I have heard my whole life of this "Mothers Intuition", and having never been a mother before I never really understood it. I always thought it was so interesting to see the bond between a mother and their child. Such a precious gift. Today I was holding Tucker and talking to him about any little thing I could think of and he was WIDE awake jsut looking at me. At one point I said something and then just smiled at him and after a few seconds he gave me the biggest smile. I hoep this is the beginning of my favorite stage with a baby when they start to smile and respond. Tucker was awake a lot today, and I have loved every second of it. :) Back to the mothers intution though. Every night after I put Tucker down to sleep I lay in bed myself and wonder when he will want to wake up and eat. Now, I know full well that he will let me know loud and clear when he is ready to eat. He knows what he wants. Anyway, it seems though that every night I wake up just before he starts waking up and squirming to eat. I roll over look at the clock, and within a few seconds I hear him in the monitor starting to squirm. So I always wait until I know he's awake and then go in and get him. It's nice because then he's not super pissed by the time I get him. And even though it is really late (or really early depending on how you look at it) I love that time with Tucker. We've come to an agreement on our schedule and as long as we both follow it, we are both happy. If I lay Tucker down between 10:30 and 11:00, he usually wakes up between 3:15 and 4:00. He'll be awake for about 60 - 90 minutes for nursing and a diaper change, and then back to bed until 8:00. So I will nurse him at 8:00, then he takes a cat nap while I eat breakfast, and then it's bath time and on with our day. It's SO much fun, and I love being a Mom more than anything in the world. It is hard for me to look at Tucker and know that one day he will not need me as much as he does now. But I look at my brothers and how close they are with my Mom and I pray that Tucker and I can have a bond like that!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Mothers Intuition
I have heard my whole life of this "Mothers Intuition", and having never been a mother before I never really understood it. I always thought it was so interesting to see the bond between a mother and their child. Such a precious gift. Today I was holding Tucker and talking to him about any little thing I could think of and he was WIDE awake jsut looking at me. At one point I said something and then just smiled at him and after a few seconds he gave me the biggest smile. I hoep this is the beginning of my favorite stage with a baby when they start to smile and respond. Tucker was awake a lot today, and I have loved every second of it. :) Back to the mothers intution though. Every night after I put Tucker down to sleep I lay in bed myself and wonder when he will want to wake up and eat. Now, I know full well that he will let me know loud and clear when he is ready to eat. He knows what he wants. Anyway, it seems though that every night I wake up just before he starts waking up and squirming to eat. I roll over look at the clock, and within a few seconds I hear him in the monitor starting to squirm. So I always wait until I know he's awake and then go in and get him. It's nice because then he's not super pissed by the time I get him. And even though it is really late (or really early depending on how you look at it) I love that time with Tucker. We've come to an agreement on our schedule and as long as we both follow it, we are both happy. If I lay Tucker down between 10:30 and 11:00, he usually wakes up between 3:15 and 4:00. He'll be awake for about 60 - 90 minutes for nursing and a diaper change, and then back to bed until 8:00. So I will nurse him at 8:00, then he takes a cat nap while I eat breakfast, and then it's bath time and on with our day. It's SO much fun, and I love being a Mom more than anything in the world. It is hard for me to look at Tucker and know that one day he will not need me as much as he does now. But I look at my brothers and how close they are with my Mom and I pray that Tucker and I can have a bond like that!
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PS...are you showing him pictures of me? I don't want him to freak when I actually get to see him. I need him to like me.
OH and Me! I want to be a part of Tucker's "Group"! I love that you are sharing all your new mommy moments! Every time I read your updates it just makes it so clear that I would do it all over again in a heartbeat! So glad to hear that things are transitioning well for the whole family! Keep sharing your stories!
What a cute little post! Sorry I haven't been commenting for a while... we've been gone, little internet, tired, etc. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying motherhood so much. I wish I could say I loved it as much as you did those first few weeks. I need to email you. I'll try to do that today.
So sweet! And he's a pretty dang good sleeper for a newborn! Not too bad! Congrats!
I used to do that thing where you wake up right before he does. It was nice not to be woken from a dead sleep. The few times that happened I felt a little stupid for a few minutes and couldn't really figure out what I was doing. So appreciate that talent that you have for waking yourself up. ;)
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