Ive been back at work now for 1 week of half days and 2
weeks of full days. It’s certainly been an adjustment but we’re all doing well.
Gavin hasn’t missed a beat and for that I’m very thankful. He is still is just
a sweet, happy boy. He makes the sweetest sounds these days and does his best
to mimic whatever silly sound his Mommy
or Daddy are making. I can’t even believe he is about to be 4 months old. Seems
just yesterday we were preparing for his arrival. He still loves his hands and
will sometimes stick his fingers so far into his mouth he chokes himself. He also has made a habit
out of giving us a really good cry after every feeding. Don’t worry, he isn’t hungry,
we aren’t starving him, he just really likes to feed so he briefly gets upset
when it’s over. Have to admit it kind of makes me chuckle. He still isn’t rolling
over which worried his Mommy for about 1 minute, but I read up on 3 month
milestones and he does everything perfectly so I’m not worried he isn’t quite
rolling over yet. He is very close and rocks feverishly back and forth but hasn’t
quite made it over yet. He is so strong and when he kicks his feet at me, he
often catches me just right and it takes my breath away. I’ve debated over
starting some solids at 4 months but I think Im going to hold off until 5 or 6
months. I figure why rush it. We also tried having him move out of his rock ‘n
play sleeper and sleep flat in his bed. Let’s just say he isn’t a fan and didn’t
sleep as well so we’re going to leave him where he is for another few weeks. We’ll
try again. He also is still being swaddled. He is so long we have to swaddle
him with his feet out but he loves having his hands close to his body. It’s the
signal/routine for him to signify sleep and there seems to be nothing wrong
with continuing to swaddle his arms so that’s another thing we’ve put off
changing for awhile. He still very much has the startle reflex and without his
arms swaddled he knocks himself in the face and immediately wakes himself up.
Not fun for anyone.
Ally’s school year and volleyball are wrapping, at least for
now. We’re in the midst of the end of season tournament and for the first time
they made it to the 2nd round. Cant wait to see them play Saturday
morning. As they’ve gotten more competitive my level of excitement has also
increased. Next year she will get to try out for the school’s volleyball team
so we will spending some extra time this summer trying to get ready. We have a
few camps and clinics lined up for her. She is getting so big, its unbelievable
to think I remember when she entered kindergarten and now she’s going to be a 7th
grader next year! WOW!
We’re ready for the summer. Excited that my Mom’s apartment
is right down the street which means there is an accessible pool right down the
street!
Ive been picking up my running over the last week. My goal
is to run a ½ marathon sometime during the fall so I have to make a concerted
effort to bump my mileage up. I ran a 5k twice this week. According to my
training schedule it says I need to run 4 miles this weekend. We’ll see!
