Growth Spurt

Scout just finished up a growth spurt and we got a taste of what it is like to get up in the middle of the night. She was getting up anywhere from 2:30 at night to 4:30. When She would get up at 4:30 of coarse it never left me enough time to actually go back to sleep. Needless to say I was a walking zombie last week. It wasn't a pretty sight.
Our wonderful sleeper is back and is a bit taller now! She has become quite the talker/cooer recently. Also she has taken to lifting her head while in her swing or bouncer to try and put her toys that hang down into her mouth. While this is cool to see when she is playing on her own it is problematic when she goes to burp and is fighting it or when we try to change her diaper she likes to curl up, making it harder to change her.
Sorry if this is a bit sporatic but I am still recovering from lack of sleep what can I say!

A Working Mom

I am one of the lucky ones who has a child that sleeps through the night. She is also one of the easiest to please babies there is. I am enjoying this tremendously. But I must say it breaks my heart everyday that I have to take her to daycare. I want so bad to be home with her. I have both selfish and not so selfish reasons for this.
Selfish: I want to be able to sleep when she does. I have to get up at 5:30 now so I can get both of us ready in time for me to be at work by 7:30. On the weekends I still get up then to pump but I get to go back to bed until she gets up.
Unselfish: I want to be there for every smile and every new thing. I am so afraid I will miss something while I am at work.
A working mom not only has to do her job but she has in the back of her head this nagging feeling that something os just a bit off. I hope someday this will get better!

Figured Out the Picture Thing

Who knew that if I just looked closely there was an actual button right here in the post window...

We played dress up last night and Scout was in a really good mood. This is one of the first smiles we have captured in a picture. She is such a cutie!

I can't believe that next week she will be 3 months old already.

Day one

Today is my first day as a blogger. We shall see how this goes. I am getting ready for my next group of kids down here in my computer lab. I would rather be at home with my baby though. I love my job don't get me wrong but today I feel like being a mommy and not a teacher. I am sure this is not an unusual feeling and that it will get easier with time...

I am going to try and figure out how to post a few pictures today and hopefully how to spruce things up! Check back soon for changes as I figure this whole thing out!