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I never thought it would be this hard to keep blogging after we had Joseph! I just can not seem to keep up and, not going to lie, I am pretty disappointed in us for our lack of blogging!
This past holiday season has been a pretty busy one. For my Grandmas birthday we went up to Parksville to have brunch with her and my aunts and uncles. It was really great seeing them because it has been forever. We got to see my cousin Zana who I hadn't seen since like 2008 so Roland hadn't met her yet.
On Christmas eve Roland, Joseph and I went over to my parents house. Tradition in my family on Christmas eve is to open one present from my dad which is always pajamas. I am a huge fan of this tradition. This year Joseph got the cutest little dinosaur pj's. Rolands and mine are also super nice (thanks dad!) On Christmas day we woke up bright and early...thanks to my mom, and we opened our stockings and our presents. Then at nine we went to my cousin Cory's to have breakfast, which was delicious. We went to my grandmas after to help set up her t.v stand and open the presents she got our family. For Christmas dinner my moms side of the family came over to my moms house and we had a amazing turkey feast it was absolutely delicious. In our family for Christmas dinner the person who hosts the dinner (this year my mom) makes the turkey, stuffing and gravy. We put the names of the rest of the dishes in one hat (potatoes, yams, dessert etc.) and all the names of all the people that are coming to the dinner in another hat and draw. This year I got dessert and Roland got veggies, which he switched with my cousin Shannon (that's cheating by the way.) I made pecan pie. I was freaking out all the way up to Christmas because pecan pie looks so hard to make but it was actually really easy and perfectly delicious!
On December 29th we went over to Vancouver to spend five days at Rolands parents house.
It was really nice to be able to spend some time with them since they hadn't seen Joseph since he was two weeks old and he had changed so much since then. It was a nice break for us as well. It was really nice also because Michelle, Juston and Jordan were down from Vernon as well so the whole family was together. I never thought I would miss living over there but I do sometimes! We had to come home on the second because Joseph and I had a Doctors appointment.
As much as I love the Christmas holidays I am so relieved that they are over and only come once a year!
Chels
Last Saturday Roland, Joseph and I went to Deanna McCollum's home studio to get our photos taken. It was really fun and I was so proud of Joseph. He was so calm and would let Deanna put him in any position she wanted to. I am absolutely in love with the pictures she took. She is so talented! Here is a link to her website http://www.deannamccollum.com/ and also a few of the pictures from the day.
One of the things I've had the hardest time with is breastfeeding. Even though I didn't have some of the problems that moms can have such as latching issues I just did not like it at all, and that is putting it nicely.I felt so bad for hating it because, as a mother, wasn't I supposed to enjoy the closeness and nurturing that breastfeeding brought to my child and my relationship? Unfortunately I was not getting that feeling and I felt there was nothing I could do about it. I would actually watch shows where moms were feeding their children formula and look on through jealous eyes. When formula commercials came on I would look at them and want to switch so bad, sometimes I would even cry. But, I just couldn't bring myself to switch for some reason. R would always say that we should, and that it wasn't that big of a deal, but to me it was. Maybe it was everyone telling me that it wasn't actually easier. You see I asked a whole bunch of my friends who are moms and got a ton of advice, even my own mother had tried both (I'm adopted so she had to bottle feed me however, my brother is biological so he was breastfed.) That, by the way, is another reason I just couldn't up and switch. I have a horrible immune system and I am convinced it is because I wasn't breastfed meaning I missed out on those antibodies that help with immune systems. Some of the advice I got really helped. One of the things that stuck the most was to give myself goals such as: 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and so on. So, today I find myself two days away from my 6 week goal. And, surprisingly I don't hate it anymore. I still don't love it, and some days I still want to switch to bottles (like this week when Joseph was going through his growth spurt and either eating, sleeping, or crying.) But, I persevered and now sometimes I even enjoy it. Yes, thats right, enjoy it!
Becoming a mom has taught me a lot about myself. I never knew I could be this patient or that I could stick with something for this long even though I hated it. When I was younger I would watch my mom do things (let's be honest, everything) for us children. She even did all these things when she was sick. And, I never thought I could do that...I'm not a very happy sick person you see. But now I know that I can because if I can make it through and keep on breastfeeding, I can do anything.
Mom
