Our big plans for today are to go to a 2nd birthday party and head to my Mother-in-law's for dinner - meatloaf and mashed potatoes!
Yesterday when we ran to the Montgomery Mall, we found a ton of kids activities going on. There was live music, face painting, a ball bounce, and little kids dancing everywhere. It honestly seemed like and good time! (We didn't hear a cry or a whine anywhere! From Mom's or Kids!) Since our little tyke is a little young for face painting and ball bounces (he just learned to sit up...) we didn't hang around, but once I got home I checked out the website to see if I could find anything out. My husband and I wondered how all these parents seemed to know about this event.
sky's the limit
"And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?" - Rumi
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
6 - 9 month clothes and rice cereal
So today was a wildly productive day.
It started with Daddy working out while I pulled out the next size of clothes out for our son. It is hard to believe he is already 5 months. Admittedly, I've been still putting him in some 3 months clothes, and it was definitely time for the switch. Luckily many of our friends and family were very generous, and I had a bin of clothes in the attic, clean and ready to go. It must be nice to have a completely new wardrobe every 3 months! I also cleaned and packed up all the newborn and 0-3 month clothes. I simply can not believe he was ever that small!
It started with Daddy working out while I pulled out the next size of clothes out for our son. It is hard to believe he is already 5 months. Admittedly, I've been still putting him in some 3 months clothes, and it was definitely time for the switch. Luckily many of our friends and family were very generous, and I had a bin of clothes in the attic, clean and ready to go. It must be nice to have a completely new wardrobe every 3 months! I also cleaned and packed up all the newborn and 0-3 month clothes. I simply can not believe he was ever that small!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
I had a great day!
Today was one of those fabulous, wonderful days when everything seems to go right.
I didn't sleep well, so I wasn't expecting much from today, just sort of to get through it. (And maybe that is the secret, low expectations and all...) But it was only of those days when you feel pretty and smart and kind and capable and strong and that you are "on the right path." One of those fabulous days when even the annoying, "bad" things don't seem so bad.
I didn't sleep well, so I wasn't expecting much from today, just sort of to get through it. (And maybe that is the secret, low expectations and all...) But it was only of those days when you feel pretty and smart and kind and capable and strong and that you are "on the right path." One of those fabulous days when even the annoying, "bad" things don't seem so bad.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Working from home with cranky baby
So its another work-from-home day, which in and of itself makes it a better day than it could be.
At least I'm not trekking to the train, lugging a laptop, breast pumping supplies, and god knows what else into the city today. But, all that being said, it could be an even better day...
My son has been sick and has needed nebulizer treatments for the past week. And there are times he's actually quite receptive to the idea. The nebulizer vaporizes a liquid medication and my son needs to inhale the vapor through a mask that fits over his mouth and nose. You can only imagine how much a 5 month old would love this set up!
But there are times he sits with his mouth wide open in the mask, humming to himself while he breathes in the vapor. The last few days he must be feeling better though, because he's really starting to fight it and be fed up with the whole process.
So the fact that I'm working and dealing with nebulizer treatments is sort of tiring. But like I said, I could be lugging all this into the city like I will be tomorrow...stay tuned for that adventure!
At least I'm not trekking to the train, lugging a laptop, breast pumping supplies, and god knows what else into the city today. But, all that being said, it could be an even better day...
My son has been sick and has needed nebulizer treatments for the past week. And there are times he's actually quite receptive to the idea. The nebulizer vaporizes a liquid medication and my son needs to inhale the vapor through a mask that fits over his mouth and nose. You can only imagine how much a 5 month old would love this set up!
But there are times he sits with his mouth wide open in the mask, humming to himself while he breathes in the vapor. The last few days he must be feeling better though, because he's really starting to fight it and be fed up with the whole process.
So the fact that I'm working and dealing with nebulizer treatments is sort of tiring. But like I said, I could be lugging all this into the city like I will be tomorrow...stay tuned for that adventure!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Work from home day!
As I type this I am sitting at my kitchen table and my son is napping on my lap. The dogs are napping on the couches. And I am working.
Working from home is something I deliberately worked and planned for in my professional life, knowing that I wanted to have as many options open to me as possible once I started a family. I gradually worked myself into a position that was highly independent, internet-research based and did not involve supervising staff. I worked to reduce the number of tasks I had that would require me to be in the office. These plans started years in advance of trying to start a family. I researched work from home proposals on line, interviewed people who were working from home, did research on the benefits and pitfalls.
Working from home is something I deliberately worked and planned for in my professional life, knowing that I wanted to have as many options open to me as possible once I started a family. I gradually worked myself into a position that was highly independent, internet-research based and did not involve supervising staff. I worked to reduce the number of tasks I had that would require me to be in the office. These plans started years in advance of trying to start a family. I researched work from home proposals on line, interviewed people who were working from home, did research on the benefits and pitfalls.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Who is One Philly Mommy?
Hello world, One Philly Mommy here. I’m a working mommy to one human baby and three fur babies – one cat, two dogs. My husband and I live near Philadelphia and at the start of this blog I'm only back to work a few months.
As I returned to work and struggled to make life what it once was, it slowly dawned on me that life is different now, no longer what it once was (that may be obvious to some of you, but it took awhile to sink in). So maybe all that effort to be who and what I once was should be redirected. Redirected perhaps into sharing my journey and trying to make sense of this new life we share with our son.
As I returned to work and struggled to make life what it once was, it slowly dawned on me that life is different now, no longer what it once was (that may be obvious to some of you, but it took awhile to sink in). So maybe all that effort to be who and what I once was should be redirected. Redirected perhaps into sharing my journey and trying to make sense of this new life we share with our son.
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