Milestones

For the past three months, since we brought Cillian home from the hospital, he has slept next to our bed in a co-sleeper. It was a wonderful arrangement and worked great. And I knew that around three months would be a good time to transition him into his own room in his crib. So, after his three month checkup yesterday, I had it in the back of my mind to talk to Caleb about it.

That night, Caleb and I discussed it and decided to just do it. We moved everything (the rocker and the co-sleeper - which is now functional as a changing table,) into his room and he spent his first night away from us. He did splendidly and slept an outstanding eight and a half hours (from around 10:40 PM to 7:15 AM). I'm so glad we didn't have to worry about him screaming or crying throughout the night. Woohoo!!

So he's sleeping pretty well, which is very nice. Next milestone will probably be teething, which I'm a bit apprehensive for. Any tips, tricks, and advice would be SO very welcome! I would love to know all I can before it happens.

Something I noticed this morning... I got up around 10:45 after feeding Cillian (who promptly fell asleep for another two hours), took a shower, made an effort to wear SSS (Something Somewhat Stylish), put on some makeup and did morning prayers. What I realized was this. It's remarkable how different my day goes based on how I start it as either a Natalie morning or a Mommy morning. Not that one is better than the other - they're simply different. When it's a Mommy morning, I tend to gravitate toward the quick T-shirt and comfortable pants combination versus trying to put an outfit together that is both comfortable and something I would look good wearing in public. I also forgo wearing makeup when it's a Mommy morning. And I've actually become much more comfortable doing that since I've been working hard at keeping my skin in good condition (which is pretty easy once it gets to the standard I like to keep.) So that's just something I want to try to get better at - feeling like myself while being a good mom. There's a balance to be found, and I'm getting there.

Backing up to last night, I did something I haven't done in several months. I picked up my five pound weights and worked my arms like nobody's business. And boy, I can feel it today, so I know I did a reasonable job. My triceps, especially. It's nice to feel some muscle soreness! I had no idea how much I missed that feeling. So hopefully that will become a nice routine - working out a bit before bed. And Caleb did some pushups while I worked my weights. It was a nice feeling.

So today was certainly a very good day. I got some laundry done and got the grocery shopping accomplished. Tomorrow's project is to work on more laundry and straighten up the house so it looks more presentable.

Here's the quote of the day:

"The first duty of a Christian, of a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ, is to deny oneself. To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits, to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad desires and thoughts; to quench and suppress bad thoughts; to avoid occasions of sin; not to do or desire anything from self-love but to do everything out of love for God. To deny oneself means, according to the Apostle Paul, to be dead to sin and the world, but alive to God."

~ St. Innocent of Alaska