Sunny Skies

Before I broke my ankle Gordy and I took Caswell to the park and ran/walked/skateboarded/played. It was so great taking Caswell outside for a change and just relaxing in the shade. At first he was quiet and definitely a little afraid, but after a while on the blanket he was playing like he was at home. Oh how I wish we could do this again.

Can I Ever Catch A Break?

I broke my ankle. Yepp, broke it. My dad dropped Caswell and I off after work and I was wearing heels (I’m obsessed with heels and they will be the death of me). I started walking down the short slope to get to the stairs and was carrying Caswell in the car seat and completely ate shit. My dad was just about to leave and I was pretty much trying to hide behind a parked car (haha) until I realized I couldn’t stand up and had to wave him over. He carried me inside and Gordy came home from work so we could go the ER.

Right now my leg is in a splint and I’m still waiting for my referral to be processed for an ortho so I can get a cast. Just another example of how much Medi-cal sucks balls. We’ve decided that we’re just gonna pay for regular insurance since I have a job now and we seem to have a lot of extra money. Caswell is the only one with a good doctor, which is the way it should be, and that’s because I chose her. 

Gordy is pretty much doing everything for Caswell and around the apartment. I know I should be a lot more thankful, but I’m just unhappy about basically being a vegetable. I was just starting to get into healthy eating and exercise and now I feel like I’m almost pregnant again.. He really is such an amazing person and I take him for granted so much. Ugh.

Mommy and Daddy and Me

You will always be our little baby boy. If nothing else, I hope you grow up to be happy.

Where has all the time gone?

How in the world is my little baby almost 4 months old? Almost half a year? I knew it would go fast, but this is just insane. In only three short days I will have a four month old son.

Caswell did his first belly laugh on April 29th! I was so excited that I was the one that caused it, but we can’t seem to get him to do it again. He now eats 6 ounces from the bottle, but I am still breastfeeding when I’m not at work. I planned on stopping at six months, but I’ll probably go to about ten months. I don’t want to stop too late because in my opinion it’s kind of creepy with a boy. 

We found that Caswell loves reggae music like his mama. I read somewhere that music that calmed you during pregnancy will also calm the baby after birth and we’ve definitely found that to be true. Gordy bought a surround sound system for our living room so we put on Pandora and walk Caswell to sleep.

Caswell has also learned a lot of new things this month. He puts anything and everything into his mouth, including his whole fist. He constantly gags himself and even made himself full on puke one morning. He loves slamming his hands down, grabbing at his feet, and sucking his thumb. We discovered that the wind scares him and if you blow in his face it shocks him silent.

Last but not least, Caswell sleeps through the night in his crib! Since I broke my leg and am on pain medicine we put him in the crib for a night because I was afraid I’d roll on top of him and he didn’t wake up until about five in the morning! That was a few nights ago and he’s done the same ever since. I really am so proud of Gordy and I. Not to brag or anything, but I’d say we’re damn good parents. Everyone says how amazingly happy Caswell is and I can’t help but know we caused it. He will smile at anyone as long as we are close by, but if we’re not he cries and cries. I love this little child to pieces.

Yoga

I think I really found my new hobby. I started doing yoga and I absolutely love it.. probably because it’s a lot like gymnastics, but it’s so calming at the same time. Gordy took me out to get all the things I would need to really get into it, but now I can’t even keep at it because I broke my leg (I’ll do another post about that). I’m gonna read some books about yoga and really get into what it’s all about. I think it will help keep me focused and not stressed out as much. Getting into shape is a definite plus also, since I only have one more pound to lose until my pre pregnancy weight. I do want to lose at lease ten more pounds though because I had gained a little weight before becoming pregnant because of a medication I was on.

Forever Our Little Baby

• We went to the mall and kept Caswell in the carrier facing out the whole time. He loved looking around at everything and being able to grab things. I was surprised he didn’t cry at all even though it was pretty busy and we stayed for a few hours.
• I put Caswell’s bum in Gordy’s face so he had a nice view to wake up to.
• The only way Caswell would sleep at work last week was if I was holding him.