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Have I said enough that I love being home? Well I do! Sadly, I go back to work in a few weeks. It's bitter sweet because I love my job and all of my wonderful volunteers but it will be hard to leave my baby! But not to worry because when I win the HGTV 2011 dream home next week I will be able to leave and go vacation in Vermont! I'm just trying to think positively.

So I really thought I would have this huge amount of time to do so many things while on maternity leave. I imagined scrapbooking (I still haven't finished my wedding album), and cooking awesome meals, and having the cleanest house ever, and organizing everything better. But if I watch another episode of CSI I might go insane. Who knew that I would spend most of my day holding this baby while sitting on the couch. I am just now getting to do some things and I have to go back to work. Blah!

I better make the best out of the next few weeks! I love this little guy so much it will be a sad day on the first day back. I need a raise.

7 Weeks Old

It has been a long time since I wrote on my blog. I now realize how naive I was to think "after he comes I will have so much free time while on maternity leave to write on my blog." Yup I was naive. I love this boy. He has gotten huge!! We went to the doctor two weeks ago for a weight check and he was 12 pounds at 5 weeks! HUGE!!!! I know he is over 12 pounds now because I can feel it in my back : ) I was sad to put him in his 3 to 6 month clothes. It really made me realize how fast he is going to grow up. It has been such an amazing 7 weeks. I have had nights with 2 hours of sleep, nights where I was scared to death he wasn't breathing, I have been puked, pooped, and peed on, I have cried when he wouldn't stop crying because I didn't know how to help him, I have already had a panic attack about going back to work, but I have totally fallen in love. He has started to smile and it is the best thing in the whole world. He has started cooing and I love it. I absolutely LOVE dressing him in cute outfits. I have a hard time not buying something cute when it is on sale : ) He is so stinking cute. He looks so much like his dad to me it is crazy. I love to watch Josh with him - I can tell that they are going to be best buds. I really love this little guy. He has a death grip when it comes to my hair. He gets little baby snores some times. I hate his little baby tears when he cries. I love to sing songs to him and read him books. Oh this is going to be quite the ride!

On a different note. I have been desperately trying to get healthy. Everyone keeps telling me not to lose weight but I am trying to be genuinely healthy. It has been so great. Yes, I have lost a bunch of weight but I feel good. I want to be in good shape and healthy for the summer so that I can have lots of energy for this little guy. Plus it will be summer!!

I will try to stay up on my blog.... But I will leave you with a gummy smile from the little guy