Please Just Don't

Joaquin isn't even 10 months old yet.

Seriously, people of the world, don't ask me when I'm going to have another kid. I just finished that whole pregnancy thing and, let me tell you, it'll be a while until I'm even close to ready to doing that again!

Happy Anniversary!

Yeah, so I'm a bit late on this post.

Our 6th (!!!) wedding anniversary was August 6th. I can't believe it has already been that long. In some ways, it feels like Jay and I have been together forever. I can barely remember what it was like not to be with him. In other ways the last six years have flown by in a blur of law school, early careers and now parenthood.

We didn't go crazy this year and just went out to a nice sushi dinner to celebrate. It was delicious. What a joy it is to be married to someone so perfectly matched that a simple dinner out can be so special.

First Trip Without Baby

On Thursday Jay and I leave for a weekend trip to Jackson Hole to attend a wedding. Most of the events for the weekend are not baby friendly, so we decided to leave Joaquin at home with his grandma rather than bring him and have to hire babysitters we have never met.

And, while I am excited for our trip and for sleeping in, I'm mostly just dreading being away from him for so long. It's going to be torture!

I am sure I'm agonizing over nothing and he will probably be happy as a clam with Elizabeth and grandma fawning all over him all weekend.

I just need to learn to embrace a little extra freedom for the weekend, have fun carrying a normal bag instead of a diaper bag and get over it.

I'll try to take pictures and share them. Jackson was beautiful in the winter and I'm guessing it's equally gorgeous in summer.

Happy Birthday Jay!

More teeth!

We are at 6 teeth now. It is so adorable. I'm always so glad when new teeth finally break through because it means the crying and whining finally stops. Poor baby.

9 Month Check Up; Not Great News

So, Joaquin is only 16 lbs, 12 ounces and is 27 inches tall. He is in the 3rd percentile for weight, which means he is way too skinny. I was really disappoointed, as I thought (based on our home scale) that he was closer to 18 pounds.

Our substitute pediatrician (our regular doctor is out on maternity leave) told me that I needed to start adding in an extra 10-15 ounces of formula a day on top of nursing and to cut down the non-fatty foods we have been giving he (plums, bananas, beans, squash, etc.).

We have to go back in a month to check and make sure Joaquin is beefing up properly.

I am really disappointed. I had hoped to avoid formula all together, but I guess it is just not in the cards for us. I am proud to have made it all the way to 9 months. It is all but impossible to maintain this with working full time.

The working mom guilt is really awful sometimes.

9 Months!

Happy 9 month birthday, Joaquin. You are the most amazing little boy I could ever imagine. You are cheerful, humorous and affectionate. Lately, you haven't been happy going to bed without some extra mommy cuddle time, which just melts my heart. I love you more and more each day.