Today Tripp turns six months old. It is pretty unbelievable that he has been with us for half a year. Time has just flown. Here are a few of my thoughts as a mom of a six month old:
1. I don't like the
newborn stage. It is very very hard. and tiring. and emotionally exhausting.
2. Since about 4 months on, things have gotten a lot easier, Tripp has a cute little personality, is much more predictable, and I have actually been getting a good amount of sleep each night (except since this time change, it is killing me).
3. Being a mom is one of the most self-less things I have ever had to do. Sometimes (a lot of the time) I feel like I am not cut out for it. It is really hard, but God always gives me the strength to get up in the morning and make it through the day (and somehow do all the laundry that comes with the job).
4. Nelson and I actually get to hang out again! One of the benefits of a little baby is that they slept a lot at night. So we have our nights back and we get to hang out again. We can watch our shows, just hang out together, and we have even been known to drink a margarita!
5. I am amazed everyday at the miracle of life and the sovereignty of God. Besides my earthly duties to feed, clothe, take care of, and play with Tripp, God keeps little Tripp in the palm of his hand everyday and is ultimately in charge of his life. This is so comforting to know!
6. I am so thankful I have a job with complete flexibility in the days I work. It has really made working a wonderful thing. I enjoy the time I have away and I really look forward to the days I have with Tripp at home. The combination has been a blessing for me. I am thankful we have a wonderful babysitter and my mom to watch Tripp.
His stats:
Length: 26 3/4 inches (63%)
Weight: 18 lbs 5 oz (67%)
Head Circumference 17 1/4 inches (52%)
It has been a great six months! We love you baby Tripp!
While Nelson's mom was here, Nelson and I got to go on an overnight date. It was so great. Almost indescribably great. Just to be together, the two of us, without any responsibilities was just what we needed. We went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, walked around the mall, then went to stay the night at a hotel. We finished off the date with some breakfast at First 
Watch. Thank you so much to my amazing mother-in-law for watching Tripp while we got to enjoy a night out!
...we have baby food (or some peas at least)! It was quite the adventure to make them. I cooked the peas, got out our handy food processor/blender and started blending them up. But it was really really loud and Tripp was sleeping, so I did not know what to do. But then I got the bright idea that I would take the blender outside! I got the extension cord Nelson usually uses for the leaf blower and plugged in the blender and blended peas on the side walkway with cars driving by giving me very strange looks. It worked well, but my ears were kinda ringing from the loudness of 
the blender (I am not sure why it was so loud, it is not this loud when I make other things). So I got out my earplugs, put those in and continued blending (or pureeing I guess). I got four and a half ice cube trays full of peas! So sometime this weekend, baby Tripp will be getting peas (and hopefully enjoying them).
Today Tripp turns six months old. It is pretty unbelievable that he has been with us for half a year. Time has just flown. Here are a few of my thoughts as a mom of a six month old:
newborn stage. It is very very hard. and tiring. and emotionally exhausting.
