Comments on: ch-ch-changes http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/ Thu, 17 May 2012 03:40:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8627 Sarah Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:45:32 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8627 Sorry i am just responding. I had our little girl on May 8th. Many people made fun of me because we never left the house for at least 4-5 weeks because 1: she was colicky and cried all the time 2: she never napped 3: she HATED her carseat. All of friends were having newborns and taking them out in 2 weeks and I felt like a crazy mom...but it worked for us. Your little boy is gorgeous! Sorry i am just responding. I had our little girl on May 8th. Many people made fun of me because we never left the house for at least 4-5 weeks because 1: she was colicky and cried all the time 2: she never napped 3: she HATED her carseat. All of friends were having newborns and taking them out in 2 weeks and I felt like a crazy mom…but it worked for us. Your little boy is gorgeous!

]]> By: Becky http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8534 Becky Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:04:49 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8534 You are so right about doing what feels good to you right now and just making sure your baby is taken care of and happy! And remember that each baby will be different and you will have to adjust again and again - that's what motherhood is all about! Enjoy your baby now while he is so little and not running around getting into everything. I think God makes 18 month old's ridiculously adorable because otherwise you could get REALLY mad at them and some of the naughty things they do! You are so right about doing what feels good to you right now and just making sure your baby is taken care of and happy! And remember that each baby will be different and you will have to adjust again and again – that’s what motherhood is all about! Enjoy your baby now while he is so little and not running around getting into everything. I think God makes 18 month old’s ridiculously adorable because otherwise you could get REALLY mad at them and some of the naughty things they do!

]]> By: Mrs. H http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8519 Mrs. H Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:04:57 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8519 I'm not a Mother but once heard someone criticizing the way a Mother was raising her child and the other person's responce was "God gave those parents that child for a reason and he wants THEM to raise him." It made me realize how important it is to encourage parents in what they are doing and how they are raising their children, even if you would do it differently. I’m not a Mother but once heard someone criticizing the way a Mother was raising her child and the other person’s responce was “God gave those parents that child for a reason and he wants THEM to raise him.” It made me realize how important it is to encourage parents in what they are doing and how they are raising their children, even if you would do it differently.

]]> By: Jamie http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8500 Jamie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:21:47 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8500 When I was being discharged from the hospital....my little one's pedi came in for the final "check". He told me something that has stuck with me.... "Do what makes you and your baby happy. If you have a happy child, you're doing it right. " Those two simple sentences have stuck with me to this day. My child will be 2 in August! There were times when I had to remind myself of this. It sure isn't always easy but being a mother is not for the weak as I'm sure you're finding out. Most difficult and most rewarding job EVER! When I was being discharged from the hospital….my little one’s pedi came in for the final “check”. He told me something that has stuck with me…. “Do what makes you and your baby happy. If you have a happy child, you’re doing it right. ” Those two simple sentences have stuck with me to this day. My child will be 2 in August! There were times when I had to remind myself of this. It sure isn’t always easy but being a mother is not for the weak as I’m sure you’re finding out. Most difficult and most rewarding job EVER!

