Week 12

We are officially slammed at work, the days are just crazy. Good part is the day goes really quick, bad part is I have to stay a little later than I like. Most everyone is staying until 7:00 but I am really trying to leave no later than 5:30. I just go in early and work straight through lunch. Everyone else is working weekends too, but Maddox will only be a baby for little while and I refuse to miss it just for work and a little extra money. I just hope the bosses realize this and don't start pressuring me about it. It is really tough though....I feel guilty when I am leaving work while everyone else is working but I also feel guilty when it is 5:30 and I am still at work and I could be at home with my baby. I just hope this passes soon. The stress is really getting to me. I try to relax when I get home but its not easy. I even dream about work. It does help that Maddox is starting to sleep until 6:00 am every morning so we are getting a little more sleep.

Jason's first Father's Day was a great day. We met my parents and Lucas for brunch at Golden Corral and hung out there just catching up and visiting for a couple hours. I made Jason a really neat book that included all the pictures of him and Maddox together. He also got a Reds shirt that says world's greatest dad. Those kind of shirts are not usually Jay's style but I guess this one is ok because it is sports related. After brunch we spent the rest of the day at home. It was so nice to spend time together just enjoying our time as a family. Plus Jay got to take a Father's Day nap. I know he really enjoyed that.

My dad, my husband, and my son.....my favorite boys.
Mom and Dad with their 2 grandsons, Lucas and Maddox

Maddox officially has a favorite toy. He just loves his caterpillar!! He has been playing with it for the last couple weeks. Its just like the one in the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. His face lights up when we give it to him. I think it is a lot easier to hold than most of his other toys right now. He just wraps his arms around it. He loves to suck on the little feet. They are so wet when he is done with it, it is sooo cute.

Favorite pics of the week

Week 11

Ok....so my little boy is not even 3 months old and the pic below is him in a 6 month sleeper. Thats right 6 months!!!! He is a very long boy and 3 month sleepers just don't allow him to stretch his cute little legs. I couldn't believe it when I saw how good it fit, but I have learned not to ever go by the size listed in months. He has some 3 month stuff that is too big and some 6 month stuff that fits him perfect...I think he even still fits in a few newborn onesies. Its so confusing. Nothing else too exciting happened this week. It seems like Maddox is starting to get a little more hair but that could just be my wishful thinking. Interest rates are droping and things are starting to get really busy at work. I think everyone will be working lots of overtime soon and I am going to have a battle to fight. I am just not willing to put in the hours I used to. The 9 to 10 hours a day I am gone now is already way too much.



6 month sleeper

Maddox sleeping with his future best friend, Baby Boy Cartwright....ETA 10/01/10

Some of my favorite pics of the week.

Week 10

This week was pretty uneventful which is what I prefer. The less we have to do the more quality time I get to spend with Maddox just hanging around the house. Maddox is really starting to respond to people and toys. We have discovered he loves mirrors. He has one in his little lay down and play thing that he just stares and stares at while hitting all the little noise making toys that hang down. It is so cute...he cracks himself up playing with that thing. We have some great videos of it. I am told he also has a mirror at Grammy's that he loves. Maddox and I have our own little swing game that seems to entertain him for a long time as well. I sit in front of him while he is swinging and throw a blanket over him. He immediately starts to wiggle his way out of the blanket. He starts with pulling his hands out and then he kicks and kicks until the blanket falls off. I make sure to make a big happy sound and clap when the blanket falls to the floor an then I just pick it back up and throw it back on him again. He just loves it an it is actually some good exercise for him. He really has to work at it to get the blanket off completely.

Maddox is holding on to things very well now. He seems to get really excited when he realizes that he is holding things in both hands. We still have to put the items in his hands a lot but at least now he realizes that it is him making the noise by jingling the keys or shaking a rattle.
He is also starting to try to hold his bottle while he is eating. Sometimes he gets a good enough grip on it that I can let go and he can feed himself. He is growing up so quick.

We went to my parents house on Sunday. We just hung out outside all day and Maddox had his first ride on a 4-Wheeler. First ride of many I am sure. Daddy took him all around the pond and back. Maddox just looked around at all the different colors and stuff.

Favorite pics of the week.