Daddy Diary April 14, 2010

Happy Birthday!
Today is TJ's uncle's birthday. Joey Martin is 36 today.
Congrats to him. ((He's dunking me in the ocean in the picture.))
I haven't written in a while, but not for good reason.
I have been busy at work and it keeps me away from the blog.
Our "normal" routine is officially taking affect tomorrow and I think it is affecting Mom more than anyone. Lesley has been back to work for 6 days now and on Thursday she will be dropping TJ off at the Kinder Care center down the street.
TJ will do half days for a while at day care.
It's gonna be tough.
On his parents.

Li'l Chatterbox

Well, I know that it comes as a shock to everyone... but our son loves to "talk!" He must take after his Mom AND Dad! :) He'll just sit there and coo, smile, and babble. He talks to us, his dancing bears mobile, the monkeys on his pack and play... pretty much everything! It's so much fun.

And... it's so much more difficult to leave him while he's getting into his fun stages. We survived my first week back to work... barely. :) TJ did OK. It was hard for him -- he didn't eat well or sleep well with Mommy gone. But yesterday he did much better. The first day wasn't as bad as I thought. It was exciting to be back and see everyone, but I missed him so much. When I got home that night, he woke up a little and a giant smile spread across his face. It melted my heart. As the week went on, it actually got more difficult to leave him. It didn't help that there was major breaking news my second night producing... and I worked a 40 hour week in just four days!

This past weekend Daddy went to California for Li'l Joe's baptism, so TJ and Mommy had lots of quality time together. I soaked up every moment, and while we missed Daddy... it was fun having the li'l man all to myself! Daddy brought back TJ his first set of Mickey Mouse ears, and I must say... he's the cutest Mouseketeer ever! :)

I was a little worried about his sleeping schedule being off last week with me going back to work, so I did some reading and got hooked by Johnson's Bedtime Bath promotion. Giving him a bath, massage and quiet time before bed is "clinically proven to give your baby a better's night sleep." Not my baby! He played during the massage instead of relaxed... and they he played until 1 a.m.!!! We're learning every day that TJ is not a typical baby, and that he has a mind of his own!

Monday was tough going back to work, but TJ had a much better day eating and sleeping, so that makes me feel better. Our next big challenge comes later this week when TJ goes to day care. Mommy knows she's going to cry all the way to work Thursday!

TJ loves blowing bubbles... and playing with his puppy dog from Auntie Angie. Here a few cute pics.

A New Chapter...

Tomorrow, Mommy starts a new chapter -- one as a working mom. I know I'm not the first woman to work a full-time job and be a mother, but it's a first for me, and I'm nervous about how it's all going to work. I'm pretty sure I'll cry all the way to work tomorrow, and I'm cross my fingers all will go well!

I'm more worried about me than I am about TJ. We've worked it out between me, Daddy and Grandma Reno that TJ won't have to go to day care this first week. So, I feel a little better about that.
It was a weekend of firsts for our little man. Saturday night, the family took him to his first Nuggets game. Auntie Diane and Auntie Debbie had given us all tickets for Christmas, and it was a fun night out. TJ did awesome. It was so much fun watching him take in all the sights and sounds of the game. He made it partway through the 3rd quarter before he was done. Then, he slept 5 hours last night!
Today we had a great time celebrating TJ's first Easter. Grandpa & Grandma got him his very first Easter basket full of goodies... Auntie Angie gave him a fun book, and Mommy and Daddy spoiled him with books and an Easter bunny. We had fun reading his books and cuddling this evening... one last night the whole family will be together for bedtime.

We have two new members of our family this week. Our cousins Greg & Irena welcomed a baby girl, Isabella Carmen, on Friday. And, my nephew and his girlfriend welcomed a little girl, Kyah, on Saturday. Congratulations to everyone!!!

We hope everyone had a happy Easter... and here's to a new chapter for our family!