Back to Work

I started back to work last week and it has (as expected) been really hard. Luckily, we have Hayley to watch the kiddos and that has made the transition much easier. It is nice that I don't have to worry about them because I know that they are in good hands....but I miss them. And, although Henry is a great sleeper, I am still getting up to nurse him at night and then getting up early with David -- so I am tired. Add to that an extremely busy first week back and pumping every few hours at work - I am exhausted (both mentally and physically). So... sorry for the lack of blog posts and/or returned phone calls. I will get back into the groove, Henry will eventually sleep, I will  eventually stop nursing (sadly, I can't imagine that Henry will get the 20 months of nursing that David got- what was I thinking??) and life with the four of us will seem normal....but, until then, here are random pictures of the things we have been up to lately (in random order):

 

Henry has started batting at things and loves to lay under his gym and look at the toys. He is just the best baby. Generally very happy and laid back. David has had a lot of birthday parties and other school events on the weekends lately (in addition to the soccer and t-ball practices). We put Henry in the baby carrier and tote him from one place to the next and the kid is just awesome. He has, however, started to cry when he is in the car seat (which, as you may recall, David would scream from the second you put him in the car until you got him out - whether it was 5 minutes or the 6 hour trip to Austin when we got stuck in traffic), but we figure Henry can't be perfect.

 

David playing with his new things he got for his birthday. He especially loves building with his Picasso tiles that Granny D and Papa Bruce got him.

 

David is such a good big brother.

The weekend before Halloween we met Lila at her school carnival. Look how big these two have gotten.

I found this picture on Matt's phone. Pretty typical of what happens in the evenings.

 

The Thursday before last, David came into our room around 1:30am and said his stomach was upset. He then promptly thew up on me (literally) and continued to vomit through the rest of the night. After three sheet changes, we just moved him to the bathroom. It was so sad. I didn't realize it, but David has only thrown up once before and he was too young to really remember it. (Side Note: It was when he was 2 years old and right after he started at St. James. He had a stomach bug that me and all of Matt's family caught ...it was much worse in adults and not pretty). This time, he remembers and has told everyone about it. I think it was a little traumatizing for him because he really listened when I told him too much Halloween candy will make him throw up. He wanted nothing to do with it after hearing that....

 

Hayley getting ready to be a zombie in the flash mob zombie dance...

 

Henry was sleeping on Matt's chest and decided to pick his head up and fall back asleep on Matt's face. Very sweet baby..

 

Henry on the morning after Halloween. He has lots of expressions:

 

David at Braden's birthday party this past weekend:

The Halloween party at David's school:

Some of Henry from this past weekend. I had to work on Sunday and he sat next to me and just watched and played with his bear. Seriously - best baby ever!!