Goodbye Mr. Bunny

There's something so sad about losing a favourite toy.

Peyton has a bunny she loved.

She chewed him all the time, carried him around and loved Mr. Bunny 

(As well said in the Velveteen Rabbit - she loved his fur right off )

Unfortunately, Mr. Bunny is on an adventure right now,

And I don't think he is coming back.

It all started at the park during the summer celebration.

We had Mr. Bunny in our hands, and somehow he got away.

I searched and searched no luck. 

I got home and posted a lost ad on Facebook to have somebody say they saw him,

So back off to the park we went to look more.

 

Maybe he will find his way home, 

But I think we may have to say goodbye to Mr. Bunny.

Breastfeeding Funny

I always find it funny to see different reactions while breastfeeding.   

At first, the whole concept was very awkward for me and I would only feed behind closed doors.

Then I realized how often babies eat.

I literally never got out...

More and more I am using the wonderful invention of a cover 

(though I have nothing against not covering just my preference).  

This past weekend we joined another family at our church for a barbecue.

They have two young girls.

Peyton started getting fussy, so I decided she was probably due for a feeding.

This is the conversation I had with the two girls (let's all them M and B for short):

M: What are you doing?

Me: Feeding Peyton she's getting pretty hungry.

M: where is her bottle?

Me: She doesn't need a bottle, I feed her myself 

B: She eats from her tummy M

M: she goes back into your tummy to eat ?!

Me: not quite

B:( in a hushed voice) Not her eating tummy.... Here (motioning towards her chest)

M:   SHE EATS YOUR BOOBS?!

I find it so funny how children understand things we tell them.   

Later, while Wes was holding Peyton, M was even so kind to put the cover on Wes when she thought Peyton might be hungry again.   

Sweet, right? ;)

Getting Out There

Ever since starting university, I find it hard to meet new people. 

Growing up in a small town where everybody knew everybody, 

honestly I never had to meet many people. 

After having Peyton, I found it even harder to meet people as you are taking care of a baby 

most of the day for the first few months, 

and I really didn't know many people at all in the area in the same position as me.

Though I have a wonderful set of friends back at home, I found it hard to meet friends my own 

age and at the point in life I'm at in the town I live in. 

Once you know me, I'm the type of person who can talk for very long periods of time. 

But it takes a while to get me to open up. 

I wish it didn't, but it does. 

I'm used to a schedule that is filled fairly quickly with church, school, work and friends, 

and suddenly I had a schedule that is completely free- all the time. 

Honestly, I do love it- but it does get lonely. 

Ask any stay-at-home mom and I'm sure she will agree. 

There is only so much baby talk you can do before you start longing for some adult interaction. 

I decided to join a few baby and me classes this past week, and honestly I've been filling up my calendar with various free events and classes.  

It has been so nice to meet other moms and even some my own age! 

I'm so very thankful that God has allowed me to go out of my comfort zone and 

do things I normally would not do alone.

I do hope I am able to get to know more of these moms better,

but for now- I am happy to just get out there and let God do the rest.   

One of the ways we like to spend our summer days--
At the Beach!

From Critic to Mimic

Today while driving home from my parent's house, I was listening to a radio station that was talking about a recent study done.
This study was aimed to answer the question:
At what age do women start acting like their mothers? 

Immediately I knew the answer the announcer would soon reveal to be true: 

36% of women said this change happened after the birth of their first child. 

This could not be more true. 

Throughout my teenage years, there were various things my mother would say in which I did not understand at all.  

I remember thinking I would never say such things ever. 

I always thought about how different my mother and I were.

And then I became the mother. 

Often I catch myself saying things that previously have came out of my mom's lips 

word for word.

Things I didn't really think I would catch on at all.  

While at my parents I have caught them talking about things and having conversations, 

the exact same conversations I had with Wes only a few hours earlier. 

(You know the ones revolving around Call of Duty and why men like it)

Thinking about how Peyton may catch onto my sayings and habits, 

I really have begun to think about if these are things I want my daughter catching on. 

This immitation has already started as I see how many small habits Peyton

has caught on just by watching Wes and I.

My Little Mimic- She knew exactly what the cup
was for without anybody saying anything!

I have been blessed with a wonderful mother, 

and if I can set the same example she set for me for Peyton, 

I will be one happy Mother!