New babies

2 of my nestie friends had babies in the past few weeks. Looking at their (totally adorable) pictures of their little babies, I just cannot believe how fast the time is going with Justin. Don't get me wrong he is getting more and more fun/adorable everyday but I can't believe how fast he's "growing up". Last weekend we watched home movies from when he was like 2 or 3 weeks old- he was such a peanut, he doesn't even look like the same baby. He is such a joy to be with now that he "talks" and laugh and squirms all around. Am I totally insane to have baby fever already? Don't get any ideas- we won't be "trying" again for at LEAST a year, I promise. Being a mom is THE greatest, most wonderful thing in the world. Why can't we become independently wealthy so we can have like 10 more? ;)

1 year...

Well today is my sister Kim's birthday- Happy Birthday if you're reading this =) It will always be special to me because it was the day I found out I was pregnant. I can't believe that it was a year ago. I thought about it last night. On 2/23 of last year I broke down and cried because I "just knew" that I didn't get pregnant because I felt "too normal", lol. Then the next morning there was 2 lines staring me in the face. I can't even imagine living life right now without my little sweet pea... time flies.

Where does the time go?

Movin' Out...

Okay, so it's only 1 door away from our bedroom but Justin is officially in his own bedroom now."They" were right again. I've read and heard everywhere how much better you'll sleep with the baby in the crib (in his own room). I've tried (twice) to put him in his crib for the night but I always end up wussing out and pulling him back into the bassinet next to our bed. I just love looking over at him when he sleeps- it's the sweetest most comforting feeling. However, he is getting to be quite a noisy sleeper. For the past few nights he had been getting up and "fussing"/moving around at like 3am and 6am. I am a super light sleeper so it's not a good combo. As soon as I pop his ninny back in (sometimes more than a few times) he would fall back asleep. I've been just exhausted- my heart goes out to mom's with babies that don't sleep through the night right away. Last night he fell asleep at around 8:45 so I put him in his crib and promised I wouldn't take him out. Well to my utter amazement I woke up at 8:20am (he usually only sleeps until like 7:30) and there he was happy as could be- playing with his little hands in his crib. He slept almost 12 hours in his crib and I had a great, full night's sleep. I'm sure I'll get a little teary eyed packing up the bassinet but I think we're ready to official move on.

Seperation anxiety

Well, mommy starts her new job in an hour. I got exactly what I wanted. Something easy & "mindless" (receptionist), close to home (about 5 minutes) and very part time. I unpacked all my work clothes from the basement that I haven't seen since last winter- so that was kind of fun. This week sucks because I work 4 days in a row for training. After that it will only be 3, 4-6 hr shifts per week. I know it seems like not a lot of time but it doesn't make it much easier. Mostly because it feels like the end of an "era". I've been so lucky to stay at home with Justin the last 13 weeks. Yeah, some days have been REALLY hard and left us both crying- lol, but I've loved every second of every minute. I felt okay about it all week but now that it's "go-time" I'm a little choked up. Wish me luck!

Little cupid

Due to my obsession with Valentine's Day I just knew that we had to make some signature Justin Valentine's. I made him do a little photoshoot and then edited them online. I think they turned out pretty cute =)