]]> By: Lynn http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8489 Lynn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:10:34 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8489 Girl, I LOVE the things you've listed and you are off to a terrific start! Not that I'm the 'chairwoman of good mommy awards' or anything.. But hey..I DID have 4 of my very own and managed to get them all to adulthood still breathing, taking care of their personal needs ( or at least I HOPE! LOL), and functioning pretty well in society. Some of those things you listed, I was still struggling with instead of just coming to terms with..until maybe the 2nd baby.. so well done! There is an age old saying and even a poem has been written about it that often hangs on nursery walls.. "They grow up soo fast! Enjoy every second!!!" The poem being, Quiet down, cobwebs! Dust, go to sleep! I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep!" Sitting here in my lovely home that until about 2 weeks a go, I shared with not only my hubby and my parents ( I am partially handicapped & my folks are now in their 70s and though they are pretty active still..we decided to sell our 2 homes & buy a big 4 bedroom, 2 bath split plan home, move in together and watch out for each other..) so that we could all look out for each other..( mainly for ME!) ugh.. Also living with us on weekends, was my 25 year old son. He was going to a local Bible college in another town, but goes to church in the town we live in ..so it was just way more convenient on weekends. Erin, it was such a blessing having him here! He was our one child that really fled out into the world..and boy ..did he try out the prodigal son character.. :( :( BUT..God used it to bring him back to us! ( thank You AGAIN, Lord!) Saying above that he was attending Bible college says it all! From mosh pits and drugs on weekends to church and Bible training! God is an awesome GOD!!!! Well..he got married on June 20th. He married a beautiful girl, Joanna. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. I just love my new daughter in love! But, Erin??? What happened to the 3 years that he had to go to Bible college? Come on! I KNOW it couldn't be finished already!!!??!!! Someone MUST have messed around with the calendar! The other example I wanted to give you of this is about my youngest. Robbie was born with some physical problems. It was tough diagnosing because he didn't fit into any certain health condition. He had low muscle tone and we were told he had floppy baby syndrome. At 6 to 12 months old when most babies hold themselves up to a comfortable sitting on your hip as you hold them, he would just flop forward like a newborn would. He about a year late developmentally because of it. He also had some mild seizures. Any time he got a cold, it would go into pneumonia because he didn't have the tone to cough hard enough to keep the gunk out of his chest, etc.. He was such a sweet good-natured baby! By that, you would hardly know he was ill. God provided us a very special preschool in the Orlando area that for 'at risk' kids that Robbie was able to go to that helped him a lot. The morning of it that I had in mind was his very first day at the preschool ( and my first leaving him for anything much longer than a church service.) He did very good letting me leave.. sniff sniff.. and I went to the mall to look around and get my mind off of how much I missed my little buddy! All of a sudden walking through the children's clothing department, I heard a little boy of probably about 2 crying and his mother saying to him, " I get so tired of you and the way you act, James. I will be soooo glad when you grow up and I can have some to myself again." My heart just sunk. I didn't say anything to her, but I thought to myself.. "Lady! Enjoy him while you have him! You don't understand how fast these days are going to pass and he WILL be gone from you..and you will wish you hadn't said those things." Of course, I then remembered all the times I would hear adults tell new parents that same thing! When you are in the middle of the diaper changing and crying and long nights and not knowing just exactly what is wrong.. then the terrible twos and into the pre-teens and then the teens themselves, etc.. You do have a tendency to think that over and over.. From one more middle aged mom to a new mommy, as tears fill my eyes with bittersweet memories.. Enjoy every second! Do just what you are doing by talking to him, singing to him, reading to him! Its so amazing how much and how soon they start learning the things you say and read to them.. But even more, the day will come when he doesn't fit like he used to in your arms .. right now, its perfect! and it will always be amazing to give him hugs and hold him & have him hold you back, but it won't be the same as when they are babies and children! So be indulgent about it! Just love him as much as you can! Sounds like you are doing a great job already! ms lynn Girl, I LOVE the things you’ve listed and you are off to a terrific start! Not that I’m the ‘chairwoman of good mommy awards’ or anything.. But hey..I DID have 4 of my very own and managed to get them all to adulthood still breathing, taking care of their personal needs ( or at least I HOPE! LOL), and functioning pretty well in society. Some of those things you listed, I was still struggling with instead of just coming to terms with..until maybe the 2nd baby.. so well done!
There is an age old saying and even a poem has been written about it that often hangs on nursery walls.. “They grow up soo fast! Enjoy every second!!!” The poem being, Quiet down, cobwebs! Dust, go to sleep! I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep!” Sitting here in my lovely home that until about 2 weeks a go, I shared with not only my hubby and my parents ( I am partially handicapped & my folks are now in their 70s and though they are pretty active still..we decided to sell our 2 homes & buy a big 4 bedroom, 2 bath split plan home, move in together and watch out for each other..) so that we could all look out for each other..( mainly for ME!) ugh.. Also living with us on weekends, was my 25 year old son. He was going to a local Bible college in another town, but goes to church in the town we live in ..so it was just way more convenient on weekends. Erin, it was such a blessing having him here! He was our one child that really fled out into the world..and boy ..did he try out the prodigal son character.. :( :( BUT..God used it to bring him back to us! ( thank You AGAIN, Lord!) Saying above that he was attending Bible college says it all! From mosh pits and drugs on weekends to church and Bible training! God is an awesome GOD!!!! Well..he got married on June 20th. He married a beautiful girl, Joanna. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. I just love my new daughter in love!
But, Erin??? What happened to the 3 years that he had to go to Bible college? Come on! I KNOW it couldn’t be finished already!!!??!!! Someone MUST have messed around with the calendar!
The other example I wanted to give you of this is about my youngest. Robbie was born with some physical problems. It was tough diagnosing because he didn’t fit into any certain health condition. He had low muscle tone and we were told he had floppy baby syndrome. At 6 to 12 months old when most babies hold themselves up to a comfortable sitting on your hip as you hold them, he would just flop forward like a newborn would. He about a year late developmentally because of it. He also had some mild seizures. Any time he got a cold, it would go into pneumonia because he didn’t have the tone to cough hard enough to keep the gunk out of his chest, etc.. He was such a sweet good-natured baby! By that, you would hardly know he was ill. God provided us a very special preschool in the Orlando area that for ‘at risk’ kids that Robbie was able to go to that helped him a lot.
The morning of it that I had in mind was his very first day at the preschool ( and my first leaving him for anything much longer than a church service.) He did very good letting me leave.. sniff sniff.. and I went to the mall to look around and get my mind off of how much I missed my little buddy! All of a sudden walking through the children’s clothing department, I heard a little boy of probably about 2 crying and his mother saying to him, ” I get so tired of you and the way you act, James. I will be soooo glad when you grow up and I can have some to myself again.” My heart just sunk. I didn’t say anything to her, but I thought to myself.. “Lady! Enjoy him while you have him! You don’t understand how fast these days are going to pass and he WILL be gone from you..and you will wish you hadn’t said those things.” Of course, I then remembered all the times I would hear adults tell new parents that same thing! When you are in the middle of the diaper changing and crying and long nights and not knowing just exactly what is wrong.. then the terrible twos and into the pre-teens and then the teens themselves, etc.. You do have a tendency to think that over and over.. From one more middle aged mom to a new mommy, as tears fill my eyes with bittersweet memories.. Enjoy every second! Do just what you are doing by talking to him, singing to him, reading to him! Its so amazing how much and how soon they start learning the things you say and read to them.. But even more, the day will come when he doesn’t fit like he used to in your arms .. right now, its perfect! and it will always be amazing to give him hugs and hold him & have him hold you back, but it won’t be the same as when they are babies and children! So be indulgent about it! Just love him as much as you can! Sounds like you are doing a great job already!
ms lynn

