Back to Work!

Well yesterday was my first day back to work....it was not easy but I made it through the 13 hours without Jace. The charge nurse gave me a very nice and busy assignment which made it go by fairly fast! Jace got to spend the day with my mom since she doesn't start school until after Labor Day. Jace just starting using his voice a lot more than he has! I was on my way home from work and Mike had me on speaker phone...he was talking back to me like crazy (in baby talk of course!)

Jace has this new thing for needing to feel secure...he holds onto his blanket, toys, or even the side of the swing :)

 He has grown to 24 inches long and 12 pounds! Almost doubling his birth weight already by 3 months!

This is a preview of his 3 month photos! I am excited to see more!

 

I will be learning to adjust between work and school and having time with Jace these next few weeks but am looking forward to Thanksgiving time so I will be almost done with classes and can just focus on work and being a mom!

Remembering Uncle Rich

Our Uncle Rich passed away Saturday the 18th of August. It was unexpected so I think it was a little shocking for the family. I have some good memories with Uncle Rich being at the farm because I babysat McKenzie and Madison for a few summers. He was always great to us and would bring us Slurpee's from Burger King and a lot of times he would bring McDonald's french fries because the girls were addicted to them when they were little (they were always large or super sized!) I know he will be missed by his family but there are many great memories to hold on to. At his memorial we were able to catch up with family members and celebrate his life. There were many great stories told, and laughter shared. My favorite memory of Uncle Rich is when I walked out to the pole barn while babysitting the girls one day and he was out there tanning in his bathing suit...not what I expected to see :) The following is some photos from the dinner!

First we start off with Cousin Sheila holding Jace

These are the newest additions to the family...

Ben is almost 3 months, Caroline is 2 weeks, and Jace

who is 2 and 1/2 months.

Caroline was so awake :)

                                                     Sheila had the magic touch!

                                                  Finally, Great, Great Aunt Sheila holding Jace!

It was a unfortunate event, but created a time for our family to come together and share old memories and make new ones. We love you and will always remember you Uncle Rich!

Shots!

Today was a rough one! Jace had to get his 2 month shots :( I was not impressed that because we have private insurance that we are not able to get the combo shots and he had to be poked 4 separate times! He was extra crabby tonight....but I gave him some Tylenol and now he is sleeping fairly soundly. I am hoping that he will continue to sleep through the night and be better by tomorrow!

Hello!

We are new to the blog world....I had a course in grad school last semester that encouraged the use of blogging and two of my cousins use a blog, so I figured why not try it! I will start with our current life situation...I am a nurse and my husband is the foreman of a steel and concrete company. We just had our first baby, a boy that we named Jace in May. I have been working on my Master's degree since 2009 and will have it finished in May of 2013. I have two weeks left of maternity leave and will be struggling these next few months with working, trying to finish school, and learning how to juggle all of this with being a fairly new mommy!

These are two of my favorite photos of Jace! He is 10 weeks old and now smiling, cooing, rolling over, and he just found his hands this week! I did not realize how much fun you have with a newborn! I am not looking forward to going back to work in a few weeks because I am nervous about having Jace go to daycare and being away from him for 12 hour shifts. I will try to work through Christmas and then decide from there what is best for us as far as me working! (Can you tell that I have the mind set that I need to be a stay at home mommy?!) We are glad to become part of the blogging world!