We're Back... with Milestones!

Oh, how I miss writing! And OH, how I have SO much to write about since I've been away from this blog for over four months! It's safe to say that what has been holding me back has made missing my favorite past-time all worth while. (BIG smile!)

Our little man is certainly that -- he seems so much more aware and active than he's ever been. It finally feels like he GETS us... and we get him! Things are so much easier (and everyone's a LOT happier) when everyone understands each other. This is definitely the moment we've been waiting for.

I haven't recorded his milestones to the day and hour, but I feel like he's hit a ton of them in one shot when he turned 5 months. In this week, alone, he's managed to toss and turn and eventually end up on his stomach, worm himself all over the bed, in every which way (no more playing on elevated, unguarded furniture!), and he finally found his feet! He hasn't quite learned that they're tasty little piggies yet, but he sure is having fun playing with those tiny digits. He's been teething even more evidently now, so those teething toys I bought about a month ago are finally being put to their intended use! Boy, oh boy -- they surely do grow so fast!

Some past milestones I can remember include his first few social smiles at 3 months. Around 4 months, those smiles could show up on demand (demands were usually limited to making silly faces we'd only make in the privacy of our home, for fear of frightening "normal" people), and now, at 5 months, the smiles just keep coming, even when we're not expecting it! He sure has melted his share of hearts already! ;) Another milestone was "talking," at least in baby terms. This progressed almost simultaneously with his social smiles. He would start making noises around 3 months, and eventually, he got really comfortable with it, so now he just "talks" himself to sleep at night. Sometimes, we pretend we're having a conversation with him, and it gets to the point where we're actually convinced that he's telling us about his day (or complaining about something mommy or daddy didn't do right, LOL).

In the past few months, I've found myself giving thanks to God for one particular thing over and over again. In the beginning, it was hard to tell what kind of temperament Liam had, in comparison to other babies, because neither of us had any experiences with newborns. Recently, we would run into random events that would remind us of just how calm and happy Liam is. He caught a stomach virus a few weeks ago, and the only thing that changed in our household were lots and lots of diapers and the noise level: It didn't get higher like one would expect; It just got a lot quieter. He melted our hearts when he would just fall asleep anywhere from the exhaustion. Whenever he was awake, he would just look around, crack a few smiles, and at most, just whine if his bottom hurt from all the diarrhea. When I was pregnant, I constantly prayed for an "easy" and happy baby... partly because, well, who doesn't want an easy and happy baby, but also because An and I were so inexperienced, so we wanted all the grace we could get! :) So I asked... and I received. Thank you, Jesus!

OH, I could go on and on about this little fella! I guess that's what happens when you take on a new (and fun) role. It's hard to balance conversational topics, but it's necessary. Sometimes, I even get tired of hearing other mothers go on and on about their kids. It's not cool to use the I'm-a-new-mom-so-I-can-get-away-with-it excuse all the time. Once it's abused, it just becomes selfish, especially when it's on other people's time. ;) So if I ever get carried away for too long during a conversation, please just change the subject, and I'll gratefully take the hint! ;) I'm sure Liam doesn't care to be talked about all day long either. And if those other moms can't take a hint, just tell them to start a blog... like this one! Haha! =P

Until next time, cheers! I hope next time is a lot less than four months, by the way. God bless you!!