ever laid my eyes upon? Apparently it has and my little gummy bear is not so little any more. He weighs 20 lbs 13 oz and is 27-1/2 inches long. Oh and he has a tooth. A very tiny sharp tooth beginning its journey out of the gums. I felt it the other day and immediately I got a little weepy. Crying and overly proud excitement makes for a wonderful mom moment and lots of "are you nuts?" looks from my husband. He doesn't quite get the need for exuberance over a tooth, but regardless I am a pretty proud momma.

Today also marks two years since I married my best friend and the love of my life. The person who has been by my side for the last 7-1/2 years. Here is to hoping we have many many more happy years ahead of us.