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I think the hardest part about being a Mom so far is when Matthew has colds.. He started getting one last week, so we put the humidifier back in his room and it seemed to really help. I was hopeful he'd never get super stuffy or too miserable. Oh boy, I was wrong; he is now super stuffy and miserable. The hardest part is he can't sleep well because of nasal drip (up every 2 hours), so no one sleeps well. He wakes up from naps and nighttime still grumpy/clingy, so nothing gets done around the house either.
It's just so hard to give up the good sleep schedule that he's been doing mostly too because you can't just leave a little baby to cry when you know the only reason they woke up was because they were so stuffy they can't breathe anymore. He also wants to eat more because with a stuffy nose he gives up sooner and doesn't eat as well. We've raised one end of his bed again to try and help him sleep, but it hasn't been working too well recently. I hate babies being miserable and there isn't anything you can do about it!
One thing I love about being a Mom, however (besides all the smiles and giggles! - They are so cute, I wish I could get a good video, but he still doesn't do them 'regularly' for anything in particular), is when he doesn't fight going down for naps, and instead just cuddles into me as we rock to sleep. It's just so cuddly and loving having a little baby completely relaxed in your arms peeking up at you once in a while until he slowly starts drifting off to sleep.
In other news,
We put in another offer on a house today (our other offers on houses fell through). This pretty much the perfect dream house for us, but it's a little out of our price range. :\ However, we're trying our best to get it without overstretching ourselves because it has everything we want (besides A/C).
Including..
a library! (with built in shelving!!)
Ryan's garages [yes, multiple!!, 2 extra large 2 car garages (I'd say about 6-8 car parking spaces in the garages!) as well as 2 garden sheds for a lawn mower, etc]
3 bedrooms
master bath
2 other bathrooms
downstairs playrooms
formal and eat-in kitchen dining
large kitchen
big garden space and backyard
and a bonus hot tub!
Of course this house was built in 1976, so it has some awesome carpeting (actually almost like Mom and Dad's house with the pink and blues, but with a couple of funky-er types thrown in - like plaids, look-a-like wood carpet, etc.), but it has been taken care of very well and has only had the 1 owner, who actually built the house.
We got new cell phones, but Ryan's number stayed the same.
Our Christmas shopping is done and our Christmas letter is written. Now we just have to get the picture taken and printed! yikes.
Coconut M&M's are good and taste like Mounds/Almond Joys. :)
