Diario di Mamma Jenn

I know I'm not so great at keeping up with this blog, I really do try my best, ok, maybe not my best, but I do try! Being a full time Mommy is an awesome job, there is only one thing I wasn't warned about: babies like to be with you 24/7. My role as a mother has totally taken over my life!! I don't even feel like myself anymore. My husband asked me the other day, "how are you doing?" and I answered, "fine, Izzie ate all her lunch." Not only that, but I've noticed that while I'm brushing my teeth or taking a shower, I am singing in my head the opening song to a cartoon that Izzie likes to watch! I love that Izzie needs me, but I would also love to be myself sometimes, be my husband's wife sometimes, be the housewife sometimes and not just Mommy literally 24/7. Maybe Izzie just needs to grow a little more before she starts being a little more independent? Well, we've decided to help her out a little with that, we placed her play-pen in the living room with her toys in it and positioned to where she can watch her favorite cartoons. She loves it! I love to watch her play and the way she's exercising her legs for she walks from one end of the play-pen to the other, of course hanging on to the siderails, but she's so good! Before we know it she'll be walking. That's one thing I've noticed about Izzie, she is making SO much progress from month to month. At 5 months, she said "mama" and "mom." She was already starting to crawl at that time too. At 6 months, she said "papa" and she crawls with such speed, it's amazing! She sits so perfectly straight and she stands on whatever she can, obviously hanging on to something, but she's more on her legs than on all 4s. She likes to play pretend, when someone coughs, she "coughs" to get your attention too!