Day Care

We all survived our first week of day care.  Mr. Man probably took to it the best, with Scott coming in second, and me bringing up the rear.  I’m so proud of the little guy.  He really seemed completed unphased by what I thought would be a huge transition.  Again, I came in last when it game to the transition.  I always knew it was going to be harder on me, than on Evan…and it was totally true. 

We went to visit one morning last week and it made me feel a lot better.  They had his name on the wall, his cubby labeled with his name, and were all ready for him to start.  The ladies in the infant room are all grandmas…really for the most part they are all over 60!  I mean if anyone was going to take good care of Mr. Man, it would be a bunch of grandmas.

Day one went great.  Scott dropped him off because I couldn’t bring myself to do it and he’ll be the drop off person normally anyway.  I left work about 15 minutes early and rushed there to pick him up.  He was dozing off in a glider and was just fine.  Did I mention, that I was more a wreck than he was?

Well day two and three were a little tougher.  We were trying to get down his feeding schedule and those grannies were feeding him every three hours on the dot.  By day four, we got it figured out and today was perfect!

The biggest change has been his bedtime and wake up time.  Everything got pushed back about an hour, so my little guy is in bed by 8:00 and sleeps until we wake him up at 6:30.  He has been sleeping so well (knocking on wood)!  He did wake up on his own this morning, so that means our weekends of sleeping in are officially a thing of the past, but when you get to wake up to play with that sweet little boy, who cares that it is 7:00 in the morning?

So, we managed to come away from our first day care experience unscathed.  But that doesn’t mean I’m not still counting down the days until summer vacation (34 days)!

3 Months Old

Mr. Man is 3 months old!  He is such a big boy!  He loves to talk, laugh, and sit up and look around.  He is starting to notice his feet more and if he is laying down, his legs and feet are always in the air.  He didn’t have a 3 month well check up, but here are the stats best we could measure them!

Weight:  13 pounds, 6 ounces

Length:  My guess would be around 24-25 inches…not really sure though!

Tick, Tock Goes the Clock

My 12 weeks maternity leave finally came to an end last Thursday.  How is that possible?  It seems like just yesterday I was heading back to school from winter break and now here I sit enjoying spring break.  My time with Evan has been amazing.  What a gift it has been to spend those 12 weeks with Mr. Man (especially since 4 of them were unpaid!).  Those are 84 days that I will never forget! 

So my transition into work was pretty good.  My mom came down since I just had to go back for 2 days before spring break.  No sense in starting day care for 2 days then stopping for a week.  Grandma being here made the transition so much better than it could have been.  I knew he was in good hands and for now, the way I do things would continue.  I know that all goes out the window when day care comes.  I’m expecting to be a mess on Monday when he starts, but that’s normal right? 

So on the subject of time, Evan loves telling time.  At least I think he does.  We have this clock in our living room.  It is black and white and he absolutely loves it.  He looks at it and smiles, talks to it, giggles at it, you name it.  He LOVES that clock.  We aren’t sure what it is about the clock that makes him so happy, but does it really matter?  So now the black and white clock in our living room has taken on the name Mr. Clock, Evan’s friend. 

And one more time related thing.  It is Easter time and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a picture that I am sure will embarrass my son to no end when he is older!  He is just way to cute!!

Jabber Mouth

Part of Evan's bedtime routine is to play a little on Mommy and Daddy's bed before he hops in the tub.  We have found that he loves to talk to us when he's on our bed.  He also likes to scoot around.  The other day he turned himself 90 degrees and almost to the edge, when he started out in the middle.  He is a mover, a shaker, and a jabber mouth :-)

Maymont

One of our favorite Richmond spots is Maymont Park.  It is a gorgeous park full of flowers, animals, old buildings, and lots of people.  Today it was a nice warm and sunny day, so we decided to take Evan to his first trip there.  The terrain was a little rough with the stroller and thinking back we should have used the baby carrier, but we still had a great time and Evan seemed to like it!

For Grandma and Grandpa

Hi Everyone!

So I’m officially 10 weeks old today.  So much has happened in the past 10 weeks and I know Mommy has been keeping you up to date on here, but I figured I’d add my take on things.  So here’s what’s going on with me.

• I pretty much sleep though the night.  My doctor said that Mommy and Daddy will never admit it, but they love me more because I do.  I average about 10 1/2 –11 hours of sleep a night and even if I wake up, it only takes me a couple minutes to fall back asleep.  Mommy and Daddy bumped my bedtime back to around 8:00, which makes me happier and gives them some alone time.
• I LOVE to smile.  I smile at anything.  I smile at Mommy, I smile at Daddy, I smile at Buttons, I smile at lights…you get the picture.
• I really enjoy soothing myself with my hands.  I can get those puppies into my mouth no problem now.  My favorite way to suck is with both thumbs in my mouth.  Mommy and Daddy think its hilarious and every time they try to get a picture I stop because I’m not sure what’s so funny.
• I don’t really nap that well (according to Mommy) and I only like to nap in the bouncer or swing.  Mommy keeps trying the crib or pack n play, but I’m not really interested.  She keeps saying something about getting used to it because of day care.  I’m not sure what she’s talking about, but I don’t like the sound of it.

That’s the latest and greatest, according to me.  So far, I think my first 10 weeks have been pretty awesome!  In another 10 weeks it will be summer time and who knows what I’ll be doing!

Love,

Evan