Where have we been?

I'm taking a break from blogging for a while. A lot going on, and I'm not inspired to write/blog.

Happy 2010!

I can't believe it's almost of the middle of January already. Wow, time is flying by. And, I don't seem to have much of it these days....time, that is. So, here is what has been going on in a very condensed form. For more pics, see my facebook page.

We have had several family parties over Cowboys games, as they are now in the playoffs. Kent got his own jersey from his Texas grandparents for Christmas. So he has been looking like the avid Cowboys fan. His Aunt Amanda enjoys playing with him whenever she can.

We celebrated Christmas with Kyle's family last weekend. Kent enjoyed his new toy cell phone in this picture. Anything that makes sound and music he absolutely loves.

To celebrate Christmas with our Texas family, we enjoyed a delicious brunch at Billy & Paula's. Even Kent made the picture this year. Grandmother Rhodes wasn't feeling very well that day, so she wasn't there. But she was missed. We love you and hope you get to feeling better soon!

On New Year's Day we got together with the Hastings family at Brett & Amanda's house. It was a lot of fun to catch up with this great group of people who are like family. Hastings, we love y'all and look forward to the next time we are together!

Happy 2010, everyone! I need to go, Kent is calling (or should I say fussing) my name!

Christmas 2009

We just got back from a fun trip to visit our Ohio family for Christmas. As you can imagine, there are a TON of pictures capturing little Kent's first Christmas, which I'm not going to take the time to upload to blogger. So if you are my friend on facebook, that is what I would recommend looking at for more pics.

Here is a picture at my Grandma Teeter's house of all of us Collins/Rhodes together for a family pic. It was so fun hanging out with mom, dad, Kristen, Tim & Julie. Kent did all kinds of fun tricks for them, and was a joy to be around.


Here is a picture of Great-Grandpa & Great-Grandma Teeters with us and Kent on Christmas Eve. It is a tradition for my grandparents to come over for a special Christmas Eve dinner every year at my parent's house. Over the years mom has prepared some delicious meals, which are fun memories to talk about to this day. This year she made a roast turkey, Grandpa Collins' sausage dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls, and baked alaska for dessert. Yum!

Here are all of the "kids" (as my parents would say) on Christmas morning, with the addition of Kent. Don't we look cute in our new pajamas from my mom? (another tradition: mom buys us all new pajamas on Christmas Eve, which we open in a gift. This way, the pictures of us on Christmas morning actually look good instead of us being in old ratty pajamas).

A Rhodes Family picture in front of the tree on Christmas Eve. Kent kind of has a smile, which is the best we can do for now. Our camera flashes are just too slow for this fast guy.

Aunt Julie & Uncle Tim being the proud aunt & uncle on Christmas Eve. They had such a fun time with little Kent, along with Aunt Kristen.

What a blessing it was to be able to travel to Ohio for Christmas. We didn't get snow on Christmas day (but Dallas did...weird!), but did get some snow a few days later, which was beautiful.

Hope everyone else out there had a blessed Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Wow, I can't believe it's the 21st of December already! Where did the month of December go? I look at our calendar over the past few weeks of various holiday events with friends and family, and can't help but enjoy this time of the year in the midst of all of the craziness.

Paula added a link to this blog in her post today (www.paularhodes.com), so she motivated me to update a post on my own blog as well.

This month our little Kent turned 6 months old. Time really is flying by fast watching him grow up. I really am enjoying him more & more now that he is awake & happier for longer stretches of time. He loves to do all kinds of tricks...sucks on his toes, rolls over both ways, is almost sitting up (right now sitting by being propped), makes a spitting noise with his mouth, and smiles/laughs at Pepper the dog. I don't know what it is about Pepper, but Kent will smile/laugh the most at our dog!

This past month I weaned Kent from breastfeeding, which became more & more difficult while I was working. My goal was to make it 6 months, which I did. The combination of working, Kent having a bottle at the daycare most days, Kent getting a bad cold/stuffy nose, and his mommy's milk supply decreasing just made it easier to wean. He is doing great on the cheap formula from Target, which I'm thankful for, and is pretty much over his reflux issues....thank you God! He has been eating rice cereal for the past few weeks, and just this past Saturday we started him on vegetables. He loves his carrots so far and much prefers to eat them over his rice cereal.

