Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Happy boy Wednesday

As the title suggests, I have had the joy of having a very happy boy today. It is a completely different boy than I had on Sunday (the one who decided to scream at the top of his lungs the minute his dad walked out the door to the time he went to bed) and I am so thankful for that! I was even able to get a shower in this morning instead of having to wait until some point during the day when he decides to nap. I have been waiting for the moment when he can actually amuse himself for longer stretches of time so I can actually get stuff done around the house and not have to try to carry him around because he craves attention. One of the things we did today was have a good photo shoot. I got some pretty hilarious pictures that I just must share.

Sitting pretty for mom


Ode to feet discovery


Progression of "Boy does my rattle taste good!"





I have to enjoy this day while it lasts because it is my last Wednesday off before I have to go back to work full time next week. I really like not having to work full time and being able to have a day all to myself to bond with Karsten. I'm going to miss that!

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Adventures of a growing boy

Brice and I finally decided that it is time to retire all of the 0-3 month clothes and break out the 3-6 month items because, well, Karsten was getting to the point where he couldn't even straighten out his legs in his sleepers. It was kind of sad having to pack all of that stuff away because there was quite a bit of it that he didn't even wear that often. After going through the stash of clothing I realized that somehow, we have more 3-6 month clothes than we did 0-3....how did that happen? The only thing that I will have to buy yet is a couple of more sleep and play's since he only has a handfull in the bigger size.

As of lately, Karsten has decided that it is really fun to screech at the top of his lungs (fun for him, not so much for us when he decides to break out in screech while holding him on a shoulder). He also demands attention way more than he used to - We think he is learning that if he complains we'll come and get him (again, good for him, bad for us because the house really does need to get cleaned and he just will not let that happen). He has also really taken to drooling and spitting and has slobber everywhere at all times. I can put a new bib on him and within an hour it is completely slobbered on.

As I mentioned before, there is a new position at work that I applied for and had the first part (yes, I did say first) of my interview on Thursday and I have to say it was probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through. I now have to put together a mini-presentation that is due this week. I still don't know if I would actually take the position or not, I'm still not quite sure everything that it entails as nobody has told me. I do have to say though that if it is going to cut into my mommy time, the position isn't worth it. Being mommy is way more important to me now than working ever will be.

I have no new pictures to post. In my defense though, I've been trying to upload a video of Karsten but Blogger apparantly hates me!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The woes of a working mother

Last Monday was my first day back at work since being on leave and it was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I like the fact that life is getting back to normal and that I don't have to be mommy 100% of the time but that is when I miss it the most. I wish I could work part time so I could be home more often but I can't do that where I'm working now. It helps out that I didn't go back to work full time for February (I'm at home on my day off right now) but it doesn't help the feeling that I feel bad for not being here and missing out. Of course, on my first day back to work, Karsten decided he was going to completely roll over for the first time and I wasn't here to see it. Of course, ever since then, I've only witnessed this new trick a couple of times because he likes to do it for Brice when I'm not around. He still has not figured out how to sit up on his own but he does quite a few sit ups every day and I'm convinced that sitting up will soon follow. He's starting to figure out how to play with his toys and to enjoy playing by himself a little more so I don't have to keep him occupied all day, every day.

I have an opportunity at work to go up to a new position that would pay more (always nice now that we have to pay for daycare and to upgrade to a new family vehicle). I'm kind of glad I'm not interviewing for it until next week because my brain is still on vacation but it's waking up a little every day. It's hard being gone that long and then having to come back and do nothing but plug numbers all day!

Of course, a post would not be a post without a few pictures to brag :)