First Day!

I started back to work on Monday, so Miles has now completed his first week at Primrose School! The picture to the right is him bright eyed and ready for his first day. I have quickly learned that it takes quite a bit of planning to get yourself AND a baby ready and out the door on time each morning. So kudos to all you moms out there who are doing it now or have done it in the past. Fortunately, I have a husband willing to get up extra early to help. Nonetheless, I wasn't exactly sure how this week was going to go, and I had already told my boss last week to expect me to be late on Monday. I suppose it was inevitable that I would be exhausted all week, but in spite of the fatigue, it actually went really well! Each day I woke up before Miles at 5:30 a.m. and got myself ready. Then, I'd wake Jeremy up at 6:30 and he would load the car with diaper bag, breast pump, and whatever else while I fed Miles. Next, it was tag team to Jeremy and he would change and dress Miles for the day while I would get my shoes and any other last minute things. Finally, off to Primrose. I had Miles there by 7:00 each morning, and I was headed to Dallas by 7:15. Whew! Somehow I was never late to work which kind of suprised me. :)


Miles' teachers said that he did great for his first week. I think it was definitely harder on me than him. It was painful to leave him every day after having spent all day, every day, with him for the past 8 weeks. The good thing is that when I'm at Primrose I feel really good about the place itself. It's very clean and safe, and the teachers I've met all seem very nice and great at what they do. It was definitely hard though, to kiss Miles and say goodbye. Jeremy picked him up every day but one this week, and Miles is completely pooped by the time he gets home! We usually let him nap about an hour, and then it's dinner, bath, a little playtime, and beddy. Oh, how I've missed him this week! I do enjoy being back at work, but I might be a little extra clingy when I get home. Ha! He's just so sweet and I love, love, LOVE taking care of him!

Here are a few new pics from the last couple weeks. Miles is now 12 weeks old. Unbelievable!

My best friend Jamie.


We went to Norman for the OU/Kansas game last weekend. Miles got to play with his cousin, Lawson.

10 weeks

I just got scolded for not posting any new pics. Yikes! How dare me... Give me a couple weeks my friends, and I'll have some really good ones of Miles boy. Until then, here's the latest.

Growing Boy!

Miles had his two month visit last Wednesday with his pediatrician, Dr. Zwernemann (Dr. Z from here on out), and he is now weighing in at 11 lbs and is 23 inches long. Growing boy! He has definitely grown out of his newborn clothes, and he is now too long for all his 0-3 month pj's. It seriously seems like they fit one day and the next they just didn't. Miles also had his first round of vaccinations last week, and I left the room. Does that make me a bad mom? Jeremy was there with him, so I don't feel quite as bad as I probably should. I'm sure there will be plenty more times ahead for me to toughen up on stuff like that, right? I just couldn't do it. We also learned that Miles has some reflux, so he is on medication to help with that. Thankfully, it's working and he finally seems much more content.

My maternity leave is about to come to an end, and of course I am a little sad. I have loved every minute of being with Miles over the past 8 weeks. I can hardly believe that he is already 10 weeks old! But we feel really good about the day school that he will be attending, and I'm positive he will be getting excellent care. I'm already dreading the first day of leaving him though, and I'm already having thoughts about wimping out on that one too and letting Daddy step in and take him the first day. I mean, I cried when I was touring a day school one day and a mom came in and dropped her little boy off. There was nothing dramatic about the drop off - it looked like they had done it a million times before. The boy seemed happy to go into his classroom, and the mom was perfectly fine too. But when she gave him a kiss and told him she loved him - I lost it! Seriously, I've got to get this under control.

Sorry for the lack of pics today. Our battery on the camera is dead, and I'm not sure where the charger is at the moment. Plus, I think I hear a crying baby...