The Adventure Begins...Parenting!: August 2009

So I have decided that blogging has gotten a little tricky since Jacey has come along and is soon going to become even trickier! So updating is just going to have to be okay once in a while.

On Monday I am going to go back to work for my seventh school year. I am sure you are wondering how I am feeling...well part of me feels sad of course to leave Jacey but the other part of me feels excited to be part of the working/adult world. I am anxious to have a routine and schedule everyday. To know what I am going to be doing everyday is going to feel good. I feel a little nervous about managing the house chores but I know that has to be the last of my worries. I have been so blessed and feel so lucky that I have gotten to stay home this long with the lil peanut! Can you believe that I have been home for 5 months? It's crazy but would never have done it any different!

Jacey and I will miss the great moms that I have met through this whole experience too. Heidi and Wyatt, Melissa and Xavier, and Talia and Haley. Deidra, we are related so I know I will see you and Keltin often. Hopefully we'll be able to stay in touch and we can hang out a lot next summer!

Jacey is doing well. She loves food, playing on the floor, talking to mom and dad, swimming, dogs and getting into stuff! She is going to be a troublemaker when she starts crawling and walking. Here is a picture from the day that I watched Saige and Kellan.

Yikes...How do people have multiples?

Saige was helpful! She took a great picture of Gee!

Family Trip to the Camp!

Pat, Jacey and I went to visit Nick and Nicole! The weather was amazing and Jacey loved swimming. Here she is hanging out with Ashley who she loved!

"Hey Momma!"

Jacey got a new toy, Sophie! Hope she enjoys it!

BABY FOOD CHEFS

Friday Nicole and I experimented making some baby food using a couple of the books I bought. We made a Sweet Veg Medley, Butternut Squash, Mango and Blueberries.

Oopps this one didn't get rotated yet!

I will be getting a food processor! We ruined two batches since we touched the blades with our spoon and knife.

It was a lot of fun but a little time consuming. It made a large amount of food though. Thankfully chef Nicole helped me since I didn't know how to cut half of the fruits and veggies that we got. Rutabaga? weird stuff Mangos are annoying!

GREASE @ PRESCOTT PARK

Thursday we went to Portsmouth to see Gease at Prescott Park. Nicole and her mom joined my mom and I. Jacey saw her first of many plays she will see in her lifetime.

It was a lot of fun. It just so happened that Chrissy, Mike and Riley were running that night too. So Nicole and I were able to see and cheer them on at the finish line. What a nice surprise!

PLAY DATE

We had another play date with Wyatt and Xavier! We went to Melissa's house in Alton to meet up. It was a blast! Melissa made us lunch and the kids played on the floor.

Just after we got there I put Jacey on the floor and I was in the kitchen chatting with Heidi and Melissa. I put Jacey on her back when I set her down. I turned around to check on her and she was on her STOMACH! Are you kidding me? I missed her roll over for the first time. Yup I sure did. What a bummer! She hasn't done it since either.

Jacey and Wyatt!

I caught Jacey and Wyatt holding hands! How darn cute is that. Jacey is a month older than Wyatt.

We visited cousin Sophie and Brady too! Mallory was there visiting too.

Next year Jacey will be playing babies with them. Sophie helped me feed Jacey her lunch too. What a great helper. She is soo good with her!

FOUR MONTH BATTLE WOUND!

On Tuesday Pat and I took Jacey for her shots. Our appt was suppose to be at 2:40. Well the appt didn't go as we had hoped. It took a while for them to get us in. As the time passed all of our patience were running thin. Jacey was really hungry, Pat had to get to work and I was just nervous about the shots. To make a long story short, I had to feed Jacey in the room while we waited. Pat held Jacey while she had her 3 shots. It was horrible like always! Pat finally understands why I don't like going alone. We never got out of the office until 3:50. Yeah it just didn't go well.

I always have to take a picture of her battle wounds. And her little nipples too.

I'm sittin' up!

The Tylenol always puts her right to sleep. She never sleeps on me like this. I love sitting with her like this! She stayed like this for over an hour. What a cuddle bug!

Snugglies!

Little Miss. Piggy!

Look...I'm a big girl sitting in my highchair for the first time!

Jacey loves eating. So far she has had carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, pears, apples, and prunes. She doesn't like green beans so much. She likes her rice cereal too.

Welcome home Chrissy, Mike and Riley!

On Monday the Thompsons stopped by to visit us. We were all so excited to see them. It had been an entire year since we had seen them. Chrissy loved holding Jacey and I think Riley got a lil' jealous.

YAY!

Jacey met Riley for the first time! He was so happy to see her that he gave her her first BEAR HUG!

Don't let this picture fool you, Jacey was really tired and not very nice to Riley when he was holding her. I had so much fun playing with Riley. We picked some blueberries too. Riley pounded them! Handful after handful! I couldn't pick them fast enough.