Feeling Inadequate...

and in DIRE need of a good camera!!! One that I would actually use. I want what all of my friends have, a Canon Rebel (the digital kind - I have the film kind, but that's not really any good for blogging). One of my biggest obstacles to posting is my lack of pictures. I feel like a bad mom for my lack of photos, I need Kerri and Liz to teach me how to take pictures more often.


Well, despite that, I do have something happy, exciting, fun to post about...

Yes, baby OATMEAL!
Tonight when we were getting Oliver's dinner ready I swear (at least 3 times) he said "oatmeal". Now whether or not he actually did is irrelevant. As far as I'm concerned he knew what he was talking about and he was saying (or at least trying to say) "oatmeal"! So cute, so big, so smart, and oh so fun!


And then there's the not so fun. Nights have gotten to be more and more of a joke, with 3 rather than the intended 2 people sleeping in my bed! Ahhh! It's totally my fault, I just couldn't bear the whole "cry-it-out" thing & between 3-5am it's just too hard to do anything else when all it takes to get him back to sleep is lay him next to me... unfortunately that has meant sub-par sleep for Nathan and I for too long now. After talking to some other moms I concluded that something must be done. We have tried to start a new bedtime routine & for 2 nights now I have actually let Oliver cry in his crib. I HATE IT! I feel so mean. But I know, or at least I'm pretty sure, that it's for the best. And this morning he was just fine and he still loves me, so... we'll keep trying. Wish us luck! I'm exhausted.

One final note... I'm working on getting Halloween pics up. I promise they're coming soon. My little monster was so cute! And such a good sport... so there's something to look forward to...