Yet another month has gone by and my little one is 9 months old. Was I really pregnant 9 months ago? Something I don't feel like that was even possible... until I get in the shower and see the stretch marks... yup, I was pregnant. Time plays dirty tricks. How come when I'm standing next to the microwave thirty seconds seem so long, but when I look at my little one with his two-teeth grin I wonder where the time went. I'm learning just how important it is to treasure the now and not to wish for the future. The future is coming now matter what, but the past will be gone forever. Enjoy every little moment. That's what I'm telling myself. Enjoy every moment.
I had the most traumatic motherhood experience a few days ago. Maddux was minutes from death and it was my fault. It all started with our power bill. To save money [and to extend our 63 dollar per month grocery budget] we decided to turn off the heat. It's not too cold so we thought this was not only do-able, but it was genius. We would just throw a few more blankets in Maddux's crib and call it good. Thursday night I put Maddux down for bed. I could hear muffled cries from his room [which is normal] so I just let him continue to cry. I kept getting the feeling that I should go in and check on him, but I didn't want him to see me and start the whole 'bed-time' process over. I continued to look over our finances and do the dishes, but the feeling continued to come. Finally, I decided to go in a check on him. Somehow Maddux had wrapped himself up [very tightly] in his blankets. They were covering his head [and these were heavy blankets mind you]. I had a hard time finding him in all the chaos. I finally got to him. His face was BRIGHT RED. His head was covered with sweat, and he was gasping for air. If I would have been minutes later he could have suffocated! I was a wreck for the rest of the night. I've never been so panicked in my entire existence. There must be legions of angels around babies at all times. How else would we all be alive. Thank goodness for a loving Father in Heaven who prompted me [several times] to and check on him. Next time I'll listen the first time...
...what Maddux can do now...
.you're a crawling machine.
.you're behind on eating solid food, you don't like to.
.you're still nursing.
.you pull yourself up on everything.
.you've had several scrapes and bruises lately.
.you're obsessed with turning on the DVD player.
.you're in the 40th percentile for weight [which was shocking, because you're huge], 25th for height, 7th for head circumference.
.you respond to your name.
.you clap when you're really happy or really mad.
.you love skyping uma and papa.
mama and daddy love you, baby!
7 comments:
I love the pics! So cute!!
Wow, what an experience! So grateful for the wonderful whisperings of the Spirit! It sounds like he really is getting to be so big! I wish I could be closer to see it!
Who is that big boy in the pictures, I thought you had a baby and he is almost a big boy. He is adorable. For the very first time I saw a little of you in him. Go figure! Glad that you listen to the spirit, babies can really get themselves into scarey situations.
I love that little man and just want to munch on his cheeks every time I see him or his picture! You are a good mama and I love you to pieces. It just isnt fair that these little ones have to grow up... even if it sometimes feels like they never will ;)
Alli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, so sorry I've been out of the whole blogging scene for much too long. We miss you guys! Rexburg is not the same without you! I do apologize for such a delayed response, but I've been thinking about you and hoping that Boise is treating you well. We love you guys so much! Come back!
Dearest Alli,
You could not offend me if you tried. I mean first of all, you would never try, and second of all, if you did try, I would never think you capable of ill intent, therefore, your plan would not work anyway. Go ahead, try it. You, offend me? Not possible.
Now that we got that out of the way, I would hopefully like to increase our chances of coming to Boise by asking one simple question...is there a ski resort nearby? Brandon has become a snowboarding fanatic this winter. It's his first season, and he is blowing me away! We've gone boarding all around Idaho, and even parts of UT. So, please-oh-please tell there is a resort near by?
AHH!!! That is so scary, thank goodness for the holy ghost! (and mother's intuition which I really think is the holy ghost's promptings on steroids haha) your little boy is ADORABLE, he looks just like his daddy with his mommy's dark features. I know where maple grove is!!! We live a block away from Curtis, so we are just the opposite direction from the temple down overland. We should get together soon! We are only here for another month on an internship but it would be really fun to meet up! call me or text me sometime! (425) 281-5546
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