Uninspired

It's been fairly quiet around here lately. And I've been rather uninspired, hence the lack of posts. Here are a few random thoughts to get you up to speed:

• I've been thinking a lot about my return to work. March 9. I'm ready to go back. Although I'm not at all ready to leave Jackson. Is it possible to feel both of those emotions at the same time? In preparation for the big day I've purchased all of the items we need to provide Holly (diapers, bottles, pacifiers, etc.). We've also started a new feeding routine. Jackson now gets 1 formula bottle every night from his Daddy. While they have a little "guy time" I pump a bottle to freeze for later. I've been visiting with several of my working mom friends who successfully breastfed (or more accurately, pumped a crazy amount of milk) after returning to work. My goal is to get Jackson to 6 months with breast milk. I think we'll make it.


• I finally joined Facebook. I've been declining requests from several friends and colleagues for months, but this week I caved. My sister got an e-mail from one of my closest childhood friends. We have not been in touch since HS and she was looking for me on facebook but found Nikki instead. I immediately e-mailed her and then joined facebook. She is one of the few people from my HS days that I was truly thrilled to hear from and would love to continue a relationship with. So far, I'm liking it. Although, when I return to work something will have to give. There aren't enough hours in the day to work full time, be a decent mom and wife plus keep up with blogging and now facebook too! I guess it's a balancing act I'll just have to figure out.


• Old Navy rocks. I popped in on a whim Sunday to find the baby boy clearance rack was an additional 50% off. I bought Jackson 2 outfits, 2 pair of pants and 5 shirts for just under $20. After taking inventory of his closet, I've decided I'm going back tonight to pick up some more items in larger sizes. And for the record, I walked right past these super cute trench coats that I really wanted. It's all about the kid now.


• Speaking of the kid...Jack is growing and changing so quickly. He smiles at me every day and tries to mimic me by "talking" back when I make sounds. He has yet to laugh out loud, although he does that in his sleep sometimes. It's adorable. When awake he is extremely alert and studies everything around him. Especially faces. He is also able to entertain himself a bit more - meaning, he will occasionally sit in his swing or bouncy seat or watch his mobile for more than 2 minutes at a time. He still wants to eat pretty much every 3 hours so we're usually up twice a night. He goes back down easier though so I get at least 2 hour sessions of uninterrupted sleep (as uninterrupted as possible for a new mom with an infant 3 feet from her bed). He is pure joy.

I'll close with a couple of photos. Jack was dressed for game day on Saturday, but was not in the mood for pictures.

And here he is crashed out...can you believe how big he has gotten?