Memorial Weekend

This weekend we went to the cabin.  Corbin spent most of his time inside, but we are excited to see him grow up and enjoy the many lake activities that we do.  Here’s some of what Corbin did at the lake:

Corbin spent time playing with grandma and grandpa.

He sported his my shades in preparation of going outside.

And Corbin knows to follow water safety regulations, so he tried on his lifejacket so he would be ready for his first boat ride when the time comes.

Unfortunately, Corbin does not like his lifejacket, so that first boat ride might be a little ways off. 

 

But don’t worry Corbin.  I’m going to keep putting that jacket on you until you like it because you can’t miss all the fun we will have at the lake!

When It’s Your Child

 

They say that when it’s your child changing diapers won’t be bad. Or when it’s your child cleaning up vomit will be ok. Or when it’s your child (and insert any bodily fluid at this point) you’ll be fine with it.  Well now having my own child I can tell you that when it’s your child it’s still nasty!  Don’t listen to whoever “they” are because when it’s your child it’s still gross.

I had to change a poopy Corbin diaper today and about vomited.  Seriously, it was SOOOO gross.  I had to stop several times and turn my head far away to find fresh air.  I gave myself pep talks “You can do this! Come on keep going!”  I never thought a pep talk to myself would be necessary to change a diaper, but apparently it is.  How such a tiny person can create such a foul order I will never know. 

The kicker of that diaper change was that he sat there and smiled.  Yup, this child knew my pain and enjoyed watching me struggle.  I can’t wait to see what Corbin is like as he grows up.  I think ornery will be the word to best describe him.

So, in summary: when it’s your child changing diapers will still be gross, and it doesn’t make it better or more bearable just because it’s your child.  The only reason we do these things is because we have to, and when it’s your child you do these things because you love them.

1 Month Check Up

 

Corbin had his one month check up yesterday.  (Although Corbin is 6 weeks old the doctor was full until this week.)  So, here is the official Corbin stats:

 

Height:  23 inches

 

Weight:  10.5 lbs

Parental Freedom – An Oxymoron

 

Saturday Chris and I went on a date and watched Iron Man 2 while leaving Corbin in the capable hands of his Grandma and Grandpa Williams.  This was the first time since he was born, almost 6 weeks ago, that he has been left with someone other than Chris or me.

We dropped Corbin off, gave some instructions, and then walked out the door.  I had all the confidence in the world that he was in safe hands and would have a wonderful time.  I had no tears; I had no sadness.  Call me crazy but I was excited to be going out by ourselves.  I love our little guy, but it’s nice to have a break.

As we headed to the movie theater I was thinking “odd Corbin is not in the backseat”.  When we got out of the car I thought “weird, I don’t have a baby carrier to haul up to the building”.  As we walked into the movie (holding my delicious popcorn and icy Dr. Pepper:)  I began wondering if Corbin was being good.  (Please take note I was NOT worried that he wasn’t being cared for properly.  I was worried that if Corbin was fussy and difficult they may not want to watch him again.  Yikes, I can’t lose a babysitter already this was our first outing…oh Corbin please be an angel baby!)

I so enjoyed hanging out with Chris and watching the movie, but thoughts of Corbin and how he was doing flitted briefly in and out of my mind the whole time.  This was when I began to understand that you may be “free” of your children in the sense that they are not physically with you, but they will ALWAYS be with you in thought and you will never be free of thinking about them.  And that’s ok, but wow, what a huge revelation to have.  People tell you this, but until it’s experienced it’s really hard to understand.

For the rest of my life Corbin will always be with me in thought or presence.  I hope I really always like Corbin;)

Corbin’s Thoughts

 

 

                           Is that…?

 

                         I think it is.

                     It is…it is my daddy!

New Experiences…for Mom and Corbin

 

Today was an exciting day of firsts.

It began this morning when I woke up at 6:30 and it was the ONLY time I woke up.  Corbin slept through the night from 9:30 to 5:45.  Which leads me to another first.  How was Corbin awake at 5:45 and I didn’t get up until 6:30?  Chris heard him BEFORE I did and managed to get up, take the baby monitor and get Corbin all BEFORE I awoke.  Whaoo!

(Corbin is showing you how happy he is to have slept through the night)

 

This morning as I was getting Corbin ready to go out and run errands I decided that he should wear shoes. So, for the first time Corbin sported shoes..adorable!  (He needs to start wearing them because he literally has 6 pairs of shoes.  I’m not joking, what baby needs 6 pairs of shoes….he might have more shoes then Chris.  Oh no wait, Chris has a closet full of shoes that are not often worn, so I guess father like son already;) 

And finally, to top off our day of firsts Corbin had an explosion of bodily fluids all at the SAME time.  (Please note the emphasizes on same).  The diaper change began as any other. I was in the middle of wiping him when BAM a torrent of poop erupts, while a stream of pee began to flow, and a gush of spit up emerged.  Yup, all three happened at the same time.  Now I’m sure this is not what God intended or He would have equipped me with 3 arms, but seeing as I only have 2 arms I just stood in awe and watched it all happen.  What was I to do? Since I couldn’t stop all three I decided to watch it play out and deal with the consequences later.  And boy did I have consequences…1 outfit change for mom and Corbin, new changing pad cover, and bottle of 409 to deal with what was on the walls.

