We're still alive...

Grrr! I haven't been able to find time to blog lately, so forgive me for being long-winded.

Things are going great with Emma. She is doing so awesome at daycare. Kim, the lady who watches her, says she hardly ever fusses and plays all day. There is another baby named Violet that is 2 weeks older than Emma. It's kinda freaky because they look SO much alike. So much so, Violet's dad tried to take Emma home with him by mistake!

Emma is now a total champ at grabbing toys and chewing on them now. She loves to grab on to anything she can get her hands on and then proceeds to slobber (sp?) all over it. A bib is part of her every day attire do to the constant stream of spit running down her chin. She doesn't seem to mind, though.

Kevin is having a really busy semester. We had kinda hoped that this last semester was going to be easy in comparison to the others but it's not looking like that will be the case. He has been at the hospital for last 9 days straight working/doing clinicals. I think he's going to need a vacation when May rolls around.

Work is going pretty well for me. I am hanging in the wait right now for an evaluation and potential raise/promotion. I'm hoping to find out more about that any day now. I'm still working on getting some sort of routine down.

We finally got to meet with Parents as Teachers tonight. It was fabulous and I'm so glad we signed up. Our parent educator will be coming back to see Emma in May. She's also going to bring me a bunch of brochures to hand out at Jordan Valley about P as T so that we can give it to our patients, so that will be awesome.

In other news, please keep our friends Joel and Misty in your prayers. Misty is pregnant with a baby girl due in April but has recently been put on bed-rest. This is going to be a long wait for them.

I hope all is well with everyone. I will try to get on here a little more often. Cheers!!!

I need a maid

Before I went back to work I was feeling pretty awesome because I was super woman. I kept our house clean, ran most the errands, played with the baby all day, caught up on some reading, and even made dinner most nights. I had developed a great routine that allowed me to get everything done and life was grand.
My home now currently looks and feels like a pig pen. I don't know how people do it; how some people do the career thing, the Mom thing, and the domestic Goddess thing. Maybe I'll get a new routine down...

Emma is starting to master the art of grabbing and chewing on toys. She has been sucking on her fists a lot too. It's so amazing to watch. When we put a toy in front of her she locks her eyes on it. You can tell she's really concentrating and getting excited. Her arms will sort of twitch at her sides for a minute, as if she's trying to remember how to reach. Then, it clicks, and both arms come forward and together and she experiences victory. You can really see the satisfaction in her face. What a blessing to witness.

Back to Work

Today was my 2nd day back to work. Things have went smoother than I anticipated, for the most part. All of my co-workers missed me and were happy to welcome me back. All the patients I work with seem happy to see me again, too. It's nice to know you were missed.

It has been hard leaving Emma. I'm not even going to go into the details, but it sucks. I miss her and think about her all day. Luckily, I have been able to visit her on my lunch breaks.

I need to work on time management and get a set routine down. I'm used to having all day to do things and now I'm having to fit work and Emma/Kevin time in. I'm very tired. As I'm writing this I'm thinking, "You really should be in bed right now." Hopefully my blogging won't fall behind because I really enjoy it.

Happy Friday to everyone!

Here's one of my favorite pictures of Emma; it's such a funny face.