Back to work :(

It's day 2 of being back at work and I can't believe how much I miss the little guy! I hate thinking that I'm missing him grow up but I'm just trying to soak up every minute with him in the morning and evening. Luckily he's not too far away and, since I work from home, I can go see him him for a short period during the day if I need to, which I did yesterday but am restraining myself today. We were so fortunate to find Mrs. Rhonda, a sweet lady with empty nest syndrome who just wants to keep 2 babies. She's just a few neighborhoods over and loves to hug and cuddle Blake and the other little girl Mackenna, do storytime, tummy time, and take them on walks. She's already figured out that he loves to eat and be held. She is fantastic and it's so much easier for me to work knowing he's in her care and not at the daycare we had originally planned on.

We also went on our first roadtrip to Marshall to visit my family and Dubach to visit Randy's family. He did pretty well but we're still trying to get him used to the carseat. I couldn't really blame him for crying at times because Randy's 4Runner is about as bumpy as a kiddie rollercoaster and even I was annoyed. Most of all though he really just wanted to be held. I sat in the back with him some of the time and now that he can make eye contact it breaks my heart to see him stare at me with tears streaming down his face wondering why I won't pick him up.

Little B will be 3 months old this week. Crazy, just crazy! Here are some things he's doing now:

• He's found his hands, although he's not crazy about putting them in his mouth all the time. Seems like he knows they could be used for something good but hasn't totally figured it out yet.
• He's smiling and cooing a lot now which is lots of fun. I find it especially funny when he gets mad and every consonant he can work up comes stuttering out of his little mouth. He'll really let me have it!
• He LOVES to kick! Laying in his crib with the music and mobile turned on and kicking in is one of his favorite things. The other day he laid on the couch with us and kicked and talked for a whole hour!
• The biggest news is that he's finally enjoying tummy time! Maybe enjoying is a strong word. Tolerating is probably more fitting but we're getting about 5 minutes out of him now. For now, he enjoys it more on the Boppy than on a mat on the floor but we're making progress.
• We also introduced him to the Bumbo seat this week. He seemed to really like having a different viewpoint than either on his back or on our shoulder. He looks like a little old man enjoying his recliner. :)
• He made it through his first church service without crying. He fell asleep (in my arms of course) and remained that way the whole time.
• He's going up to 7.5 hours at night between feedings. He has his last bottle and goes down by 9 and then makes it until 3:30-4:30. Granted this has only happened the past 2 nights but I'm optimistic that it's going to continue.

Here's some pics taken over the past few weeks.
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