Leaving the house

Me n Boo are going to meet one of my very best friends Tab for lunch today. I am excited to see her and catch up. I miss out on seeing my friends, but hopefully now that Boo is getting bigger I can go and do a little more. I will probably go visit mom too. She got some splinters in her foot a couple of weeks ago. She dug them out. It was still majorly bothering her, so she went to the dr 2 or 3 times. It got infected. Finally dr agreed to dig around again... A BIG GIANT 3 CM LOG in her foot!!!! I know getting it out hurt, but I am glad it's out!! Hope she is doing ok.

Mobile Baby

Boo is definitely mobile now. I'm not sure if it's officially crawling, but it's scooting, rooting, wiggling, whatever it takes to get from where he is to where he wants to be. He likes to get up on all fours and rock back and forth and launch himself forward. So cute except when he launches on to hard floor and bumps his head. It's so hard to see your child hurting. I used to put him on the bathroom rug while I bathed and then bathed him. Now I can't do that unless I want him to be licking the toilet... He can't really sit up well enough and stable enough to take a bath sitting up, and he H-A-T-E-S to lay down for any reason, especially a bath. So the options are: daddy helps us so Boo can bathe with me or a crying bath laying down or licking the toilet... Anyway, he is so close to really crawling, putting one hand in front of the other in coordination with one foot in front of the other. I'm certainly not rushing it, but it's coming for me ready or not. Also, he likes his toys, but what he really wants to play with is adult stuff, like, say, remote controls, phones, keys, shoes, and the like. Computers and cameras are really nice to lick and chew on. LOL

Crazy day

Today is crazy already. Paulina's car wouldn't start, so I had to bring Boo to her house. So I'm a little behind at work. I have a visitor at work waiting for me. I had to pump before I could get started with the meeting. Of course he was early since I am late. Oh well. Here we go.

Blessed

I am truly blessed. My life is peaceful. My child is healthy.

Stellan is doing better today. I was so worried yesterday.

The story about the mother in San Antonio who killed her baby really haunts me. I won't go into the horrible details. What bothers me the most is the life that was lost. I feel motivated to research what resources are available to mothers with postpartum depression. There is no way for all of these types of incidents to be avoided, but there has to be a way to reduce them. It is just not acceptable, not comprehensible to me that a mother kills her child. I remember after I gave birth and was sent home, there were no calls made to check on us or scheduled dr visits until 6 weeks pp. The hospital did call me at 6 weeks and I thought that was good, but is that enough? They asked questions geared to pp depression. My dr visit at 6 weeks pp asked questions. Is that enough? I'm not sure what could possibly help. There was the mother who killed her 18 month old. Was there a way to prevent that? Children are a precious gift. But they can try your patience and your nerves. And your mental health, at any age. And if you call CPS or the police and tell them you are having thoughts about hurting your child, what do they do? Do they take the child forever? For one week? Two? Will you ever see them again? If a mother has thoughts about hurting her child, do those thoughts go away? I just hurt for these children and the families. I wish there was more to do to help. Again, I am blessed to have a strong support system. If I ever needed help with Boo or a night off, all I would have to do is make a phone call. I just can't imagine the thought even crossing a mother's mind to hurt their child. I don't like being away from him at all.

I am blessed.

Praying

I am praying for Stellan hard today. Please join me. He has some heart problems, but he seemed to be getting better. I just can't imagine the pain this family is going through. I just pray that he makes it through the day and gets better.

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I am so grateful to have a healthy child.

Just checking in

I am making some tea and then off to try to get Boo to go to bed. I'm not sure if he is getting sick or just allergies. The cough and congestion is there, but not getting worse. He just has some cranky moments. It's like he just realized he can scream really loud. He has not been liking getting a diaper change. He did good with dinner and bath tonight. Ok I hear him crying upstairs with Nathan. Better go check. Good night.

Depressing Local News

Everything is fine with us. I just keep reading depressing local news. Every mother worries about what could happen to her baby. I think we all have nightmares and horrible thoughts about accidents. But these two events just break my heart. I try not to obsess about bad things, but I do read the news. A 25 year old mother in Houston shot and killed her 18 month old daughter, then killed herself. They were found by the woman's husband and child's father in the bathtub. The woman had some mental problems. A Jasper county citizen called police to inquire about a badly sunburned child. The police went to the home to check on the child and found a meth lab. The odors in the home were horrible and unbearable. The child was in the home. The child was removed from parents care. I pray that this child suffers no lasting effects from the exposure. I just don't understand how these people could do such horrible things to a child. I freak out over what accidents could happen. I certainly try my best to take good care of my child. I can't imagine my purposeful actions causing harm to my child. I am also blessed to have a good support system in family and friends that are always willing to help.