Sullivan's seventh month

Here are the highlights of Sullivan's seventh month!

what day is this

I'm starting to finally to adapt to the 180 my life has taken in the last seven months. Quiting my job and having a child were maybe to much change at once for me plus the post pardum on top of that were at times too much to handle. I'm happy to say that I feel good about where I am in life, and am thankful that my faith and family have helped me through. What frustrates me is that nobody talks about post pardum depression. I honestly have had some of the scariest feelings I've ever had and at times felt completely alone. It is crazy though how many people I've talked to as of late that have had those same feelings. Why aren't we sharing these feelings? I think the biggest adjustment for me was having another human being totally reliant on me, I sometimes felt like I was suffocating. Don't get me wrong there isn't anything I'm more devoted to than my family (well, my faith) but wow! The other big change for me was being in the house all the time. I'm finally not as stir crazy as I used to be and am settling in to my new life. I no longer know what day it is and i'm okay with that. Today, I know it is a monday but couldn't tell you what day in January it is.

Baby food

I'm still trying to grasp this whole baby food introduction thing. They don't tell you much at the drs. office and everything you see out there contradicts itself. So Shane and I've introduced Sullivan to squash, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and carrots. We went to walmart tonight to pick up the next vegetable and there were no more in the level 1 foods. The only other foods in level 1 was fruit and our doctor said to introduce that last. The big question we stood there pondering (feeling completly inaqequate as parents) was do we introduce a level 2 vegetable or try a level 2 meat? We made the executive decision to go ahead with the meats. I'm still struggling with wether or not I should've made my own baby food (blended up avocados, beets, etc). That just seems like a lot of work though. It is a lot easier to buy those little jars.

My other question is how many meals do you feed them cereal and how many meals do you feed baby food? Once they're doing good with food do you cut out the cereal? Do you still offer milk after because Sullivan doesn't seem real interested in nursing after he's had a jar of food. When do you add more than one jar of food at a meal? All of these questions are crowding my head and driving me crazy!

A quick peek at Dec. '09

First sled ride

Sitting like a big boy

MMM, peas!

enjoying the Christmas tree

December held a lot of firsts for Sullivan. First airplane ride, first time sitting up on his own, first bite of real food, and first Christmas to name a few.

This airplane thing isn't soo bad

Pella from the air

Sound asleep

my cute Christmas shirt

playing with the wrapping and bows

Our first post!

So I've finally broken down and started a blog. My hope is that it will help me keep track of all the special family milestones and moments. Life seems to be flying right by and I can barely catch my breath. Why title it v squared? Many of the Vande Voort urls were already taken and one of my dear teacher friends used to call me V squared. V2 kind of sounded like a cool blog name too.

So I'll mainly be blogging about my wonderful family. I'm a former special education teacher and am now a stay at home mommy. This is my first year out of teaching and while I'm miss it I'm thrilled to be home with my little peanut. Although I don't have much free time these days when I do I enjoy photography, traveling, reading, and shopping. I'm married to Shane and we've been married almost six years. We are still madly in love and I can never get enough time with him. Those six years have flown by with the exception of the nine months I was pregnant. Shane is the owner of Classic Aviation and the manager of the Pella Airport. Check out http://www.flyclassicaviation.com/ if your an aviation nut. Shane enjoys biking, riding motorcycles and snowmobiles. His newest interest is fly fishing and he got all the needed gear for Christmas this year. The down side is that his job doesn't allow him much free time.

On May 26, 2009 we added the newest member of our family, Sullivan Larrel. He weighed in at 9lbs 4oz and was 19 1/2 inches (I WAS HUGE!). It amazes me how much he has changed in the last seven months. When people say don't blink or you'll miss something they mean it! Sullivan enjoys his binky, throwing toys on the floor, cuddling with mommy, playing with his aunties and grandparents, and messing with his daddy. He is a sweet good natured baby. His big claim to fame is that he has slept through the night since before he was two months old.

And that is the Vande Voort family in a nutshell.