1. What. A. Week.
This week was teacher work-week in Baldwin County and I worked each day getting things ready for my substitute and Homecoming. It was a major deal to get myself and two kids out the door each day by 7, but there was only one day where we ran a little (5 minutes) late. I was pretty proud of myself, although it took major preparations on my part --- up at 5AM, bags packed the night before, and some major morning teamwork between RA and myself. Hoping these next weeks at home don't negate all the training I did this week so that when I am back at work our mornings are still fairly calm.
2. Hand sanitizer --- I might as well bathe in it. There are bottles of it all over my house, in my bags and in the car. My hands are so dry from using it so much this week, but I am super nervous about JE picking up any from my school or RF's school.
3. JE was a CHAMP this week at work with me. We stayed at the school until about lunchtime each day and while we were there he hung out in the sling (best invention ever). He slept a good deal and would occasionally let out a little squawk when he was hungry.
4. Growth spurt for JE, I think. He's been super hungry the past few days and has been eating non-stop. We have our 1-month appointment on Wednesday so we'll see how much weight and length he has gained in the past two weeks.
5. I've felt much better, emotionally, this week. I think getting out of the house each day helped keep me from dwelling on how overwhelming adjusting to two kids has been. Although, I'm still not feeling 100% from the mastitis. I'm still on antibiotics and am hoping that things get better soon.
6. I'm a sucker for a good card. I love getting to set-up our Christmas cards each year and birth announcements are super special for me, too.
7. Weekends are so much fun with all of us home all day, but they are also exhausting…absolutely exhausting. RF didn't have a good day on Saturday - he was super fussy all day - which made the day even more exhausting. Hopefully we will soon get into more of a routine on the weekends like we have during the week. Right now it's pretty much a free for all as we try and recover from the week and get ready for the upcoming week. Maybe these next few weeks at home for me will allow me to develop more of a weekend routine…we shall see.
8. Love, love, love all three of my boys. Each day there are dozens of moments that I could write about where they amaze me. I'm so thankful that I get to be RA's wife and mama to RF and JE. Super, super thankful today.
Four weeks old today...
I promise this photo is not proof of a child labor issue.
RF loves brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners. RA decided to clean the porch, but RF took over and did it himself. He was busy for 45 minutes and had a meltdown when we told him it was time to go inside for dinner. Silly little boy… :-)
Saturday afternoon in the Hawk house...
Sunday morning in the Hawk house…a messy, messy little boy...
JE says, "Life is good."
