The Origins of a Liam Fellow

There is actually a story behind the nickname Liam Fellow & I'm sure one day soon, I'll get around to telling it but right now the little Liam Fellow just woke up (A HOOO!!) cause someone is making a really strange sound outside...like a dog coughing who has TB.

Southern Bell or Snobby Bitch?

I'm searching for Baptism invitation designs* & came across this curious thing of calling cards for BABIES. Of course, they are just so adorable you want to print out 5974 million of them for your little one but isnt that going a bit far? I think that personalized thank you cards are just adorable and perfect & I actually wish I had some forethought and did that for Liam that way we could use them for years to come (Christmas, birthday, etc.) but I didnt even know about them until after I had purcashed about 5 or 6 different sets of Thank You cards. But I guess there's nothing stopping me from getting them now and just keeping them 'in stock', right?

Anyway...back to my point...

Is it a little much to get your little one their own calling card? I mean, I didnt even have my first business card until I worked for the CTC & I did have my own for CM but I ordered those myself so I'm not counting them...so at what point is this just out of control? OR is it a really good idea and just too damn cute to pass up?

I have, secretly, always wanted my OWN calling card but that was mainly before I had business cards since it made it easier, my rationale, to hand out my contact information than writing it down...and much prettier :) But dont you think it's over the top to get some for your child?

I do think I will approach Matias about getting Liam some personalized thank you cards though & maybe that will stop me from obsessing over baby calling cards cause I'll be the Southern Bell with personalized thank you cards and not the over the top snobby bitch** who has calling cards for their baby.

* oh, you didnt know I was a paper addict?
**apologies to anyone who actually has the baby calling cards :) You arent a Snobby Bitch but a Southern Bell.

Double Edged Sword

The problem with having a Liam Fellow who sleeps from 11pm to 6:30AM is that he's up and AWAKE from that point on. No amount of Full Belly or Dry Diaper is going to change that fact, he's up and he must be stimulated!

And then an hour later he's crashed out on the couch, arms flung above his head, chupie (from the Spanish verb "chupar" meaning "to suck") tossed aside in careless abandonment...and mom stuck at the computer, drinking coffee and blog posting.

This aint no free ride, buddy!

Liam was put to work last week* - it was about time he started earning his keep around here. Free boob juice and unlimited diaper changes only last so long in this world and it was about time he discovered this harsh truth.

Daddy always wanted his own team of Programmers anyway. Plus, he just got his social security card, so he's legal to work.

* No Liam Fellows were harmed in the posing of this picture

Off topic

But I wanted to post this somewhere and since my regular webpage has decided to delete itself and my webmaster/husband is scrabbling to make sure I didnt lose 4 years worth of journaling...and isnt it funny that the picture is the one we have that huge thing of in our house??

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Slow down!

Liam has already grown out of most of his Newborn sized clothes (the Gerber ones are REALLY tiny to begin with though) & he is now in Stage 1 diapers - also no longer in the Newborn size.

When did this happen? I think it happened last week during all this sleeping he was doing!

But at least now his head fits into his Pooh hat (you know the one were it looks like he's a Pooh Bear?) - that didnt fit him when he was a newborn sized bebe.

I cannot believe I am packing up clothes ALREADY and putting them towards the back of the dresser drawer!

Here's a picture of him in his papasan chair stretching after a nap - clearly showing how much bigger he has gotten since the last time y'all might have seen pictures of him in his papasan chair (I just like typing the word papasan). Now, he actually looks like he FITS in it.

Just like Daddy

I could NOT resist the little shoes yesterday at Target - HAD TO get the ones that look like Addidas Sambas - just like his Daddy wears!

Sweet, Sweet Epidural

Now that all of us Freak Women have given birth to all of our sons (3 boys, can you believe it??), I might get on with Liam's Birth Story - I held off as not to scare the other ladies :)

Here's the only one I'll show before Liam was born - it's me with the epidural! The nurses called me a "light weight" while I was passed out. I passed out almost immeadiately after receiving the drugs but I think that was a lot better than me screaming in tongues (as Matias called it) and begging someone just to "fucking do something about this pain".

WARNING!

One MUST be prepared for the 4 hour nap diaper & feeding!!

psha.

I was going to start reading the above pictured book today since Liam seemed to have started having some daytime sleeping issues and lo, and behold, the little Liam Fellow has been asleep since 10:45am! Yes, that's right, it's now 1:47PM and he's still asleep!!

