1 Month Old

Mason is a month old! Everyone told me time would fly but honestly I felt like the chaos of having a newborn slowed things down a bit. A lot of it is still a sleep deprived blur but it does not feel like we brought home home from the hospital yesterday. Especially since I feel like I have not been more than 20 feet away from him since he was born - and if we are being real for the past ten months we have been attached. True that.

My first trip without Mason was to CVS, so exciting! But for real. Jake was giving Mason a bottle (woop woop!) and I was able to leave the house for the first time in a month without the baby in tow. It. Was. Awesome. and it was also 20 minutes. Granted the trip was short but it was still thrilling, I love Mason but every once in a while it was nice not to have to pack diapers, extra outfits, nooks, his rocker, and his car seat up.

In other news, Mason has started to sleep through the night more! Our schedule has paid off and naps and bed time are becoming more predictable - although he still has his little episodes of crying. I think I got a full 6 hours of sleep last night - I felt so rested today. We have also started to establish a bedtime routine - we read three bedtime prayer poems, sing a few songs, swaddle the little man and off to bed he goes! This will hopefully help him to understand that after this pattern happens it is time for sleeping (and not playing or crying), so far we have only done it twice so I do not think he is used to it quite yet, but it only takes a few days to establish a routine right? Good thing we have plenty of time.

And that is what I need to keep reminding myself. I have time and tomorrow is a new day. This is a constant struggle that I have been having - the feeling of being rushed, mostly with Mason. I have to keep reminding myself that I do not need to hurry or try to speed things up, he will only be this little for a very short time and while I am looking forward to him being able to sit up on his own, laugh with mommy and daddy, and eat solid foods, I do not want to forget the little faces he makes while sleeping or his first smile or the first time he took a bottle. All of the memories that I will store up from this stage will be just as precious as the memories I will store up from his next stage which is why there is no need to rush things.

Mama Mia out.