He is still sleeping well at night, sleeping around 10 hours at night during the week, and 11-12 hours at night on weekends. The reason he doesn't sleep as well during the week is because he doesn't get good naps at the daycare and the daycare doesn't follow babywise, but we have found a system that seems to work as best it can in the current situation. I'm just glad he sleeps through the night & to have some type of routine to follow that works for me and for Kent.

I'm thinking Kent is starting to cut his first tooth, so we'll see how that goes over the coming weeks/months.

Here is a picture from the North Davis church Christmas musical. Kent was asked to be baby Jesus, and I was asked to be mother Mary. Here we are in our costumes the day of the musical. Kent did well for the practice, but not so hot during the actual performance. It was his naptime and he cried/fussed the whole time. I ended up using a pacifier on stage to get him to be quiet, which everyone at church found rather humorous! Many people commented "I don't think Mary had a pacifer" after the show, but I believe pacifiers were created to be used at this day in time. So it was pretty fun to be a part of that show.

That's about our life in a nutshell right now. I'm hoping to be able to blog more after the holidays when things will hopefully slow down some. Probably the best way to stay in touch with our lives is to be our friend on facebook, as pictures are easier to upload to that website than blogger.

Many blessings to everyone for a Merry Christmas!

November 2009 Ohio Grandparents Visit

Mom and dad came to visit from Ohio this past weekend. Actually, mom flew in last week on Tuesday to spend a few days with Kent by herself while I went to work. She enjoyed every minute with her little grandson. Here are a few pics from our time together.

Dad flew down on Friday and enjoyed the weekend with us. The weather was great, and we all just enjoyed watching Kent do all of his "tricks." He turns 5 months old tomorrow, crazy! Right now, he can put his feet in his mouth & curl up in a ball when laying on his back. He can also reach out & grab toys that are put in front of him. So he is getting more into toys & small rattles now. And, of course, everything has to go straight into his mouth where he drools all over it.

Here is a pic of Kent in his Sunday school class at church. I finally got around to bringing my camera to church and snapped a quick pic for the mems. It will be fun someday when Kent & all of his friends (Kyle, Addison, Nate, & Mackenzie) are older and we can look back at this picture. Such a sweet group of babies!

Here is documentation of Kent's trick of putting his foot in his mouth. Very talented, huh? :)

I'm thankful that mom & dad are taking the time to see Kent as he develops throughout his first year. What a blessing when they come to visit.

Happy Halloween!

Happy late Halloween, everyone! I can't believe it's already November...where did October go? Time has been flying by, at a very scary pace.

This past week everyone in transplant at work dressed up in 50's/Grease costumes for the annual fall festival. Since I was in Grease in high school and already had a pink ladies jacket left over from my costume in high school, I had a pretty easy costume. Kent wore a pumpkin onesie to daycare the day of the fall festival.

On Saturday night, we had the grandparents (yes, that is you Billy & Paula), aunt & uncle, and great-grandparents over to see Kent in his costume. He was a pea pod, which is highly appropriate for the child of a dietitian! (Thanks again, Jen, for letting me borrow this costume!)

We enjoyed a yummy fall meal of beef vegetable soup, cornbread, and pumpkin pie...yum! Then we played games while handing out candy to trick-or-treaters that came by our place that night.

We didn't get adventurous & go out around the neighborhood this year, but I have a feeling it will be different in the years to come as Kent gets older & figures out how much he likes candy.

Singing in the Car...

I think that my little Kent is going to be a singer someday, just like his mama. This morning in the car on our ride to work, I was singing along to a Zoe Group song. After a few minutes, I noticed that Kent was cooing to himself in the backseat to the tune of the song that was being played. He did this the entire way to work! I thought to myself, "I think he is singing in baby language!" He doesn't sing to all types/genres of music that are played, but he really does like the Zoe Group.

So there you go....our little singing Kent already, at 4 months old! Guess I'll need to video this sometime at home soon!

4 months old!

My little boy turned 4 months old this week....wow! At his 4 month check-up, he weighed 15 pounds and was 27 inches long. How is that for a big boy?

What's new with us? Well, honestly, we are in a pretty good routine at the moment. I have made a better adjustment at working full time and being a mom full time, and of course being a wife full time. Between doing all of these jobs, there is little time for much else lately.




Kent is now on a 4 hour feeding schedule, which he transitioned to pretty well last week. The daycare did an awesome job at working with me to get him transitioned, so thank you again!

