Where has the time gone?

I know people with kids always give the advice “Cherish this time, it goes by way too fast”… and now, as the mom of an almost 10 month old, I am say “Seriously?!?, where has the time gone?”

The past couple months have flown by. It is crazy to think that I am already planning my itty bitty baby’s 1^st birthday. I feel like I blinked and he grew up. I wanted to do this blog for some time now to update friends and family on how our little Dometita family is doing. I feel as though I haven’t had a spare moment in my day to even sit down and take a breather.

Braeden:

Braeden is growing like a weed. He is one active little guy who is always on the move. He is currently standing on his own and has managed to take 5 steps in a row without falling. He loves eating and will race over to anyone holding food. Daycare calls him the “garbage disposal” because anytime he sees a baby eating, he crawls over and lingers waiting for flying food… haha. Gross, I know. But hey, this kid has put worse things in his mouth. His teething seems to be contributing to his “let me taste this object” phase. God forbid he sneaks into the bathroom and sees the toilet paper roll…lol. He is advancing quite beautifully and Dan and I are really proud. He does not talk much but really gets going with his babbling noises… He does say “Mama” when he is really upset, and we think he says “up”… but the rest of his words are babbles. We are really working on “Dada” and hopefully he will get that by father’s day ;) His most recent checkup (9 months) he weighed 19.5 lbs and is alittle over 27 inches. We have been struggling with ear infections for the last 4 months and are finally going into see a specialist in the next week.It is hard to believe we are starting to plan his first birthday! I cannot believe how fast time is going by.

Mommy:

For those who don’t know yet, I am resigning from my job at Geisinger to be a stay at home mom. I am wrapping up my projects at work and am starting to train my replacements. July 17^th will be my last day. I have learned a lot in the 3 years working as a research technician. I am very excited for this next chapter of our lives, and although I know being a “SAHM” is a lot of work, I look forward to being able to actually spend time as a family when my husband comes home from work instead of our current situation (scrambling to find something to eat, cleaning, prepping for the next workday). It will be nice to have dinner ready and a decently cleaned house, with nothing else to worry about except spending time together.

Daddy:

Dan will be taking the title of “chief resident” starting July. During the year, he will be splitting his time, half will be working as an attending, and the other half will be administration (for the internal medicine residency program). I know this year will be busy for him, but we are excited that he is finally done with “school”.  Although he has been a doctor for 3 years already, he is finally on his own. In the coming year he will be interviewing for positions, fellowships, or other administrative opportunities… we look forward to the future, wherever that may be. I am so proud of all of his hard work. The grueling hours and minimal pay have really been difficult but I look forward to the future, settling down… and to getting these student loans paid off.