My little man is getting so big! I've really enjoyed this last week with him. Only 3 more days till I have to wake up and go back to work. :-( Well I guess life had to come back and make things real again, lol. It's okay though, I am sad about going back but starting to get excited too, I get to see all my co-workers again and not only that, but I get to give AJ his time with Sam too. Sunday is officially the day I'm going back, yesterday was supposed to be it, but things happened and it got pushed off till Sunday. I'm glad for the extra few days, and plus it sort of makes it a little easier to know that the first day he is without me AJ has him. Going back to work is going to be a good thing, not just monetarily, but it will also be good for me as a Mother I think. Though I would love to give Sam 100% of my love and attention, I think that working will help me not to take him for granted and I will make the most out of the time I have with him. It will allow me to get some adult time and also allow AJ to get to know his son on a one on one level and that will be great for their relationship. I just wish I could work like 3 or 4 days a week instead of 5... I am going try and see about getting on a ten hour shift, I probably won't be able to until shift bid, but we'll see.
In other news, Sam is thriving! He is smiling more and more every day, he smiles at everybody now, all you have to do is sit and talk to him and he'll grin for you... I also think he is close to laughing, a few times I thought he had but I'm not sure. It's almost like he wants to laugh but he can't figure out how to make the sound. He'll breathe real fast like he's trying to laugh with this huge grin on his face, but no sound comes out, it's cute.
Still no progress on the sleeping through the night home front. My Mom thinks we should try rice cereal, I'm going to ask his Pedi at the next appointment on Thursday. He does seem like he's hungry all the time, I feel like I'm feeding him constantly. I've tried giving him more in one sitting, but it's like he gets distracted and will eat a few ounces then about 20 mins later be hungry again. His naps I've kind of given up on forcing him to take a nap at a certain time, his bouncy chair is my friend though because when he does fall asleep I put him down in that and he sleeps just fine. I'm hoping he starts sleeping through the night soon. These next three days I've got to at least practice the whole getting ready in the morning thing before work so I'm not struggling on Sunday. We'll see how it goes though.
All in all, he's a happy happy baby. I love my little family so very very much!
Going back to work is hard, but I think it helps me be a better mom, too! I enjoy my "adult" time and I enjoy my time at home better, too. I definitely do not take my time for granted with the kids! I am glad to see that he is thriving. It is SO cute when they get all smily and you can tell they are trying to laugh. Aiden does this funny squeal laugh - he hasn't quite figured out how to do an actual laugh yet. These next couple of months are going to be SOOOOO fun!
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