So what is my day like on the 4 hour schedule? Here ya go, in case you are interested:

5:30am: mom wakes up, does BSF lesson, reads newspaper, drinks coffee, gets ready for the day
7am: wake up, feed Kent.
7:30-9am: playtime with Kent, keep him awake
9am-11am: morning nap
11-11:30am: feed Kent
11:30-1pm: playtime with Kent, keep him awake
1pm-3pm: afternoon nap
3pm: feed Kent
3:30pm-5:30pm: playtime with Kent, keep him awake
5:30pm-7:00pm: evening cat nap (he usually won't sleep the whole time). This is usually when I can fit in a workout. And no, I don't have much time to cook these days. Instead, I choose to workout. It's either workout or cook, and I choose to workout.
7:00pm: feed Kent
8:00pm: bedtime

What makes this schedule difficult? Well, church, for one. Don't get me wrong, but you see on here that church falls right smack dab in the middle of his morning nap. This is why he isn't the happiest baby at church at times. But I'm not going to just sit at home & wait for him to grow out of his morning nap & not go to church. So I end up dealing with a cranky baby most of Sunday, but such is life....ya know? Another thing that makes this schedule hard is doing much in the evenings. If we go out to eat, we usually go around 5:30pm, with all of the old people & people with kids. If we make plans with friends, the early bedtime can be a problem. So the schedule is great if you are at home, but not so great if you want to "go out." Sometimes this is when I end up doing the grocery shopping. This way, Kyle can have his alone time and I can get to the store without a huge crowd.

Life as a mom is wonderful & rewarding, but a definite adjustment. As you can tell, there isn't much time in my day to get things done. It may seem like that I have tons of time, but let me tell you...until you walk in my shoes, you will see the value of a few precious moments alone.

I haven't added solids to his diet yet, as I've heard it's pretty messy & to hold off as long as possible. Right now Kent is doing pretty well just on breastmilk, so this is what I'll plan on doing for now.

Here is a pic from a family trip to Fuzzy's taco shop in Ft. Worth. Billy & Paula had the Taken's, a family from Holland, visiting this week. Their son loves this place, so this is where we went. The fish & pork tacos are yum-o!

An updated pic of the #1 buckeye fan out there! Isn't he too cute for words?

I thought this pic was too cute....like father, like son. They both had the same fixated look on their faces while watching TV.

Thanks for all of your continued prayers for us as we continue to adjust to life as new parents. We are loving it, but can definitely say it's the hardest job we've both ever done...and, it never, ever stops!

Aunt Kristen Visit's, and Brett turns 26!

This weekend has been a lot of fun. My sister Kristen came to visit for a few days during her fall break. (Yeah, Harding actually has a fall break now! They didn't have this when I was a student. Oh well, better late than never). Anyway, we had fun spending time together & enjoying time with Kent.

Kristen watched Kent for me on Friday while I went to work, which was a treat for Kent not having to go to daycare. Thank you again, Kristen, for watching him! It was awesome to not have to load up my car with baby & his things for a day, especially on a day when it was cold & rainy outside. You are a great aunt!

On Saturday we went & had Kent's 3 month pictures made at a portrait studio. Let's just say it wasn't as fun as what we thought. It turns out that the studio ran an hour behind schedule. So even though I made an appointment for a time when I knew Kent would be happy/smiley, by the time they got to us an hour later, he was mad at the world. But I ended up staying because I went to all of the effort to get Kyle & myself picture-taking worthy, so we were going to get a family picture if my life depended on it. In the end, the pictures turned out ok, but I won't be a returning customer to this place anytime soon. It would also be nice to be able to get stuff like this done on a weekday, but that isn't possible right now since I'm working full time. So, I will just have to be happy going with the masses to get my baby's picture taken for now.

Today we celebrated Brett's birthday after church over a homemade pizza meal & the Cowboy's game. Kristen was able to join in the celebration before heading back on the road to Harding. We tried to get Kent to smile for our cameras. As you can tell, I still have a slow flash to my camera. Paula got a much better picture that I'm going to have to steal from her sometime soon.

The birthday Uncle Brett enjoyed playing with Kent, as well as Aunt Amanda.

Kent is also fascinated with the TV right now. It doesn't really matter what is on, he just stares at the TV when it is turned on. Baby Einstein holds his attention for about 20 minutes or so. Then he either gets mad or falls asleep. Today's Cowboys game kept his attention (this could be due to the fact that they won in overtime, so it was quite exciting!)

I have some pics to post from Grandmother Rhodes' birthday party last weekend, which will come soon. (I forgot my camera for this birthday celebration, so am in the process of getting them from Paula's camera to Kyle's computer to my computer to my blog). Gotta love digital technology!

