I can’t believe it is already Friday! When our first son, Ilan, was born I remember wishing the days would pass faster. I would look at the clock and what seemed like 5 hours later would look at it again and wonder why, oh why, had only ONE hour passed? I had a rough time adjusting after his birth. Partly because this whole motherhood thing was so foreign to me (I am not a born natural, shucks!) and partly because he has a milk protein allergy that wasn’t diagnosed until month 4 of his life. I spent my days and nights walking around like a zombie while trying to figure out what to do next with a screaming baby.  Every time we would sit down with him he would scream…and to top it all off, he didn’t sleep. His naps were 10 - 20 minutes long, 30 - 45 if we held and rocked him while he slept. I was averaging a shower a week and brushed my teeth each afternoon, if I was lucky. The days and nights passed so terribly slowly.

But now, now things are so different! Ilan is 17 months old and is SO easy (comparatively speaking) most of the time. He likes to play, watch Baby Signing Time, loves “Mo” aka Elmo, and dances with a very serious look on his face. He is hilarious! Now I look at the clock and what seems like 1 hour later look at it again and wonder why, oh why, have FIVE hours already passed?

Where did our week go? Better yet, where did the last 17 months go?! We just bought a mini digital camera so that we can capture a “snapshot” or two everyday…time flies too fast. We have to capture the moments some how.

Here is a picture of Ilan from this morning, eating popcorn and doing a puzzle. I know, I know. You wonder, “popcorn for breakfast!?”. Refer to my posts, “Salsa, Rice, and Beans, Oh My!” and “I’m No Martha”. Oh, and did I mention I am not a natural at this?

-Victoria

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