Its been too long since I've written. I am finally in the swing of things since last year. Yes, I know, it's been a year since I quit by J.O.B. to live my dream life as an entrepreneur. Jack is now 1 1/2 years old and he gets more fun everyday. Let me be honest, and I know that those of you that know me know that I am sometimes TOO honest, staying at home with your child(ren) is NOT all that its cracked up to be. It is the hardest job that I have ever had. I love Jack dearly and I now know that I am not cut out for this life of taking care of kids. Thank goodness for my Mk Biz that allows me to have a career outside of the home. Speaking of MK, this year has been a great year! We just qualified for our 4th car and one of my personal team members qualified to become a Sales Director herself! So, Yay! I am so happy for her! Back to this mom thing now. Here's the sum of what I think (so far) are the coolest things I have experienced, so far, becoming a mom:
1. I had natural child-birth - it was totally awesome, and I was so proud of myself! I was amazed at how present I was to my body while I was in labor. Seriously one of the coolest things I have ever done was give birth with out drugs so I could feel the whole thing. I was 200% committed going in that I was going to do it and I did. After Jack came out, not so much fun, just wasn't, but it got better.
2. Seeing Jack develop, NOT easy, but fun. I remember the first time he clapped. I had never taught him but he just looked at me, smiled, and then he clapped and giggled. He was so proud of himself.
3. Baby wise! I LOVE this book series. It was the 2nd BEST thing that we did as parents. I highly recommend it for parents that are solid and don't want their children to be the center of their lives but be a part of their lives. It was my Baby Care 'Bible' and I still use a lot of it today. Jack started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks old. Sleep training is awesome. So we have been spoiled parents because for the most part we have gotten a great nights sleep and so has Jack since he was 6 weeks old.
4. Independent Playtime in the pack and play - also in Baby wise 2 - Toddler wise. This time gives me uninterrupted time to get things done around the house and get ready for the day. Jack loves it, and the book talks about how much they learn while playing by themselves confined. This is a lifesaver for me many days.
5. Jack took his first steps at 9.5 months. I was so relieved because he is heavy and I needed him to walk!
That's all for now folks, or whoever reads this. I'll be posting more as I feel called.
XO,
Besa :-)
