Yesterday our son, Colin, turned one and a half months. I am amazed at all that he has learned so up until now and am excited to see the rest he accomplishes before his second month of life.
Last month was a big month for Colin. He had the opportunity to meet a majority of his family! His Grandmom and Granddad flew in from Sarasota, Florida for Colin's first Christmas. During this time he was showered with love and affection. He is his Grandmom and Granddad's first and only grandchild and being as they are from Florida, they wanted to spend every waking moment with him. At first this was a huge change for my husband and I. It had only been the two of us with our son for almost his first month of life. Eventually we warmed up to the idea of the rest of his family loving him just as much as we do.
After his Grandmom and Granddad left, we headed to Ohio so he could meet the other side of his family. To my husband and I, the ten hour trip felt like it would never end. When we left Upstate New York it was raining. As we made our way across the state it slowly began to snow and our trip turned from a ten hour trip to a 12 hour journey. We finally made it to my husband's Nana's house in Vandalia, Ohio where we were going to be staying. While in Vandalia, Colin got to meet his Aunt, Cousins, Grandma, Grandpa, and so many other relatives! It was easier to allow people to hold him, by now. I finally understood that most of these people had held tons of other babies and they weren't going to hurt my son.
We eventually made our way back to Upstate New York just in time for New Years Eve. It was our first holiday in our house as a family, just the three of us (even though Colin was born before Thanksgiving, we spent Thanksgiving in the hospital). It was nice and relaxing. We watched TV and enjoyed the champagne that Alex, my husband, had surprised me with that day. We had little finger foods (a tradition that I brought over from my parent's house) and just enjoyed our time together. It was fun.
Alex went back to work and I had to get used to taking care of Colin by myself, again. It was Alex's first or second day back to work when Colin began to scream and cry the whole day while Alex was gone. By 5:30pm I was at my wits end and didn't know what to do. I posted something on Facebook and my mother suggested switching him from breastfeeding to Soy Formula. So seeing as Alex had our only car, I texted him to ask him when he'd be done. He made his way home so we could get formula for Colin. Sure enough, Colin was lactose intolerant. Finally our little boy was content and gaining weight like he was supposed to.
Now all during this time I was trying to push the thought of Alex's deployment to the back of my mind. We were having such a magnificent time, I didn't want to bog my mind down with the thought of my husband leaving. However, the time is slowly creeping up on us and I find that I am trying to savor the simpler things. Little walks we went on during the Summer and Fall months, trips to the park to just eat lunch, watching TV, or simply just sitting down at our dining room table and enjoying a meal together... even if that meal was Hamburger Helper. I am going to make sure that Colin knows who his father is while he is gone on his 12 month deployment. Alex is a proud father and I know Colin will be a proud son, once he's able to understand everything. :)
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