You think I would be taking this time to get things done around the house but I'm not...I'm surfing the web and redeeming My Points points for Old Navy gift cards and catching up on all my blogs & wondering if Esther has a new baby of her own yet...

but I did FINALLY get around to looking at the CD of pictures Kris gave me from my Baby Shower way back in May - and man, there are some cute pictures on there! And it's funny how you dont actually feel as big as I look. Freudian Slip - I typed ASS instead of AS.

(EDITED TO NOTE: Liam slept until 2:15 - WTF?)

I'm a Stranger in a Strange land

Sometimes I find it strange that I'm walking around picking up baby toys, or picking cat fur off of pacifiers, or folding tiny little sockies...

And can someone tell me when I will stop tearing up when I see my little boy sleeping curled up on his side, or when he smiles at me during breakfast, or when he actually sheds a tear?

And at what age will he no longer need me to cuddle him to sleep, or want to spend an hour dancing around the house listening to Mommy's horrible singing, or when will he stop laughing and asking for more kisses?

It should be noted...

...that I have not really figured out how to use the restroom when alone with the Liam Fellow.

I know, it sounds easy but when he's sleeping and I'd have to trudge him upstairs and put him in his cradle while I, hmm, go, I would really rather not risk waking him up so I'm sure I'm looking at a nice pattern of UTI's in my near future :) Thankfully, I'm back to my pre-pregnancy days of 'going' only 2-3 times a day and not every time I thought of running water.

Hello my bebe!

After yesterday's up at 5am business and no naps during the day (I dont count 20-30 minutes as a Nap), I'm pleased to say I have my little Liam Fellow back!!

He went down at 9pm, as routine, and woke back up at 10 (wet diappy) and slept until 3:50am and then did not wake again until 7:44am!! Now, after helping me clean the kitchen, feed the Others & make coffee, he is gently sleeping (for the past 22 minutes) in his papasan.

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS JINXY - THE LITTLE LIAM JUST WOKE UP.

I could have sworn that 22 minutes was WELL PAST the jinx perimeter.

(EDITED TO NOTE: he's just wet...of course, it's been more than an hour since he last fed, but...crossing fingers he sleeps this well all day!!)

BAH!

These 5AM feedings are killing me, especially when he doesnt go back to sleep until after his 7:30AM feeding or maybe even not until after his 9:30AM feeding...

I am NOT a morning person & making conversation is not my strong point that early in the morning :) I'm just trying to get him to nap now so that I can get in the shower and start getting ready (4 hours early!) for our appointment at JCPenny's today!

Hipster Daddy

Matias received a Dude's Diaper bag yesterday from one of his college friends - too funny - camo diaper bag :) He loves it though - although he had zero problem carrying Mommy's Vera Bradley "girlie" diaper bag around - it's too cute to see him trying it on and sizing it up!

Apres Bath Time!

Mommy cuddling the little wet bebe boy in his specially made for him bath time blankie - TOO CUTE MUST TRY AND NOT EAT HIM ALIVE.

Bath time!!

Someone got their first bath last week!! He was so well behaved in the water (minus the little arc of pee that we aimed right out of his little tub...) - no fussing, no crying, no flaying around - I'm hoping he takes to the water like the little crab he is! And yes, he always looks that wide eyed :)

"Oh No!" Face

Liam cries for about 1.2 seconds and not only because we pick him up right quick but because he doesnt cry a lot. When he makes this face though, it ALMOST makes me wish he would cry more often ;) This is his 'just about to burst out into a cry' face. Yeah, we're probably going to hell for taking pictures of him crying but he got slathered in kisses right after so you dont have to worry too much about him!

Liam Robert 1 Month Update!

Can you believe he is ONE MONTH OLD?!!?!

Where has the time gone??

Anyway :) Liam Robert can do the following things...

1) Smile
2) Grab my hair
3) Respond to his name being called

4) Repeat back noises
5) Poop out the side of his diaper
6) Hold his head up!!
7) Roll over on his side!!

8) Plays on his gym for a good 1/2 hour and sings and talks to his toys
9) Does not like to have a wet bum - so EXACTLY an hour after eating he will let us know he needs to be changed
10) eats every two hours and sleeps inbetween those meals - you can set your watch by him he's that accurate!
11) Liam has Matias' hairline & it is receding already :)


Of course there's a lot more but the little one has just been changed and now needs his playtime!

I am Survivor (sung to the tune of the Destiny Child's song)

I survived the visit by the in-laws. It's taken me about 2 days to recover though - my age and motherhood is showing, I'm afraid!