]]> By: Sassy Engineer http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8488 Sassy Engineer Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:30:14 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8488 It would be so fun to all meet up! I think your advice was well-put. My sister just had her first baby three months ago, and she is definitely still learning and I know their life has changed a lot. She is doctor so she has recently had to learn how to part with him during the day. I will definitely remember these tidbits whenever I start thinking about babies! It would be so fun to all meet up! I think your advice was well-put. My sister just had her first baby three months ago, and she is definitely still learning and I know their life has changed a lot. She is doctor so she has recently had to learn how to part with him during the day. I will definitely remember these tidbits whenever I start thinking about babies!

]]> By: LyndsAU http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8485 LyndsAU Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:07:31 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8485 You have no idea how much I loved reading this!! I will take all solicited and unsolicited advice I can handle :) I will be printing this also :) That pic is OH SO adorable! You have no idea how much I loved reading this!! I will take all solicited and unsolicited advice I can handle :) I will be printing this also :)
That pic is OH SO adorable!

]]> By: emily http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8480 emily Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:35:31 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8480 i love this post... i love it.. I want to print it off! I love the dog part.. i actually cried the other night thinking about the dogs... bec they are the love of my life right now and I know that has to change and it is just part of it, I just dont want the lil dog to hate me. My pedi told us it is good to stay away from overly busy places.... so it is good you havent gotten out and about.... i think being on your own pace is great!! <abbr><em>emilys last blog post: <a href="http://emily-neurohr.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-fourth-of-july.html" rel="nofollow">Happy Fourth of July</a></abbr></em> i love this post… i love it.. I want to print it off! I love the dog part.. i actually cried the other night thinking about the dogs… bec they are the love of my life right now and I know that has to change and it is just part of it, I just dont want the lil dog to hate me.
My pedi told us it is good to stay away from overly busy places…. so it is good you havent gotten out and about…. i think being on your own pace is great!!

emilys last blog post: Happy Fourth of July

]]> By: Ally http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8476 Ally Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:44:22 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8476 I hope you're recovering well. It sounds like you've got a good handle on being Hudson's mommy! I hope you’re recovering well. It sounds like you’ve got a good handle on being Hudson’s mommy!

]]> By: Lucy http://blueeyedbride.com/2009/07/02/ch-ch-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-8467 Lucy Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:56:49 +0000 http://blueeyedbride.com/?p=636#comment-8467 I know this is a bit late but I will put in my 2 cents anyways...take time to enjoy everyday. It goes by so quickly, and you don't want to miss anything. Also, invest in a nice camera and take pictures of the day to day things. I love looking back over our photos and seeing the things my daughter loved at 6, 9, 12 months, etc. I know this is a bit late but I will put in my 2 cents anyways…take time to enjoy everyday. It goes by so quickly, and you don’t want to miss anything. Also, invest in a nice camera and take pictures of the day to day things. I love looking back over our photos and seeing the things my daughter loved at 6, 9, 12 months, etc.

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