life with bambino

have just flown by....he grows and changes everyday and everyday its truly amazing (and i wont lie....also hard and frustrating at times). I was laid off at the end of june and since then i've been a stay at home mom. its always been my dream to be a stay at home mom, but wow, it sure is more work than i ever thought it would be. finding time for myself isnt very easy. but i love that little guy more than i ever thought i could love anything!

baby milestones: smiles at everything, giggles, laughs out loud, rolls from back to tummy and tummy to back, he loves standing, splashing, grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth, i put him down on his play mat with toys all around him and he moves 180 degrees and grabs and throws toys, has been eating oatmeal cereal for 3 weeks and is becoming a pro (now twice a day).

there is just so much to say....and i dont know what else to say!

jackjacks 4 month portraits

wedding fun

bambinos love baffs

first time he ate oatmeal

first hike in the jackpack

first big boy swing

drinkin from a sippy cup with no help

lunchtime nap wif daddy

nikis booties

scout lovin

quack quack

jump jump jump

hike in santa cruz

readin his favorite book

since ive updated on life and life with baby jack. at his two month dr appointment, he was 20.5 inches and 10 pounds! he has almost doubled his birth weight in two months, that lil monster. he got his first round of shots and i cried my eyes out :( and he did too. soo soo sad.

i went back to work may 17th after a short 9 weeks. my job has no maternity leave compensation, so i had used up the 6 weeks i had accumulated in sick and vacation days and then took off another 3 weeks unpaid. i thought i would get to bank on paid family leave time, but when i was denied, i found out my employer doesnt pay into disability. big bummer. less time home on leave than i planned (12 weeks) but sooo glad jack came the day before i was supposed to start maternity leave (3 weeks early) so i didnt waste any of the precious full pay days i had banked.

enjoying my last day of maternity leave

the first day back to work felt terrible. well, it was the leaving that felt terrible. i cried all the way there. i called bry crying. texted my sister and mom about how the baby was doing. i thought to myself, i cant believe i didnt cherish each moment i was on leave with him, even those crazy frustrating moments. but, i much enjoyed interacting with adults again, bragging about jack and labor and being a mother. it was nice to see familiar faces and spaces. it felt even better to know baby was home with my mom and sister in my house :) each day got easier and easier.

my first day back to work before grandma came

a baby update on my second day of work

its my forth week back at work. i work form home mondays, mom comes over and watches jack with emily tues, wed, and thurs. somedays she brings over my brothers in the afternoons. friday daddy stays home with baby (or rather, takes baby all over running daddy errands). in 2 weeks im getting laid off and im excited for the new beginnings. recently bry got a promotion and benefits for us, and thats a big relief, considering were about to loose my awesome ones.

friday excursion with daddy


first time seeing the turtle, they are not friends.

hmm, maybe

visiting mommy at work

watchin aunty em graduate

the last three weekends we have been on the road. jack has been to covelo twice, san luis obispo for work and to andy and rosies wedding in sebastipol. hes an angel on the road, and its a good thing since daddy and i love traveling and driving!