Separation Anxiety?

I've been back to work full time for a month now. How is it going? Well, overall, as good as can be expected. I can tell you this--boy do I have a new appreciation to all of you moms out there who work full-time outside the home! Or single moms out there....wow, what a huge job! Some days I really enjoy being out doing my job as a RD. Other days all I want to do is be at home with my little boy.

At first it was nice to get out of the same 3 hour baby routine that I was running on all summer long. But now that my time is limited with my boy, I honestly do miss him. There isn't much time in the evenings to do what needs done to keep a house in working order, feed Kent, give him a bath, put him to bed, & then maybe have a few moments with Kyle or to myself. And I'm trying to stay in shape by fitting in a good run when I can, as well as my BSF lessons. (Yes, I did decide to continue with Bible Study Fellowship this year, at least for now. I need something to keep me in the Word everyday. So far I'm really enjoying the study of John this year).

If you haven't been updated about Kent's schedule, so far he is doing as well as can be expected with daycare & his routine. They are doing an excellent job at feeding him at the same times I do, and I can tell they really do enjoy Kent. He still doesn't sleep as well at daycare as he does at home, but it is slowly getting better. Most days he averages about 2 hours in napping total throughout the day at daycare....at home it is usually around 4 hours. So, as you can tell, by the weekend, Kent is definitely catching up on his sleep.

The past few days he has started to figure out that I'm leaving him for the day when I drop him off at daycare. He will look at his teacher, then at me, then give us both a pouty face & make a really cute mad face, then will start to cry....poor baby! I really should try to get a pic of his pouty face sometime soon, and should get a pic of his classroom at daycare so you can see where he spends his days Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm.

Thanks for all of your continued prayers for me at work, for Kent, & for Kyle. Blogging time is also limited these days, as you can imagine. But I fit in updates here & there when I can. I know that God doesn't give me anything He doesn't think I can handle, so I hold to this truth as I go about each new day. For now, I'll try not to worry about Kent's cute, but sad, separation anxiety.

Mom & Dad Visit Kent in September!

This past weekend mom & dad came to visit us.....or should I say, Kent? We just happen to be a bonus these days. My parents enjoyed every moment with their precious little grandson. It's crazy to think that he is 15 weeks old already.

Kent is definitely a more smiley baby & does better at being awake & happy.

On Saturday night we went to dinner with both sets of grandparents, who enjoyed watching their grandson sleep through the entire meal. We propped him up in his carseat in the booth, and after watching the lights for a while, he fell asleep.

This is a random picture that my mom said I had to document at some point, so it might as well be now. Here is my current supply of pumped breastmilk that is in my deep freeze. Yep, I have about 60, 5ounce bags ready to go! Boy do I feel like a cow....can you say "moo, moo?"

A family picture before going to church on Sunday morning. Our boy is getting more heavy everyday...I guess it has something to do with that milk he is drinking...see above picture. :)

Mom & dad with little Kent. We enjoyed our time together this past weekend. They are planning to come & visit in another month, so we are looking forward to it!

Thanks, mom & dad, for a fun visit! We love you!

Happy Birthday Paula!

We celebrated Paula's birthday out at PF Chang's this year. Billy made the night special through many thoughtful touches, like flowers for the centerpiece, reservations for the outdoor patio, and a yummy chocolate mousse cheesecake. It was a little chilly the night we celebrated (at least that's what Amanda & Paula tell me, I'm hardly ever cold...guess it comes from growing up in Ohio), but the restaurant had outdoor heating lamps that seemed to help.

We all enjoyed a yummy Chinese meal.

Kent, as you can see, slept through most of the meal after he had his dinner.

Grandmother & Granddad Herd enjoying the meal. Grandmother Herd loved the chopsticks & said they would make good tools in her flower arrangements at the village. Our waiter offered to let her have a few sets of chopsticks, but I don't think she ended up taking any.

Billy leading the singing of "Happy Birthday".

We love you, Paula! Glad we could be a part of your birthday. Thanks for making her birthday special, Billy. You do a great job at celebrating every moment!

Got the Sniffles...

There is some type of nasty cold going around here. It all started when I got a sore throat & lost my voice last week right before I started back at work. Then I developed a bad stuffy nose/cold this weekend. I prayed that Kent wouldn't end up with it, but it was kind of inevitable that he would catch the cold since he is nursing.

