Start blogging

I've been inspired recently to start a blog both to keep people up with little T, keep a record of his first year of life, and branch out into the RI mom community. I love reading others blogs and hope to start one that others will find entertaining and informative. I have also decided that if I write down my intentions publicly it will keep me on track to complete projects. One idea I had while I was pregnant and thinking that I would be going back to work full time was coming up with a website to help RI parents navigate the system of home daycares and nannys. There doesn't seem to be a comprehensive website where people can list their favorite home daycare and list the reasons they find that particular situation to work for them. I was against center based daycare initially because I thought that a) my little baby didn't need a classroom setting because all he does is eat and sleep and b) it seemed in-personal. I am not sure that I still believe that home based daycare is best for little T but it would probably be my first option if I were to go back to work full time. I was thinking about contacting home day care providers and finding out their childcare philosophies because ultimately I need a childcare provider who believes in the same things I do. My idea was to then post this information on a website that others could view and/or post opinions and comments about their experience with that daycare.

Now that I am a mother I find that my community of friends in RI has increased exponentially and I am excited to be a member of this community of intelligent and caring women. I am also super excited that several of my closest RI friends are joining me in mommyhood. T will have plenty of friends for future playdates.

T is currently 3 months old. He goes for his 4 month check-up with the doctor next Wednesday. It is hard to believe that he hasn't gotten so big so fast. Every day he becomes more fun and as his ability to communicate increases his crying has decreased. Although he still has his days i.e yesterday. Fun things that we do include tummy time, playing with his Lamaze bug, reading stories, blowing raspberries at each other, and communicating in baby talk. In fact I talk so much baby talk i.e goo, ga, bah, thhhh, that I no longer realize I am doing it in public until I get weird looks from check-out clerks and other shoppers. T and I don't have an exact day or night schedule yet but are working on it. A typical day looks like this.

7:00AM- T wakes up and doesn't want to go back to sleep. I do of course so Graham (lovely husband) gets up to get ready for work and takes T into the bathroom where T sits in his bouncy seat and coos at his fish. I sleep.

7:50- Graham goes to work and I get up, have baby conversations with T, make coffee, and eat breakfast, feed T.

8:30-9:00- T starts his morning nap. I either nap with him or fool around on the internet.

10:00ish- T wakes up from his nap, eats, then plays with his mama or in his baby gym

11:30- T gets tired and goes down for his next nap. I do stuff around the house.

12:30-1:00- T wakes up from his nap, eats, then some quiet playing and reading books. T currently loves to play with his Whoozit and puts everything in his mouth. He drools like a faucet and spits up often.

2:30-3:00- Time for his last nap. I work on answering e-mails and getting stuff done.

4:00-4:30- T wakes up, eats, and is usually still tired. It takes quite a bit of effort to keep him happy after this.

5:45- Graham gets home. Yay! He plays with T and we make dinner.

6:00- Bath time

6:30-Eat and Bedtime

Night time schedule is too painful to post. Someday we will sleep again just not yet. I am sure this is payback for something I did in a previous life. My baby books don't help when they announce "80% of babies are sleeping in 5-6 hour stretches at this age." We are in the 20%! Hooray! Someday I will forget this but it is currently exhausting.

So my intention is to work on the website idea and keep people informed of T's life. There now that it is in writing hopefully it will keep me motivated.

Love to you all!

Oh and one of my favorite things about blogs are the pictures so here are some of T