A New Do

I took a plunge and went for the "mom do".  Just kidding, but really I chopped my hair.  Monday I went with my mom and I cut about 12 inches off my hair and had it straightened.  I donated my ponytail to Locks of Love, so I hope it finds a loving new home!  Hopefully with my hair straight and short I will be able to get ready faster (keep your fingers crossed), and it won't fall in Carter's face while I hold him.  When you get it straightened you can't wash it for 3 days, so I get to start my first day of work on that third day!  They are going to think I gave up showering on my maternity leave, ha!  I hope it stays this straight and shiny when I actually get to do it myself  :o)

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What a Champ

Carter did fantastic at daycare!  We get a report at the end of the day and Mrs. Nona showed us some pictures she took of him.  They have something called the Bye Bye Buggy....it is pretty much a huge stroller that all of the infants can go ride around in (it is so cute, I will take a picture of it).  Mrs. Nona said he LOVED it and showed me pictures of his laughing while riding in it.  Seriously one of the cutest pictures I have ever seen of him.  She also said he loved watching the older kids play and was mesmerized by the big kids.  And today they took him into the atrium in the bye bye buggy to watch the big rain.  As much as I hate leaving him I am so glad he is doing well.  Tomorrow I start work....hope I remember how to do everything :o)

First day of school....so handsome!

So tired when he gets home.  Both days he has fallen asleep before we even get to the car and takes a long nap, sweet!

Dooms Day

The dreaded day as come....today was Carter's first day of daycare.  Jamie has a Horizon's school is his building at work so Carter will be tagging along with daddy everyday.  We have heard fantastic things about this daycare/school and it will be great that Jamie is so close and can visit him as much as he wants.  It would only be better if I worked in the building as well :)  Carter will also have buddies there....our friends Chris and Grant's son Mac will be starting this summer and our friends George and Danielle have a little girl starting at the same time.  I am fully aware that this will be good for him and he will be well taken care of, however it did not make this morning any easier.  I start work on Thursday but I wanted to ease Carter into this transition so he is going half days for the first two days while he gets his feet wet...okay, okay it's b/c I needed two days to adjust.  It's been an emotional day but I have done better than I thought.  I went in this morning for his first day and he fell asleep in my arms before I left....obviously it was hard for me to put him in his bed and walk away.  Just writing this post I am getting teary eyed so I am going to go pick him up.  I'm sure it gets easier everyday so wish me luck!  Starting soon his aunt Stacy is going to keep him two days a week so that will also be a transition.  I am grateful to have wonderful family and friends that help us out with our little man!!  On the way to GP I am going to stop and buy a lotto ticket just in case....I'm not losing hope on this stay at home mom thing, haha!!

Vacation

We just got home from Cape San Blas for our first family beach trip!  We had an amazing time, and I will be uploading pictures this week.  Sadly I become a working mom starting on Thursday....it's going to break my heart to leave my little man but it has to be done.  I will be enjoying my last full day at home with him tomorrow.  I hope I can make it through this week without lots of tears, but I highly doubt it.  Wish me luck! :)

Operation slim down!

Okay, it's time to get serious!!  I am ready for the baby bump to go away.  I have done pretty well on the scale thus far.  The actual number on the scale went down fairly quickly, but I still look like someone that just had a baby.  I need to lose more weight and do some serious toning up!  Carter needs to be 3 months old to go to the daycare at the gym so I am stuck working out around here.  The weather has been my enemy as well...it's too cold to take Carter out most of the time.  The handful of times I have gone running so far have been with just Kili while Jamie watched Carter.  So for now I will run when I can and hopefully make it to the gym on the weekends.  I also bought the Insanity DVD's and I can't wait to start those!!!  Jamie got back into the gym this morning, so it helps that both of us are working towards the same goal.  I will keep you posted with our progress...wish us luck!!

Valentine's Day

Ahhh, Valentine's Day....I love this holiday!!   Not sure why I like it so much, but I do!  Thankfully I have a wonderful husband that knows how much I love this holiday, and he never fails to surprise me with amazing gifts!  This year I was surprised with a beautiful bracelet.  My new bracelet has topaz stones all around it which is Carter's birthstone, so sweet!!!  Jamie and I normally go out to a nice dinner to celebrate, but since we have little man with us this year we are celebrating at Mellow Mushroom :)  I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day...even if you hate this holiday, I hope you have a great day!

My beautiful gift from my amazing husband :o)

My little Prince Charming (thanks for the shirt Chris!)

Carter loves Valentine's Day too!

2 Months Old

Carter Rollins was 2 months old on 2/7/2011!  He is doing great, and growing like he should.  At his doctor appointment he weighed 12 lbs and he was a little over 23 inches long...big boy! He has almost doubled his birth weight.  He is in the 75th % for height and weight and the 25th % for his head size...big belly and little head :o)  He is still waking up to the world, and he is getting more playful everyday.  He loves to smile and laugh now which melts my heart every time.  He really is developing a little personality, and he is so fun to be around.  Definitely a happy baby and we love spending time with him.  I still have another month before I have to go back to work so we get to spend lots of time together.  All 4 of us (Kili included) are heading to the beach at the end of the month for one last vacation before my maternity leave ends.  Driving to FL with Carter and Kili should be interesting...wish us luck!  Here are some of Carter's likes and dislikes at 2 months old:

Likes:
Sleeping on his tummy
His swaddle blanket (he will sleep through the night as long has he is swaddled)
The activity mat
Bath time
His swing, finally!
Being held...his favorite place to be is still in my arms
His car seat...I even put him in there when we are home so he will fall asleep
Eating...obviously
His mobile...he loves to lay in his crib and watch his mobile go back and forth

Dislikes:
Putting his hat on....he likes to wear them, just not put them on
Getting buckled in the car seat....he likes being in there, but doesn't like to buckle in
Napping....he doesn't normally nap very long during the day

Now for the pictures, enjoy:

Sleeping on the couch....so peaceful :)