My baby is 9 months old today!

Wow I can't believe how fast nine months has raced by. It is literally insane to think that my baby is as old as my pregnancy was! When your pregnant you wait and wait for what seems like an eternity to meet the little face that will change your everything. And then they come. And your world is never the same. You forget about the uncomfortableness of the 3rd trimester. That foot wedged in your ribcage for weeks. And how horrid giving birth really is, and most of all the recovery. You look into that face for the very first time not knowing just how much overwhelming love you could possibly have for someone you just met.

Your a mom. Suddenly that word takes on a whole new meaning for you. Makes you look at your own mom with so much more appreciation and awe. Dang I hope i don't screw this up! Then its breast feeding and diapers and sleep or no sleep, swaddle no swaddle. Why is he so skinny? I thought babies were supposed to be chunky? Work? I can't go back to work! Eating enough? Eating too much!? When do I introduce cereal? Solids? Is he getting a tooth? Why is he so miserable? Then milestone after milestone, rolling over, laughing, sitting, standing, eating, teething, crawling. WHEN IS IT GOING TO SLOW DOWN!?

Then BOOM. 9 months old. Its unreal. And every parent says the same thing to you "Its goes by so fast....soon he will be going to school......appreciate every stage.....it never slows down" You can't begin to imagine it until you have your own and go through the experience yourself. But it really does go RIDICULOUSLY fast! Like warp speed fast. Makes me want to cry to think that soon enough he'll be walking, talking then asking for the keys to the car and wanting nothing to do with mom's embarrassing snuggles and kisses. slight chance i may be sitting here crying right now. Slight chance. ha ha.

Dang this whole parenting thing is a trip and I'm only 9 months in! Yeesh. So far I have loved it all. Most men will admit the newborn stage isn't really their favorite, definitely wasn't for Matt. They pretty much sleep, poop, and want boob. Hmmmm, are newborns really that different from a grown man? Seriously.

Ok, I'm through with being emotional now. Turning it off. Choking it down. Pushing it aside. I need chocolate. And coffee. Chocolate and coffee.....a mocha? Hmmmm..... I need an espresso machine! Then I can make delectable coffee treats ALL DAY LONG. But then I need one of those fancy whipped cream thingies so I can have top notch toppings. Whats a mocha without whipped cream? And chocolate shavings. Wow this really escalated quickly didn't it. Alright I need to regroup. My babies 9 months, its been awesome, yay, the end!

-Over and Out