3 Months...

WJC5 helping with the blog...

How has it been 3 months already?? It just doesn't seem possible. The summer is slipping away and that means I'm heading back to work soon. :( I'm not looking forward to going back at all. after a relaxing summer, it is always hard to go back... but this year with WJC5 it is extra difficult. We have secured a wonderful daycare setting for him that I do feel good about (as good as I can without it being family). It is a woman named Rose and she does a small daycare out of her home, just a few other children besides WJC5. She seems to be a great fit for us and we feel comfortable with having WJC5 spend his days with her while we are at work.

To get us both prepared, probably me more so than him, WJC5 started going to Rose on Tuesdays and Thursdays for just a half-day. We started that this past week and it was incredibly difficult and heart wrenching for me. James took him in the morning and dropped him off on his way to work. Below is a picture of them pulling out of the driveway. After this picture was taken, I proceeded to go inside and cry my eyes out. It was awful. I just walked around the family room crying. I knew I was going to get him in a few hours but my heart truly hurt. I had my first experience of that motherly feeling when your little one leaves your nest and is out of your hands. Not fun!!! It gave me a better appreciation and understanding though of how my parents felt throughout my life... and probably still do!

This past week we had a "first." We took our first family road trip. I packed the bags, James loaded the car, we grabbed the dog, put WJC5 securely in his seat, and away we went. We were off to Maine to visit James' parents who have a B&B on the coast of Maine across from Bar Harbor. The car was packed but we fit everything in. WJC5 did excellent. He was an awesome traveler!! Shea was being very protective of WJC5 on the trip. As you can see, she was watching over him while we traveled. She even felt the need to place her paw on his foot to help guard him. There's a lot of love there...

We had a beautiful weekend in Maine. James went rock climbing which was quite a thrill. It was his birthday present from his parents that he finally got to use. We also went to a Lobster Festival in Winter Harbor. It was a fun time and WJC5 got to show off his special Lobster tee which had a big lobster on the front and it said, "No Pinching Allowed." :) WJC5 enjoyed seeing and spending time with his Grandfather and Grandmother Close. Thanks for the wonderful weekend guys! See you soon!!

This big news of the week... WJC5 started sleeping through the night!!!!!!!!!! WHOO HOO!!! I feed him last at 8:30 pm and I put him down at 9:00 pm. He then sleeps all the way through until 6:30 am!!!! He actually goes 9 1/2 hours!!!!!!! :) Can you tell I am excited?? The first night, I honestly woke up and had to really think about if I woke up at 3:30 am and just didn't remember. But he has been consistently going all night since then... even with our trip to Maine where he was in a strange place. I am SO proud of him and am really enjoying the extra sleep. We could not be happier about how much he is growing and developing. He is such a wonderful baby... makes me at least "think" about having another one... in due time!! We are not in any hurry and want to just enjoy WJC5 for awhile... a long while! However, it does seem that I have already seemed to have forgotten about the labor/delivery, recovery, and the first few weeks at home with a newborn!! It's amazing how that happens. LOL!! I think every time WJC5 smiles, it takes another one of those difficult moments away from my memory. For the smiles alone that I get each day, it makes it ALL worth it. (Geez! I sound like a mom now, huh?) :)