Nope, no one can prepare you for motherhood!

Splish Splash

 

Splish splash Corbin took his first bath late on a Saturday afternoon. 

As his bath was being prepared he lounged in one of his robes and happily awaited.

Corbin was very excited to get in that bath!  He couldn’t contain his excitement as witnessed by this gleeful expression below.

But then reality hit.  We put him slowly in the water and his face turned from happiness, to confusion, to pure panic and terror.

By the time he hit pure panic and terror we were not focused on taking pictures, so there is no documentation of that stage.  I think by that time I was in pure panic as well.  Bathing an infant is scary!  When they are wet and naked they are slippery and I was terrified I was going to let him slide down into the water.  But, he is alive, well, and clean.

I’m not sure when he will be clean again…bath time has not become fun time yet:). 

Runaway Stroller

I’m sure as Corbin grows up there will be moments that I’m not proud of, that I wish I could do over or take back.  Well, I think that I have already succeeded in accomplishing one of those moments already in his young life.

On a beautiful sunny day Corbin and I decided to take a walk.  So, I got him ready, me ready, and I strapped him in his stroller.  20 minutes later we were ready to go.  (Really 20 minutes, it just shouldn’t take that long to get ready for a walk, but it did!)

Outside, I pushed his stroller out by the garage and turned around to enter in the code to close the garage door.  Out of the corner of my eye I see movement and I turn to see what it was.  To my unbelieving eyes I see a tan stroller rolling down the drive. That’s right, my stroller, with my precious baby in it, was hurtling down the driveway headed toward the street!

I sprinted down the drive with my arms waving and yelling like a crazy woman all the way.  I finally reached the stroller and caught it feet from the street.  Fearfully, I looked into the stroller knowing I would see a terrified face and a look in his eyes that said “how could you mom?”, but no instead I saw this…

So maybe I avoided scarring him for life this time, but I’m sure I’ll have plenty of other opportunities for that. ;)

Oh to add insult to injury after I caught the stroller and checked on the baby, I looked around hoping no one had witnessed this “great” moment.  But oh no, I had an audience.  An old man down the street gave me what looked to be a glaring look of disbelief, and a small hoard of high school runners were also coming my way.  They passed as I was standing there gathering myself and I saw one guy whip out his cell phone and start texting. I’m sure he was posting a tweet about me.  So if you run across a tweet about a crazy woman and a stroller that would be me. :)

School Days

 

Corbin had his first visit to school yesterday.  The kids were thrilled to see him.  They had many interesting questions such as:

Does he wear a diaper?  YES!

How did he get here?  We drove in my car.  (Although I’m pretty sure they were asking about how Corbin came to be, but I was NOT going to answer that.)

Can I babysit him?  That’s very nice to offer, but I don’t think he needs a babysitter yet.  (In my head I was thinking are you kidding me….NO!:)

The kids all wanted to hold him, but that wasn’t going to happen.  I’ve seen how they handle their books when they are asked to carry them  nicely.  They are dropped, put on their heads, or smooshed against something.  So, Corbin was carried around and they were allowed to look closely at him and touch him if they wanted (after using hand sanitizer…again I’ve seen them use the bathroom without washing their hands, pick their noses, lick their hands, etc…).  Corbin, as usual was pretty laid back and enjoyed the attention I’m sure.

We had a wonderful time visiting the kiddos and they had a great time meeting Corbin.

1 month old

Corbin is 1 month old and I can’t believe it!  Since he has been born he has changed a lot.  Corbin is awake and alert much more of the time.  He seems interested in the world around him and he loves to stare at faces. We are blessed with a good nighttime sleeper.  He usually sleeps 4-6 hours, so even though that’s great I’m still looking forward to the 8-10 hours a night:)  I can definitely say that this first month has been life changing!

As soon as we go to our one month check up (which will really be a six week check because the doctor was full…not because I forgot:) I’ll post his official stats, but I know he has grown and I’m interested to see just how much.  

 

Baptism

This mother’s day was not only special because it was my first mother’s day, but Corbin was baptized.  We had many family members join us to watch our little guy become part of God’s family.  It was truly a special and memorable moment!  However the one down fall of the day was that I failed in taking pictures.  Even though I had my camera I just got busy and caught up in the activities. I did get one picture that shows Chris, Corbin, and I at the church.  If you look carefully behind Chris you will see a banner that they made with Corbin’s name on it and his baptism date.

 

First Attempt

This post begins my first attempt at blogging. After reading many other blogs I liked the idea of being able to log different activities and events as Corbin grows up. I'm not at all a scrapbooker nor do I take copious amounts of photographs. So, I’m hoping that a blog might be my way of helping me remember different events in our lives.