Rockabye Baby

Tonight was my first attempt at not rocking my son to sleep.  Very ambitious, don't you think?  I LOVE rocking him to sleep, but I don't want him to get used to it and not be able to fall asleep without me rocking him every night.  Needless to say, it was not a success.  My son is not a crier.  He very rarely cries, but when he does, it is the saddest, most heartbreaking cry you'll ever hear.  After putting him in his crib tonight, he immediately started crying.  I thought at first it wasn't so bad and that he'd calm down and fall asleep in a few minutes.  Apparently, I thought wrong.  I couldn't stand to hear him cry, so after a LONG 5 minutes of  crying torture, I went in and tried to rub his back while he laid in his crib.  But he kept getting up and putting his arms out for me to pick him up.  I gave in.  I WANT to rock him to sleep, so I gave in much quicker than I would have if I didn't enjoy it as much. I don't get a lot of time with him throughout the weekdays since I work full time and my commute is long, so any chance I get to see him, hold him, read to him, play with him, or rock him, I take it.  I squeeze every moment out of every minute I'm with him during the week and on the weekends I get to spend all day with him, so I cherish my weekends.  My husband and I try to just cherish every moment we have with him because he is so much fun to be around.  He's just such a cute little joyous boy.  Which is why my attempt at being ambitious and trying to put him to sleep without rocking him failed.  But it was only my first attempt.  My husband and I decided that we will start with naps and work our way to bedtime.  My ambition is still there.  I won't give up.  But I also can't stand to listen to my son cry.  So we'll work out a way of making this happen without the tears (hopefully), and then we can all go to bed in peace.  Has anyone gone through a similar issue with their little one?  How did you make it work?  Was your child easy to put to bed without being rocked to sleep?

Easter Fun

Today was my sons first Easter.  Not only did we go to church, but we actually stayed for the whole service!  With a 1 year old that walks EVERYWHERE and doesn't want to be held much at all, I think that's a pretty ambitious thing to do.  We did a lot of walking around the "kids" soundproof room as well as the lobby, but all in all, it was a great service.  We went to my Mother-In-Laws for our Easter celebration risking our son to miss his afternoon nap.  Another ambitious thing to do.  Needless to say, it backfired and we came home with a very tired baby who did not want to have any part of getting into his pajamas and  reading before bedtime.  We went for a walk with my sister, brother in-law, niece and nephew and got some fresh air that made it slightly easier for him to head back to bed.  All in all, it was a great day, with great weather, and some ambitions thrown in throughout the day.  How was your Easter?  Did you have any "Mommy Ambitions" throughout your day?

Be Ambitious

It's finally here!  The new blog has arrived and I am super excited to finally launch it.  As you can see it's different than my last blog (www.thetracyexperiment.wordpress.com).  This is because I've grown so much over this past year as a new mommy that I felt the blog needed a bit of updating.  Having my son, was the most wonderful experience of my life and he continues to bring joy to my life every second of everyday.  Because of him, I've become more ambitious than I ever have been, and I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with you.  I have also added a quotes page, steal and deals page revolving around coupons of deals of the day, health and wellness information, stories about my family, and everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink to my new blog.  I'd love to hear from you and look forward to being ambitious together.  It's never too late or too early to be ambitious and I encourage you to explore your life and live it to the fullest with me!  So here's to new memories, new challenges, and new friends.  Be healthy and live your most fulfilled life.