bronwynrh | Tidbits and random little blessings

Samuel rolled over yesterday, all by himself with a little help from his daddy :) He's happiest on his tummy, so we put him on his back and watched him try to roll. He talked and talked and squirmed and reached and talked some more (I suspect he was cursing) until daddy offered up a finger for leverage. *flip*

Although he still enjoys eating his fingers, Samuel is back to chattering again non-stop and is laughing more and more. He looks so much older to me now, I don't know how to explain it. He's such a tiny thing, but he's grown so much and his face is maturing... He's this incredible little person and it's all the more incredible to me that I'm the one building him. Every hair on his head, every dribble of drool and each little fingernail came from me. It's so simple, but it blows my mind every time I look at him. The beauty of it makes the discomfort and Pam Anderson-ness worth it!

Samuel has a fan club at Lowe's, where my parents go just about every day. He receives all sorts of praise and love from the Lowe's crew and the discounts miraculously rain down on mom and dad. I'll be sure to bring him along when Jeff and I get back into our own home improvement groove... unless he's going to lift a paintbrush or hop on the riding mower, the kid's gotta earn his keep somehow!

For dinner last night I halved three bosc pears and quartered a red onion, then dipped them in a mixture of melted butter, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. I arranged all these in a baking dish around a pork roast, which I rubbed with pepper and sea salt, then drizzled the butter-vinegar mix over everything and baked at 350F. I served it up with lima beans and bread dressing, and it was delicious. For dessert, I made a raspberry buckle with the raspberries Jeff and I picked at his parents' house on Saturday. I'd have eaten them all straight from the bush if Jeff hadn't kept me in line.

I quit taking the Wellbutrin late last week and felt better almost immediately. I've been more frustrated, anxious, upset, and angry, and have bitten poor Jeff's head off too many times lately... It's better to stick with the emotional roller coaster I know than the one I don't, so once again the only pills I'm swallowing are my prenatal vitamin and Calcium supplement.

With that, I suppose it's time to take a bite out of Monday.