'Mom' jeans

I thought I understood mom jeans. I thought that they were just ugly jeans moms wore because they spent all their time and money on their kids. They didn't know or care that high waist-ed jeans were no longer cool (although they are coming back I'm told). But no. Now that I am a mom I realize it is do to the baby pudginess that I'm told never really goes away. So, good bye low rise jeans. I also have a fuller understanding of 'muffin top.'

Nature boy

Owen loves to be outside. Don't know what we will do this winter... He gets cranky and bored inside. I was reading an article about babies being extroverts or introverts. Based on the article, Owen is pretty extroverted. Another trait he did NOT get from me. Any way, today we ran to the park and Owen had a great time on the swing. He then played in a pile of leaves and just kept finding different leaves to examine and try to eat. So cool to see his little mind take in new information and grasp new concepts, it's like you can all those neural-pathways forming.

The Origins of Megatron Mama

Well, for most of the duration of my relationship, Mike has called me Megatron, which I thought was a pretty cute pet name. It wasn't until just recently while watching Transformers (don't ask me why) I realized that the super evil villain is none other than... Megatron. I realized that this was a little secret joke that Mike shared with himself. This information came to me while 7 months pregnant with Owen... a time when the comparison to a mammoth, destructive, killing machine was particularly hurtful (and dangerous...) Now that Owen has arrived and I am adjusting to life as a mother, there are definitely times when in my sleep deprived, overwhelmed, uncertain state of mind that I feel more like Megatron. I feel sorry for those poor souls who have to deal with me in this state. This blog is my attempt at staying sane during this period; laughing at my imperfections, and documenting the many many awesome things that happen in my day to day life as a mom. Every moment with Owen is so precious that I don't want to ever forget or take them for granted.