MOMMY NOTES
-the transition from "Megan to Mommyhood" (or from mostly selfish to more selfless...happening very slowly of course)

When I started this blog I wanted it to be a little place of "Megan" where I wrote my thoughts, dreams, inspirations.....observations etc. The timing for such a blog was not very good though, as I had just had a baby....and babies have a way of, hmmmm, dominating? As they should by all means (temporarily I hope) so thus this blog quietly yet devoutly evolved into "the infamous baby blog".

Now there is nothing wrong with a baby blog....it's just not what I had in mind when I started it. When my friend Crystal started a personal blog in addition to her family blog and named it "Just Crystal" I have to admit I was a little jealous. The more self-centered side of me that mommyhood tends to drown out the instant labor begins came bouncing back to my awareness and I suddenly remembered life before baby when I had thoughts of my own outside of the cute but laborous world of Finn! Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade it for the world...but, nevertheless, I realized that this is definitely NOT a blog about me....and so I have decided to change the name of my blog from "Megan" (ha!) to more appropriately "Mommy Notes"....which comes from my baby shower where Crystal gave me a green notebook that said "Mommy Notes" on it. It's been perfect for scribbling down the daily "notes" of my journey into mommyhood.

Here are some sample entries from the first pages:

* From labor you get a baby! (remember)
* The first 6 weeks are hard
* 12 weeks is a fun, fun time
* Baths help baby sleep
* 12 weeks....nursing is easy and enjoyable now (and fast)
* Baby tummies do not like it when Mommy eats chocolate
* Running, walking, sunshine and fresh air make a big difference
* Ignore tag sizes on baby clothes

Obviously nothing too profound here, but I'm sure it will help me the next time around and flipping back through the pages gives me a smile. Sometimes I wonder where the Megan that I have known throughout my life has gone to these past 5 months! Is she watching from a safe distance? Will she ever come back? I don't know! The Megan that is now Finn's Mommy sometimes reminds me of the old Megan, but then again, sometimes I'm not so sure! I've been told that this stage of life (babies) is short and as the months pass I can see how true that is....I don't want to wish it away. So instead of try to have everything at once, my goal is to enjoy today. Having a supportive and fun husband, and being surrounded by great friends making the same transition helps me enjoy the ride.

Enough of my own drama for today!

*** Megan *** (a.k.a. Mommy)


So...here they are...as expected:

My favorite little boy (also my favorite little blanky!)

Watching conference...well, we were, I guess he is playing on the floor

Right after he fell over (he can sit for a few seconds)

I am going to eat my hat from Aunt Amanda!

Thanks for the hat Amanda!

Poor Channon had to sleep in the living room because Finn demanded his crib (which is in the room where she slept the first night), so we moved her to the living room, and then here is Finn taking over her bed in the living room too!

Eating

Eating this too

Chan and Finn at one of the many places we ate! (Remember $21 on Cheesecake and $12 on our Dinner at the Cheese Cake Factory Channon? .....and we didn't even eat it!) Eating out with Finn on this trip was quite a challenge. I never would have made it without Channon. She is much more patient than me! (also more talented at eating while she holds babies)

Hi!

Mommy Notes

Mommy Notes has it's designated place on top of my filing cabinet...appropriately Finn's baby book is right behind it....gratitude journals are the two small notebooks...and the two boxes are full of baby pictures (small one) and receipts (large one). And of course, the picture of Finn and Thad. So you can see...Finn really has taken over, as all of these things have to do with him (I'm pretty sure half of the receipts are from money spent because of him.)