Ahhh spring...

Yesterday was a lovely, lovely day. It started off with a walk outside with my favorite baby boy. It got around 73* here yesterday and I made sure to really soak it up. Just when I didn't think it could get any better...it just kept getting better and better.

Let me go back a bit....I'm breastfeeding and it has been really really hard, well that's an understatement. Connor wouldn't latch at all (not even really close his mouth) and lost a pound within the first four days of his life. And at the recommendation of his doctor, I've been pumping and feeding. We met with so many lactation consultants but just was unable to get him to latch. There were some really good ones and there were some really bad ones, but that's a whole other entry. I've continued to work with him on his latch but hadn't made much progress. Boy did I feel like such a failure as a Mom. Let me tell ya, pumping and bottle feeding is a lot of work and makes going out and about by myself extremely difficult. I really wanted this to work...I had to make it work for financial reasons and of course health benefits for my boy. I've come so close to quitting so many times but kept telling myself I'll just continue till March. Well March is here and my boy must of been listening because now he CAN latch!! Yesterday he nursed for 20 minutes!!!! I couldn't believe it! (He still prefers the bottle because its easier but I'm working on getting him to take the breast more.) 'I thought then this day can't get any better'...

With it being spring weather and all, I had to do some cleaning. I decided to clean the kitchen floors. My floors were a bit dirty, ahem. I was wearing Connor on the front and leaned over to get a good scrub (making him lean back, don't worry he was securely in there :P ) when he started to giggle. I don't mean just a small chuckle, he was cracking up which got me to laughing and made him laugh even harder. That's the first time he has really laughed like that. Then I thought, 'ok this day really can't get any better'....

Then I get a call from my husband while he is at work. He tells me that he has some news and I think 'oh crap' (his work has been down sizing like crazy lately). He tells me that they want to promote him and give him a very significant sized raise! Which is a lifesaver since I'm now staying home and don't plan to go back anytime soon. It has to get officially approved of but fingers crossed.

I really love being home.

I'm giving the blog thing a go...

Not sure if I'll like it but thought I would give it a try. Don't get me wrong, I love to read other people's blogs, I'm just terrible at journaling or keeping up with my son's baby book and this is quite similar. I do like the idea of having a place to write about whatever I want and keep up with old friends or possibly making new ones. This will probably be a very boring place just to warn anyone who decides to read it. I plan to mainly just write about my experiences with Mommyhood (which I'm am new to) and crafting. My two favorite things to talk about!

I had the joy of becoming a mommy three months ago today at 4:04pm to a beautiful boy Connor. He has been a wonderful baby and growing so fast! He loves to smile, giggle, and recently examine his hands so intently he will fall asleep. Oh and I do have a lovely hubby who I adore, too. We will be celebrating our first year of married bliss on St. Paddy's day.

Before I became a full time mommy I worked as a social worker. A job I both loved and hated! I got my Bachelor's of Social work in the summer of 2005 from good ole BSU. Moved to Southern Indiana in the summer of 2007 and for the most part like it here. Not sure if we will stay here forever but like it enough to stay for now.

In case anyone is wondering about the blog name...its kind of a long story but in short my husband lovingly nicknamed me hippie when we were dating (how I got that nickname is a long story). One day, a friend of ours wrote "Stay tuned for another exciting episode of Hippie and the Bean" on my myspace page (back when I kept one) referring to us ('the bean' I'm guessing refers to my husband's hairless head or as I call it bean) and I thought it was really funny.

Oh and in case you can't tell I have a tendency to ramble and switch subject matter whenever. I'm a bit scatterbrained at times but hubby convinces me that its an endearing quality.