Rollin

Today Greyson rolled for the first time! I was so surprised!  We did tummy time this morning right after Stephen left for work and a few seconds after I put him on his tummy he rolled right to his back.  So I put him there again and took a video to send to Stephen and to share with you!  I've promised myself and others that I would not "work" with Greyson and stress about him developing on schedule or whatever but in the back of my mind I was thinking, babies roll around 3-4 months and Grey is almost 3 months... Hes been doing well on his tummy though so it should be no surprise I guess :)

Anyway, to catch up on the week we went to the doctor for shots Tuesday.  For some reason I was worried about it and had really procrastinated in setting up his 2 month appointment.  I just didn't want to see him hurting and fussy especially since we had been having so many smiles lately.  I was pretty sad but not as bad as expected.  He slept most of the day and was a little fussy but did fine with baby tylenol.  Actually Chuy's seems to have made him more upset than shots... We went out to celebrate Melissa's birthday yesterday and having previous bad experiences after eating there I was really careful not to eat the salsa and other spicy things but he has been especially fussy last night and today so no more Chuy's! At least for a long while!

At the doctor's office, he was a happy boy until the shots

Snuggles with daddy, feeling tired after shots

Happy Birthday Aunt Kay Kay

Smiles

This sweet boy has been mostly smiles this week and they're so cute! It's so sweet when he smiles at us, we feel pretty special when he does :) However, Stephen fed him a bottle one night and was quite frustrated because those smiles led to him being up for an hour and 15 minutes! So maybe those smiles aren't at appropriate times? Last night he slept 9 hours which was great but unfortunately we didn't get to bed till late and at 5:30 he was awake and all smiles.  It's pretty hard to be upset with him when he just smiles at you, but I was so tired!  Tomorrow will be a busy day too but I'm hoping I can sneak in a nap.

Happy boy... well most of the time.

This week I just can't get enough of the smiles Greyson's been giving out.  They're incredibly cute and cheesy and each lucky person who gets them at church seems quite pleased too! Church has been exhausting though, we had been going every night from Thursday to Tuesday (and all day Sabbath!)   After not getting baby to bed until 11:30 Tuesday night we decided he needed a break - and wow did he!  He pretty much only slept and ate until Thursday morning! We stayed home last night too since I know this weekend will be long for him too.  It's kinda ironic, the weekends are so tiring for us when typically people find the weekends relaxing and restful.  I'm excited to have visitors next week though! The Murrills are coming for a visit and I'm especially excited for Rosie and Kiki to meet this sweet guy.

I only have 2 weeks left before returning to work which is bittersweet.  I'm working Wednesday to ease back in and my day is really full! The PT's have been super busy since 2 of us have been out on maternity leave and when they found out I was working a day it filled up quick.  I'm looking forward to working though, I love my job and I will be able to pick up more kids and have a normal caseload after coming back which will be so nice.  I hated sitting in the office before having Greyson.  Anyway, I'm hearing grunts from the swing so nap time will be over soon!

Sweet boy :)

I love his expressions, ha!

Photo Book

I finally finished a photo book from my pregnancy, it feels like quite an accomplishment since I've been working on it since Greyson was born.  I received it in the mail today and am quite pleased!  I plan to keep creating them each year... it's a good plan :)

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Is he hungry?

This week was more busy than usual with working a day and going to the doctor.  While at the doctor's I started missing pregnancy seeing all the other pregnant girls.  It seems weird to miss it but I remember good things about my pregnancy and just miss it a little.  However, I'm not quite ready to do it all over and since having Greyson I've been contemplating what birth control to use.  I think it's important for a person's body to have time to rest after growing a human and we've also  learned what types of BC don't work for us!  I'd talked to my doctor and decided to try an IUD so this was the week to have it placed... it was certainly not the most fun I'd ever had.  It was so uncomfortable during the process (that figures) but I also had a lot of cramping and pinching after which really put me in a bad mood :( The nurse said those symptoms could last 6-8 months... I really hope not!  I am feeling better now though so maybe it will be alright.  I've also noticed my doctor has a belief that my baby should always be nursing if he's fussy.  At every appointment since he was born if he's fussy she insists that he may be hungry and that I can feed him during our appointment/pap/IUD placement.  It may sound very understanding and considerate except for the fact that when she's in the room I usually have questions and things I'd like to discuss or I'm having something uncomfortable happen and while nursing she wants to critique and tell me how I should be feeding him differently.  It's a bit frustrating, but what can you do? So I just smile and keep talking...

Working Woman

First of all, my part time request got approved and I will be working 60% when I return to work! Praise God! That means only 3 days a week and I am thrilled! I believe it will be the best balance for me right now and I hope I settle in to it nicely.  Today was my first day back and while it was only a half day it was so hard to leave this morning.  Greyson had the day with Stephen and I knew they would do great together but it was still hard to go.

Also Greyson has started rolling... well not quite.  A couple weeks ago I had just finished feeding him and he fell asleep so I took the opportunity to take a shower.  He was all cuddled up nicely in a blanket on the couch (the back of the couch) and I was certain he would sleep the whole time I was showering.  However, when I got out of the shower I heard him crying which is not uncommon but as I came into the living room his cry was muffled and I was shocked and horrified to see him wrapped in the blanket on the floor! I felt like the worst parent in the world that I didn't tell anyone about it for 2 days.  Later I was telling Melissa about the whole thing and realized there was no way he could have rolled off the couch since he would have had to roll more than 1 time and it couldn't have been an accidental rolling... suspect = Lilly.  Yes, Lilly likely pulled him off the couch.  Either she was curious and came over to the carpet (which she is not supposed to do), or he was crying and she tried to come to the rescue.  Either way, when I came in the room she was innocently sleeping on her bed.  Poor guy :( he seems to be ok though and it's likely not the last of the falls he'll take in life.