This is going to be much harder than I thought. You see, tomorrow I will leave my baby boy behind and head off to work. If there were any way to get out of it, I probably would. It's not that I am not thankful that I have a great job to go back to or for the 8 weeks that I have had at home with Silas. I am really grateful for those things. I know many people are without work right now and many people are not given much maternity leave time. It's just that I have enjoyed this 8 weeks so much. It has been such a special time. I know that there will be many more special times for us in the future, but he will never be this small again and I feel like I will be missing out on a lot of things.
I remember back to the first night after Silas was born. The nurse had to take him out of our room so that he could sleep under the warmer. I cried at the realization that we were being separated for the first time in his existence. Now we are going to be separate for 9-10 hours a day. :( I can't even imagine what it will be like to send him off to college! Hopefully he will want to go to K-State and we won't really have to deal with that. :)
Lucky for us, Eric is going to be able to take off work and be with Silas until August 1st which is when our daycare opens. I think that will be a nice transition for us and I'm really glad that Eric will get some more one-on-one time with our little sweetheart.
So I will just be a big girl and try to make it through this. After all, so many working moms have already survived. I'm sure with a little prayer, I too will be ok.
Silas, I pray that God will hold you tightly in His arms when I am not there to do so (and even when I am). I pray that I will never take for granted the time that I have with you. I pray that you will always know how much I love you.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Nicknames
Cutie
Sweetheart
Tooter
Mister
Prince William
Little Stinker
Baby Boy
Little Buddy
Funny Boy
Sweets
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
1 Month
Silas is one month (and 14 days) old!
What has he been up to? Well, for one thing, he has been growing a lot! He had his one month check up last week and here are his stats:
weight: 10 lbs. 6 oz. (48 percentile)
height: 22 3/4 in. (74 percentile)
head circumference: 39.5 cm (75 percentile)
We made our first trip home to Great Bend and Holyrood when Silas was 3 weeks old. He got to meet some of his family including two of his great-grandmas. I wish I would have gotten more pictures. Here is a very special picture that I did manage to take.
This is my Grandma Crow. Silas is her first great-grandchild. She had a difficult time recovering from heart surgery and we weren't sure if she was going to ever get to meet him. She is now doing much better and may even get to go home in a few weeks! We are so thankful for her recovery!
Of course, Silas has gotten visits from Grandparents, many friends, cousins, aunts and uncles.
On Father's Day, we were able to take Silas to church for the first time. It was an extra long service, but Silas slept through the entire thing. Here's a picture of the guys in their blue stripes on Father's Day.
Eric went back to work 2 weeks after Silas was born. I will have a total of 8 weeks off work, but I feel like that just won't be long enough! I am enjoying my maternity leave immensely. It is the best vacation I have ever had! :) We have a lot of fun during the day. Silas loves going to Target and grocery shopping. For some reason, he isn't a big fan of the mall, but really, what guy is? I wish we could go on more walks outside, but lately it has been too darn hot! Here are pictures of his first walk in our neighborhood.
Silas has started giving us smiles from time to time. It's always hard to tell if it's a genuine smile or just gas, but at exactly one month old Eric got him to smile several times in a row by tickling him. He will smile at me sometimes if I touch his nose and say "ding-dong" or play peek-a-boo. Eric was holding him today while I was napping on the couch. He said Silas looked over at me and gave a great big smile. *Melt my heart* :)
Silas is a pretty good sleeper. We usually give him a bath at night and then he goes down around 11:00 pm. Sometimes he wakes up for a feeding in the wee hours of the morning, but recently he has been sleeping till around 5:00 am. The other morning he slept until 7:00 am which was a new record!
Lately this little boy has really started to enjoy bath time. He likes to lick the water off of his face. In related news, he has discovered how to use his tongue and he really seems to be amazed by it!
Silas likes for me to sing to him and to be bounced by daddy. Sometimes Eric is the only one that can calm him down or get him to sleep. He is a bit of a fussy boy at times but we think it is probably due to acid reflux and gas (he is a very windy boy!). Hopefully that will start getting better soon. During the classes that we took at the hospital, they told us that 6 weeks was the peak of crying for most babies, so hopefully we will pass that stage soon!
Fussy or not, he is such a sweet little boy and we love him beyond words! We are enjoying watching him grow. He already seems so big to me!
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
What has he been up to? Well, for one thing, he has been growing a lot! He had his one month check up last week and here are his stats:
weight: 10 lbs. 6 oz. (48 percentile)
height: 22 3/4 in. (74 percentile)
head circumference: 39.5 cm (75 percentile)
We made our first trip home to Great Bend and Holyrood when Silas was 3 weeks old. He got to meet some of his family including two of his great-grandmas. I wish I would have gotten more pictures. Here is a very special picture that I did manage to take.
This is my Grandma Crow. Silas is her first great-grandchild. She had a difficult time recovering from heart surgery and we weren't sure if she was going to ever get to meet him. She is now doing much better and may even get to go home in a few weeks! We are so thankful for her recovery!
Of course, Silas has gotten visits from Grandparents, many friends, cousins, aunts and uncles.
On Father's Day, we were able to take Silas to church for the first time. It was an extra long service, but Silas slept through the entire thing. Here's a picture of the guys in their blue stripes on Father's Day.
Eric went back to work 2 weeks after Silas was born. I will have a total of 8 weeks off work, but I feel like that just won't be long enough! I am enjoying my maternity leave immensely. It is the best vacation I have ever had! :) We have a lot of fun during the day. Silas loves going to Target and grocery shopping. For some reason, he isn't a big fan of the mall, but really, what guy is? I wish we could go on more walks outside, but lately it has been too darn hot! Here are pictures of his first walk in our neighborhood.
Silas has started giving us smiles from time to time. It's always hard to tell if it's a genuine smile or just gas, but at exactly one month old Eric got him to smile several times in a row by tickling him. He will smile at me sometimes if I touch his nose and say "ding-dong" or play peek-a-boo. Eric was holding him today while I was napping on the couch. He said Silas looked over at me and gave a great big smile. *Melt my heart* :)
Silas is a pretty good sleeper. We usually give him a bath at night and then he goes down around 11:00 pm. Sometimes he wakes up for a feeding in the wee hours of the morning, but recently he has been sleeping till around 5:00 am. The other morning he slept until 7:00 am which was a new record!
Lately this little boy has really started to enjoy bath time. He likes to lick the water off of his face. In related news, he has discovered how to use his tongue and he really seems to be amazed by it!
Silas likes for me to sing to him and to be bounced by daddy. Sometimes Eric is the only one that can calm him down or get him to sleep. He is a bit of a fussy boy at times but we think it is probably due to acid reflux and gas (he is a very windy boy!). Hopefully that will start getting better soon. During the classes that we took at the hospital, they told us that 6 weeks was the peak of crying for most babies, so hopefully we will pass that stage soon!
Fussy or not, he is such a sweet little boy and we love him beyond words! We are enjoying watching him grow. He already seems so big to me!
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
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