Convertible Car seats?

I know I'm a little early b/c Dawson will supposedly fit in his chicco until he's 30lbs, but I'm pretty sure he's going to be too long for it before he reaches that. On Wednesday he was 13.4lbs and 25 inches long...so I'm shopping around for my convertible car seat....I know Angela can help with this, but does anyone else have any thoughts on the safest convertible...I don't care about price, nothing is too pricey when it comes to my childs safety.

Pretty sure I'm nuts....

First, check out my sweet baby, he was playing, I got up, went to the bathroom, came back about 45 seconds later, and he was out :) He must have played really hard!

Secondly, I haven't mentioned this, but my child is SUPER well behaved (knock on wood) I've only heard him cry about 3 times ever...he grunts and fusses, but very rarely cries...and I think this is the main reason that I want another baby!! There I said it, I want another baby, and I think it would be totally awesome for Dawson and a brother/sister to be close in age...but I know better than that, and I doubt I could handle 2 babies in diapers...the sleep deprivation would be nice to have that over with all at the same time....anyway, I'm sure the next one will not be as easy and as loving as Dawson is...

Secondly, my child is a genius! On his playmat he has a zebra that plays music when you hit it, so I've been showing him how to hit the zebra...and he can do it all by himself now!! I'll have to get a video of it and show it. It's super cute...Daniel and I send videos of him back and forth all day to show how smart our 2 month old is...and yes he's 2 months old today!! He's GROWING up!!

shots this wednesday :(

What my 8 week old son is teaching me...

I think it's important to reflect on the person I was a little over 8 weeks ago, to the person I am now....these are some of the things Dawson has taught me over the last few weeks..

Patience, I DO have them...I didn't think I did, and maybe I've just developed them, but I can function with a crying baby in one arm waiting on a bottle to warm up, or for him to finish going to the bathroom...or for Daddy to get him so mommy can shower.

Speaking of showers, I've always bathed atleast 2 times a day, and I now realize just how important that 5 minutes of me time is. I don't rush my showers now, unless of course Dawson starts to fuss.

That a crying baby, or my crying baby makes my heart break...and Daddy never gets to him as quick as mommy can.

This is a big one, and I'm glad my mom doesn't read this...but she was mostly right about everything. seriously.

I am a good mom, I'm not perfect, but I'm doing my best, and I think I'm doing a damn good job.

Asking for a pill to help me with my anxiety is okay, and I do feel better with it, even though I never wanted to be "that" person. But being "that" person isn't a bad thing.

Food, is not nearly as important now...I eat for nutrition and not for taste....

When Dawson is up, all I want to do is be with him, I could care less about cleaning my toilet...of course when he's asleep, the toilet must get cleaned!

Dogs, even though my dogs mean the world to me, really are just dogs. If I can't get to them right then, it's okay, they won't suffer, they are afterall dogs. It's okay if they don't get groomed this week, as long as it gets done, and traveling with a baby and a dog is HARD. Daddy can watch D or Daddy can take the dog to the vet...his choice.

No one can soothe my baby the way I can. and his cries, don't stress me out, I've realized he's just saying Mommy, I need you.

being peed on, pooped on, or thrown up on, is not as disgusting as I once thought it would be.

When his tummy hurts, my heart hurts.

His happiness is way more important than that arguement Daddy and Mommy may have had, or may want to have.

Daddy is the greatest man alive because he gave me Dawson.

I couldn't love my little boy any more if he were a girl....and I don't know how I'll ever love another baby this much.

He makes me want to be the BEST person possible...and I'm trying my very best to be that.

who's reading this thing?

I have my tracker that shows me where people that read this are at...and there are ALL sorts of places I've never heard of and I'm sure people I have no clue about that are reading this thing. Why don't they comment and let me know who they are!

Should I go private?

Taking a cue from Jenna, and realizing that I post my precious baby on this blog, I'm thinking of going private...what do you think?

This is what Dawson will be getting for his birthday

oh and this!!

Being a mom definitely changes you...

So before becoming a mother, I had a HOT temper...I mean HOT...things bothered me all the time. Whatever you said to me, whether you meant it or not, flew all over me. My mom says I walked around with a chip on my shoulder, and I guess I did. I just didn't like people getting an attitude with me...and sometimes that wasn't the smart thing....but now...I could care less. Things don't bother me. I rarely get upset about anything, and stuff that at one time would make me mad for hours, doesn't even effect me. I guess being a mom has more than mellowed me. I love it. I don't get mad, I rarely get offended, and life is just awesome. I've realized what's important in life, and small dramas, people who have attitudes (especially at work, namely patients), and inconveniences no longer anger me....I wonder if this happens to most moms...I'm sure that it does.

Update to Hernia...

tiny umbilical hernia, that requires NOTHING!! I knew that from researching it, but it was good to hear. It should resolve on it's own before he's 2.

miracle vs. fluke

either way, I slept last night!! Dawson slept the first stretch for 4 hours, up for an hour, back down for 3!! It's a miracle..or a fluke! But it was great...here's the kicker though...he was in his carseat...I watched him in the crib for a little while and I know why he wakes up so much...he flails and it wakes him up (startle reflex) anyway, I watched him and I swaddled and he got out of it ( I have now ordered the miracle blanket) so I put him in the carseat and had no more problems...

In other news, I think D has a hernia...doc this morning and I'll update later!

:(

Dawson has regressed on the crib sleeping...can't get more than 20 minutes out of him at a time..and while I'm being aggressive and trying SUPER hard to keep putting him in there, I can't function off of no sleep...now his favorite place is the carseat and the boppy..what to do?

Back at work...

and it's kinda bittersweet. I'm glad to be interacting with adults other than my husband and parents...but I miss my baby like crazy!! Of course he's with Daniel today so that helps, I know he's in good hands. I did get a little upset on the way to work this morning, but we had a REALLY rough night last night, so I think my aggrivation from last night made coming to work a little easier..I needed to get out of the house. I'm hoping Daniel sends me LOTS of pics today!

look where my baby is sleeping!!

yes, this is his crib...and he LOVES it!! He does so well, and I couldn't be prouder of him..it's his first independent move...

new favorite outfit! and it was only 7 dollars!!