Mommyhood

Hi,
I'm back. It's been six months since the little guy made his debut into this world. The time is passing. Soon I will go back to work and I am dreading it. I look at him and how he finds me in a room full of people and will smile at me. It breaks my heart. I think this must be the hardest part about being a working mom. The fact is, I don't think that there is any mom who will want to leave her child and go back to work but it's less strained when there's two of us working. Lately, we've been joking about me quitting the first week I go back. We'll see how that goes.
Back to the little guy. He's an absolute joy. I think that his personality is coming out more and more as he is learning to do things. It's strange how he works. In just six months, I've watched him go from being completely helpless to striving for his independence as he learns to play with his toys and try to sit up and move on his own. He loves music! Not the loud kind but calm, steady melodies. Lately, the only thing that puts him to sleep is the music box version of "You'll be in my heart," by Phil Collins from Tarzan. Oh, and he's in the teething process. I'm waiting for that little tooth to pop up one of these days. For now, it's a lot of drool and breaking out the bibs.
We've also started him on stage 1 solids. I waited until he was almost 4 months to do this because I wanted to make sure that he was ready for it. He wasn't at first and it was just something I gave him a taste of every other day. Eventually, though, he was ready. He likes his veggies more than the fruits. In the last week, I've started him on oat cereal and he is doing well with that too.I really didn't want to begin with rice cereal because I read that it was constipating. Plus, I like the "healthy," non-powdery look of the oat cereal.
As time goes, I may work backwards and speak about those first few months that all parents seem to go through in a daze. It's an experience. Today, I have bought a little vegan cupcake to celebrate the little guy's half-birthday.