Kent did catch the cold, but is so far managing ok. Kyle & I being first time parents didn't know what we could do to help him when he woke up at 11:15pm on Monday night. (he usually sleeps from around 8pm to 7am now...thank goodness!) So I knew something was wrong when he woke up crying. Kyle did an awesome job as daddy calling the pediatrician's call service to get some help/guidance. Kent doesn't like saline drops or the bulb suction thing up his nose at the time you are doing it, but I can tell that it is helping. Poor baby! We also busted out the humidifier that I got as a baby shower gift. (It was honestly one of those things at Babies R Us that I just kind of added to the registry as an afterthought...boy am I glad I added it! How nice to not have to make a trip to the store in the moment!).

Now daddy Kyle also has caught the cold. Mine is still hanging around, but I'm slowly feeling better. So that's been what's up this week. Kent is doing better everyday at daycare, and the daycare is doing a better job at following his schedule. It is an adjustment to just have a couple of precious hours with my little boy in the evenings instead of all day, but I am thankful for every moment with Kent. And after Kent is in bed, it's nice to have some time for just Kyle & myself too. Speaking of, I need to stop blogging & go see my wonderful hubby.

Back to Work

So where have I been? Where have all of the blog updates gone? Don't worry, I haven't quit blogging yet. I just have started back to work this past Wednesday, so there just hasn't been time for much else after working all day.

Overall, I am glad to be back at my job. I love working in transplant. The work environment is wonderful, which is a huge blessing compared to other places I've worked in the past. I also love my coworker who is a minister's wife and a great support to me as a new mom. I owe her big time for taking up the slack for me while I was gone for 12 weeks. So thank you, Tanya!

The past 3 days of daycare have been an adjustment, but have gone about as well as can be expected, which I'm thankful. The workers at the daycare fill out a communication form everyday that they send home with me so I can get a glimpse of what Kent's day was like. For all 3 days, he got a "happy day" comment, which made me feel good. Yesterday Kent even participated in making an American flag in honor of 9/11 with his handprint! The form tells me things like what time they changed his diaper & what was in the diaper, what time he took a nap & for how long, what time they fed him & how much he ate. The first day they forgot to give Kent his reflux medicine, but did better after that. Kent also isn't sleeping well at the daycare (usually about 1 hour total all day, which makes for a very tired, cranky baby in the evenings) mainly because he has to sleep on his back (he sleeps on his belly at home). The daycare workers told me to go and buy a swaddling blanket that looks like a baby sleeping bag to try out next week, as they said he does sleep better on his back when he is swaddled. He just kicks off his blanket & wakes himself up. So I'm about to make another Babies R' Us run today. The daycare also doesn't understand Babywise, which I was kind of surprised about. It has taken a lot of communication on my part to stress to them the importance of following his feeding schedule, etc. One day this week they didn't follow the schedule, which made for a stressful evening for me because I didn't know what Kent needed. After talking with his teachers the next day, they did better. I dont' want to sound like a "OCD" mother, as I know I have to be a little flexible since they are caring for 7 other infants along with Kent. But at the same time, I am paying quite a bit for them to care for him.

So in summary, please pray that Kent will sleep better while at daycare and that the workers will do their best to follow his usual routine.

Another good thing happened just last night....Kent is sleeping longer at night now...hallelujah! This means that I have eliminated his 10pm feeding, aka "dreamfeed." So the last time I feed him is around 7-7:30pm, I give him a bath, then he is in bed around 8:30-9pm and doesn't wake up until 7am! This works out great since I am getting up earlier (5:30am) for work. The only thing I don't like about this earlier bedtime is that it makes it difficult to be out & about later at night or at a friend's house. I'm hoping to learn how to flex this around as I adjust to this new part of Kent's routine.

As for breastfeeding, I'm still able to manage in the mornings & evening while working. Kent so far hasn't rejected me after being fed from a pumped bottle at daycare, so I'm thankful. I'm going to try to keep up with this for as long as possible. Pumping at work is working out well, as my job is pretty flexible. I can pump either in my office or my nutrition consult room down the hall that has private bathroom, so the setup for pumping success is there. It is extra work & you do have to be pretty good at planning your day out in order to figure out when to pump, etc, but so far I've managed ok.

Thanks to everyone for your prayers as I adjust to returning to work, in addition to the never ending job of being the mother Kent needs.

Happy 92nd, Grandmother Herd!

