10 weeks

Today our boy is 10 weeks old and I have exactly 9 weekdays left of maternity leave. I am going to miss this little boy so much. Good news is we found a wonderful nanny through our nanny service. I was able to narrow the search and Justin met both ladies that I really liked. He pretty much made the final decision based on experience. Corvetta is her name. She has nannied for several families for years at a time, she has a degree in child care and ran a daycare in her home for a few years too. I am checking her references now and hopefully she can start next week to give me a little time away so I can get used to the idea of leaving Jack.

Sweet Jack is getting bigger and bigger. Chatting up a storm, which is the highlight of my day. That and our afternoon naps together. He's the best snuggler! Below was a particularly fun chat session...

Here is the video...

Last week, I thought he was going to drop one of his feeds (either the 1am or 4am) but no dice. He has been up like clock work for both. I don't mind at the time, but it certainly catches up with me when he's ready to get up at 7am :) I like our nighttime rendezvous when I pick him up out of his crib and he immediately stops crying, like he was calling me and then he'll grunt and coo at me as if to thank me for rescuing him. So, so sweet and I'll miss that so much when he finally is sleeping through the night. But, I do have to say, I'm nervous about how I am going to cope with this lack of sleep when I go back to work. They tend to frown on afternoon naps. This week I got an ear impression in my arm after one of our naps :)

This week Justin has been working very late nights which has been tough. We cant wait until this project is over! We've also been considering the possibility of moving away from Charleston. As much as we love it here, we are very isolated from family and don't want Jack to miss out on being able to grow up near grandparents. Plus Justin thinks that being in Columbia will be better for his career. I am going to start looking to see what jobs are in the area. If it's meant to be, then God will just pave the way for us.

I'm not sure why, but this week we have had several diaper blow outs. He is still fitting them well so I don't think it is time to move to size 3 but it has definitely made for more laundry. This morning the blow out was all in our bed. :) Morning thunder we call it.

He is still a happy baby and does very well in public. Justin and I got to enjoy a nice dinner at Rita's on Folly Friday night. Jack snoozed away and when he woke up, he just enjoyed checking out his surroundings until we finished up. Yesterday at the DMV, he was awake for the whole trip and didn't make a peep.

The weather here is gorgeous! Spring is in the air! Can't wait for Easter!!