3 Day Weekend!

We had a great 3 day weekend!
Chris and I went on a date Friday night to kick of the weekend and then we grilled out on Saturday night and Nicholas found the pots and pans in the cupboard!!


Sunday, my friend Suzi and I took Nicholas to the pool for the first time!!!!!!!!!!!
I just held him and every once in awhile I would dip down into the pool with him. He would wimper a little while in the pool but once I stood back up he would smile!
We did get him a baby floaty but he didn't want to sit in it at the pool! He loved it at home though-as you can see!


Happy Summer Everyone!!!

Cousins

Chris and his friends have a golf tournament every year for their birthdays! So Chris' brother Andy came down and brought Tatum and Ashlyn! Nicholas LOVES them! He could watch them all day long!

They are great with him too! They are the best cousins that he could ever ask for!

Good Morning

Change Makes Me Weepy

Chris and I planned to have Nicholas. We wanted to be married for a full year atleast before we brought a child in this world!
We talked extensively about our finances and we put a budget together. We were in agreement that I would have to work. This was okay with me. I loved my job. I loved seeing the people every week. I was proud to walk through those doors and sit behind the front desk. I was somebody there. I remember the day Nicholas was born (obviously).
I had an emergency c-section and was too shaky to hold him. By the time I got to hold him it had already been an hour since he arrived. When we got home all I wanted to do was spend time with my little boy! Everyday we would wake up and sit on the couch! Everyday I would tell myself "okay, we are going to make it down stairs today!" We never did. I didn't want any distractions. I wanted that bonding time. I knew I was going to go back to work so I wanted as much time with Nicholas as possible! I went back to work after 5 weeks. I was able to work limited hours which in the long run gave me more time with Nicholas than just the 6 weeks I was going to take! Once our office opened back up for regular hours 9-6 it just became to much for me. The woman who takes care of Nicholas while Chris and I are at work gets to spend 4 hours with Nicholas. Chris gets Nicholas in the afternoons and gets the other 4 hours. I get home a little after 6, feed Nicholas, give him a bath, and rock him to sleep. His bedtime is at 8 sometimes 8:30 and for me......that is just not enough time. Yes, I am able to take Nicholas to work with me on Tuesday mornings and Thursdays but that is not quality time. I am answering phones, there are other offices trying to have meetings, it's not the same-yet I can't afford to not go on those days.
Everytime someone would have a baby and they decided to stay home I would act happy about it and try not to let the tears just roll. (surely I am not the only mom who feels this way) Chris feels bad b/c I can't be a stay at home mom. So when I received an offer that allows me 2 extra hours each night and a full day off.........Chris and I thought very carefully and pushed around pros and cons and at the end of the day we decided this was the best move for our family. I am very sad about leaving my current job but am excited to start a new chapter in my life. For those of you who know me from the clinic, I am going to miss seeing you and I have been very blessed to have met you-keep in touch!

7 months old

This has been a weekend of special dates!
Saturday May 7th was the anniversary of our 1st date!
Sunday May 8th was Mothers Day
Monday May 9th was Chris' Birthday
and today Tuesday May 10th is 7 months from the day Nick was born!
I can't believe he is 7 months old!
He is now sitting up on his own for more than 2 minutes and he can get into a crawling position from there.
On Saturday night my mom and I were talking to my sister Alison on speaker phone and everytime she would laugh Nick would grab the phone and laugh into it! It was the cutest thing ever-I only wish I would have had my camera to take a video of it!
He is back to his normal sleeping patterns 8pm-7am (ahhh, it feels good to sleep again!)
Nicholas loves going outside and let me tell ya-He looks sooooo cute in shorts and a baseball cap!!!!

Happy Birthday To My Wonderful Husband

Monday May 9th, 2011

You Are The Best Thing Thats Ever Been Mine

It is the most wonderful thing having a baby to hold on Mothers Day!
The past 7 months have been the best months of my life and I could not imagine life without Nicholas!
Happy Mothers Day!

NEWS

I AM GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to my older sister and Louie!!!!!!