We went to WIC yesterday for his normal appointment. When they weighed him they noticed that he's only gained a few ounces in the last 3months. I was told to start feeding him more baby meat and less breast milk and apple juice. So now, I have an entire shelf in the cupboard thats just full of baby food. The first time I fed him a mixture of baby ham and sweet potatoes he made the FUNNIEST face! Meat has a different texture than the fruits and veggies he's used to. He just froze! It took him a long time to get through his food that time, but I was laughing the whole time. The dog was hovering around the whole time just waiting for me to look away so he could lick Maddux's face clean, and he did get away with licking the tray on the baby walker that Maddux was sitting in when I was feeding him. Duck is starting to understand the walker. Its a hand-me-down and it sat in our storage unit for a while because Maddux was too small for it. I finally cleaned it and washed the cloth seat and put him in it about a week ago. He's pretty good at backwards.
Maddux doesn't like it when I put him down and I know that I have to just put him down and let him cry sometimes so that he understands I can't hold him all the time, but its really hard to listen to him cry for too long at the same time. Usually he'll be okay with me just being in the room, but that makes it impossible to get chores done. So basically our apartment stays messy all the time. Maybe its just me always having an excuse because I absolutely hate chores! But I also won't let it get too dirty. I'll like keep it at a happy medium, a few things on the floor and some dishes in the sink, but not like smelly and flies every where. I really want to move back to utah pretty soon. I think I could really use the help from my little sister and my mom and mother-in-law with Maddux. Even if someone just came over and held the baby while I did the chores. In Wyoming all I have is my older sister Amanda, but she already has her own 2 kids so she's got her hands full. She babysits Duck while I'm in school and I pay her and I am very grateful for that. I recently learned how impossible it is to find a daycare. I really miss my friends and people I can stay up all night talking to in those deep conversations where you don't notice the time going by. I desperately miss my sister Courtney! She's growing up to be the best friend I've always wanted. I have other best friends who are amazing too, but I just never expected Courtney and I to get along so well. She makes me feel excited about life. I really miss her.
It is amazing how much time has passed. 8 months already! It seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital getting ready to deliver him. I can see so much of Brandon in Maddux. He has Brandon's smile. I held a picture of Brandon when he was a kid up next to Maddux and made him smile, it was almost identical. In 4 months he will be a year old already! Some times Brandon and I think about not having anymore kids. We think that we might be able to give Maddux a fuller life if we have enough money for all he needs. But sometimes I think of how I have always wanted a little girl named Michelle. Its a problem because there's no promise that I'll have a girl if I get pregnant again. We definitely won't get pregnant again until Maddux is 5 because I am busy with college. I just wonder what we will end up choosing. Is it wrong to only want one child? Will he be lonely if we raise him by himself?
I absolutely cannot wait until Christmas! Maddux's first Christmas! Its going to be amazing! I already have this huge list of toys I'm going to get him and Tootie, Brandon's mom, said that she's planning on spoiling him too. He's her only grand child after all. We are going to go to Utah the night of December 23rd. The next morning Brandon and his dad are going to go skiing while me and possibly Tootie go shopping at IKEA for toys for Maddux. We're gonna wrap them and then celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, as is their family tradition. Then I'm gonna head up to Layton, where courtney lives and give her my present. Thats the plan, but its not set in stone yet. I'll post pictures after.
Here are some halloween pictures. Maddux was a duck for Halloween!
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