Tagged and an Update!

My Reality has tagged me. And because I heart My Reality I have happily complied. You may not be happy I complied however, I am a very boring person.

The rules:

1) Link to the person who tagged you.

2) Post the rules.

3) Share six non-important things / habits / quirks about yourself.

4) Tag at least three people.

5) Be sure the people you tagged KNOW you tagged them by commenting what you did.

Here goes:

1. Although I love to get dressed up and go out, I am not a glamour girl. Most days I don't "do" my hair or put on make-up if I am running errands, such as grocery shopping or shopping in general. I try to make myself look presentable for church but even that is ify some Sunday mornings. Lot's of days, if Boo and I don't have to go out, we spend the entire day in our PJ's.

2. I am cheap by nature. Although I like my spa days as much as the next girl, I am usually stingy with my money when it comes to consumerism. We only own 1 TV (a 27 inch beast that was bought at Crappy Tire for $200 in 1996) and neither of us have an I-Pod or a lap-top or any of the latest gadgets. Although I sometimes long for these things, when it actually comes to spending the money on them, I choose not to.

3. I am a saver. Boo already has an RESP and a nice bank account (although to be fair most of that came from gifts given to him). I built up some debt to do IVF but re-financed our mortgage last year and paid it all off. Although I am totally psyched about my trip, it freaks me out that we are spending over $10,000 on travel.

4. I make all of Boo's baby food. It's not hard and I love to know exactly what he's eating. Plus, although I shouldn't feel this way, somehow it seems that it is the least I could do given that breastfeeding didn't work out for us. And I don't just make the usual, Boo has had some exotic food (for a baby) and I love knowing that he is eating such a variety of foods early in life. I want him to be exposed to as much as possible.

5. I am a very touch/feely person. I love to snuggle with my husband and my Mommy and my son. I love to give hugs and get hugs. I love to have my hair played with. I am very tactile and I think I have passed that on to my son.

6. I am fiercely loyal to my family. I may complain about them from time to time, but anyone else is ill-advised to do so. I know how lucky I am to have such a close connection to them all and it is the bain of my existence that we live so far apart.

Ok, a quick update on me.

The trip

We are going to Italy for 8 days, to India for 2 days and to France for 6 days. I am so very excited. I would have loved to explore India but I just feel safer exposing Boo as little as possible. He can't have his shots, I have to take all his food and water (which is not easy with the new security restriction on fluids in carry-ons and the propensity to loose your luggage on international flights!) and he is still so small that getting severe diarrhea or vomiting could be very dangerous for him. I know that we will have other chances to explore India when he is older and I feel safer about it. Hopefully the two days will be enough to get a small flavour of the local area and spark my desire and commitment to return. Artblog I would love to take you up on your offer and meet you but I am very cognizant of the fact that you will likely have a 2 month old who is still not sleeping through the night! You may not be up for company.

Our Boy

Boo is amazing. He is crawling and pulling himself up on furniture and racing around the house if you will hold his hands and saying words and eating us out of house and home (well... maybe not but what an appetite). He is a happy, good-natured little boy who loves to play and laugh (and be rough housed. He loves airplane rides and being tumbled around and turned upside down, etc). My one very minor complaint is that he is very dependant on me or his Dad to entertain him. He will only play by himself for short periods without us there. Of course, I know this is my fault as I was so anxious to spend all my time with him, I never allowed him to build his independent play.

My Marriage

Rick and I went through a rough couple of months last spring and summer. He was amazing when I was diagnosed, and terrified. And he was a rock for my family. But once the surgery was over and I was home, he wanted our life back, he wanted his wife back. Which means he wanted my family to leave. I was pissed. I was scared. Scared that I couldn't take care of myself on my own. Scared I couldn't take care of Boo on my own. I had only had brain surgery 7 weeks earlier and I admit, I made my family a crutch. But still, it was my crutch and I was terrified to let it go. It caused a rift between us that took a couple of months to get over. On top of that, it took a while for Rick to get into Boo. As Rick once put it "All he does is sleep, eat and poop, he's not much fun" I was furious about that and the little help he provided unless directly asked. He would come home from work, hold the baby for 20 minutes and then go downstairs to watch TV. As soon as Boo became interactive (at about 3 months or so) it changed immediately and now he is the involved, loving father that I always pictured. In fact, I love to watch Rick and Boo interact. They have such a special bond and Boo lights up the minute Rick comes into the room. I know Rick loves it too. He has admitted to me that he had no idea that having a family could be like this. So all is good with our marriage again, but it was a rough couple of months.

More later, but for right now I have to try to get my house cleaned. Boo has gotten two teeth in the last little while and they are really interrupting his sleep. Even his naps are shorter and he is still so tired when he wakes up. I have taken to napping when he does again, and it is making for one messy assed house! So I will leave you with a few of my favorite more recent Boo shots.