The Meeting

Brian and I took Russell to meet this guy yesterday at SantaLand in Macys in downtown Portland. Russell didn't seem too impressed with it all. Actually, what fascinated Russell the most was the red wall with stars painted on it. Yup, a flat wall painted red with stars. Never mind all the characters that had moving parts that sang songs, or the houses that lit up and sparkled or even the train that roared through a pretend city. It was the red wall. Kinda predictable, really. But his parents enjoyed it nonetheless. At least he didn't scream and cry and we got a decent picture! :)

Bottle it up

I can't believe I am posting such "naked" pictures of myself. Meaning no makeup, hair a mess, etc. Oh well. I just wanted to capture this moment.

I had just returned home from work and taken my usual shower to rid myself from the hospital germs. I slipped into my around-the-house-cozy-clothes and fed Russell his afternoon bottle. He was so tired he crashed on my shoulder. He fell asleep-hard. He even left a drool puddle! I thought, "well I better go put him in his crib; I have laundry to do, dinner to make, a house to clean and...." I stopped. I looked at this precious moment and decided to just sit. So we did. For 40 minutes. By our lit up Christmas tree. My heart was so filled, it was bursting. I am so glad I decided to enjoy this moment because this little man is getting very close to crawling. So I know it will only be a matter of time before he is far too busy to snuggle with me. If only I could find a way to bottle this moment and this feeling in time. This is what being a mom is all about for me.