Well it only took him a few months longer than most, but our little Colie Polie is finally crawling! He has been getting in the ready position for weeks now and finally last Friday he took the plunge..... and has not stopped since. Of course, we have no baby gates ready, so the ottoman is blocking the entrance and the pack and play is blocking the kitchen. I guess we should think about finding some baby gates.... on freecycle (check my blog - Broke Moms Club for LOTS of money saving tips)
I have never known a baby to be so perfect! He is the most amazing baby in the world! He NEVER cries. When he is wet or dirty he fusses and complains to let me know ... hungry - same thing - tired - SAME THING! When I put him down, if he has a clean diaper and full tummy, he rolls over and goes right to sleep! How could I complain ....
Honestly my only complaint as of now is ..... he has slept TWICE ... yes that is the #2 ... times through the night since his birth. I am so exhaused and my husband does not get it. He says I should nap during the day, you know when I actually have a chance to clean up this crazy messy house..... Then at night he keeps telling me he is going to watch baby so I can sleep ... I have yet to see him do it. Our arrangement has always been, he sleeps in on Sat while I keep kids quiet and out of his hair and I sleep in Sunday ..... I have never been in bed past 8am ............ asleep that it :( After pulling all my resources, I have found he wakes out of habit ... its the things I need to do to change that habit that I can not reconsile with. CIO is not as option for us - ever - under NO circumstances ..... so for now, I will continue on my path doing what he needs above all else.
Since I last blogged I have been very busy! I think I finally found a great hobby; Quilting! I am so in love that I started a little online shop called ... what else ... Colie Polie Quilting! I made a baby clothes quilt over the summer for a customer and it was so much fun I started looking into other projects. I made a potted plant wall hanging for my grandma and the flowers were pictures of the grandkids. I have pictures up on Colie Polie Quilting. I also made a quilted bag with pictures for my mother in law. Its been a lot of fun! Oh course I find this great hobby right before I go back to school ....
Ah school ... I have one semester left; 16 itty bitty weeks and I feel like it is just going to KILL me to go back. Colie needs me more than ever and I have to leave him .... I also have to figure out what I am going to do with the other two after school since I get out after they do. Oh course money is TIGHTER than it ever has been. We are behind on just about everything so squeezing anything more out for daycare is like pulling teeth. I wish I had a normal family that was around to help .... for 16 measly weeks! ugg.... I guess I will find a way. Also the thought of trying to do any homework with a baby and two older children at home is frying my brain. I honestly dont see how it is going to work. I have not slept in 9 1/2 months... how am I going to carve time out to spend every waking moment studying... I jsut need to pull through as this is the semester I finally graduate. 6 years in the making and the rest of my schooling will be done via the fabulous Internet! and I will be at home with my darlings where I belong!!!!
Okay, its dinner time and I smell something yummy i nthe crock pot! Check out what I made tonight here!! :)