92...wow! This past weekend, Grandmother Herd turned 92. We all celebrated her big day over a delicious Chinese-cuisine lunch prepared by Paula on Sunday.

Grandmother Herd requested for her birthday cake, a blueberry scone cobbler thing prepared by Paula. It was delicious, of course! For the recipe, I believe Paula will put it on her recipe website (www.salad-in-a-jar.com)

Despite turning 92, Grandmother Herd is really with it, and is a good example to me of how to not give up on learning new things. She is one of the few grandparents I know who can use a computer, operates a digital camera, emails, and makes greeting cards. She has a wonderful gift of arranging flowers, and cheers up the residents at her retirement community, Lakewood Village, with various flower arrangements on a daily basis. It's neat to see how God is continuing to use her to bring a smile to other's faces despite her age.

Paula has become quite the photographer lately. She even took a class at UTA for about 6 weeks to learn a few more tricks to make the food pictures on her website even more professional looking. It may be fun to get into photography myself in the future, but for now I'm more of just a "point & shoot" girl.

Posing for the camera before enjoying lunch on Sunday. We love you, Grandmother & Grandpa Herd! I know you read our blog, but don't know how to leave a comment. It's ok....the comment feature on this blog software is a bit tricky, so don't feel bad. We love you for at least reading our posts.

Aunt Amanda & Uncle Brett enjoyed watching Kent at the birthday party on Sunday. Kent was quite the social butterfly over lunch, and is getting more entertaining.

I think the next family birthday party is Paula's, so watch for it soon. She claims that she doesn't want a birthday party, but whatever...Paula, we are going to do something to celebrate, so there!

Have a blessed day, everyone! We love you, Grandmother Herd!

10-11 week old cutie!

It's hard to believe that Kent turned 11 weeks old yesterday! Man has this summer gone fast. It's also hard to believe that I'll be going back to work in less than a week. I'm praying that my dietitian brain will kick into gear, that I have forgotten everything I know.

As for some Kent updates, at his 2 month check-up last week, he was 13 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 25 inches long....a BIG boy! His reflux is managable, but some days are still better than others when it comes to eating. The biggest headache that we are dealing with is that the daycare we are putting him in won't put babies to sleep on their stomachs unless they have a doctor's note. Well, Kent's pediatrician wouldn't write a note. So I tried putting Kent on his back for his naps 1 day last week. Let's just say, it didn't go well....he didn't get any naps the entire day and would scream the entire time he was on his back. So I've switched back to his stomach & decided to let the daycare deal with this problem. I have a feeling that they may need to make an exception to this ridiculous rule. (I know, I know....sleeping on the back is supposed to be safer, prevent SIDS. But I think you have to consider the whole baby...and Kent is a BIG boy who holds up his head well.....I think his risk of suffocating himself is considerably lower). Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox about that.

So most days this week I'm just enjoying every moment with my little boy. After 11 weeks, I am definitely in love with him. I can see how moms grow more in love with their kids the longer they have kids. Being a mom is so wonderful & is one of God's greatest blessings. That little smile that he gives me when he wakes up in the morning, even when I am tired and want to keep sleeping, is well worth waking up for.

Last week Kent & I went to lunch at a friend Staci's house with Grandma Paula. Staci's boys, Brody & Barrett, loved watching Kent. I have a lot to learn about motherhood, and can tell Staci will be a great help when I'm stumped about something. Staci, thanks so much for the help you have already been!

I also had to capture a picture of what Kent looks like (the fascinated look) when he watches a Baby Einstein DVD. I told myself that I wouldn't be this mother (and most days I don't put him in front of the TV), but on this particular day last week when he was really fussy, I stuck him in his bouncy seat, and turned on the Lullaby Time Baby Einstein. Immediately, he got calm & was fixated on the TV.

I love this picture of Kent in his "cool dude" shades. Such a sweetie!

This outfit is from Kent's Aunt Kristen. It's a 3-6 month outfit, so my boy is growing fast....so fast that some outfits he is only wearing once or twice before he outgrows them!

Please keep us in your prayers as we make the transition of me going back to work & Kent going to daycare this coming week. It isn't going to be easy, and I pray not to have to work full-time forever. But in the present circumstance, I'm thankful for the job I have, for the daycare that is right on site at the hospital for me to see my little boy whenever I want during the day.

Kyle is continuing to stay busy with his business, is getting closer to having his website up & ready. God is good, is continuing to provide for us in His own way & time. Thanks for all of your prayers & support.