Thursday, October 30, 2008

Happy Pre-Halloween

This isn't my Halloween post, that will be after Halloween when I have all the fun pictures of Zack in his costume at his first Trunk or Treat! I'm very excited.
This is just an update post. Really not much is going on. Zack is adjusting well to being Babysat everyday by different people. And I think socially it's going to be good for him. He gets one on one time with his grandparents and a little play time with neighborhood friends. I've decided that 4 hour a day isn't too bad. By the time I start really missing him it's time for me to head home. I also like working some mornings and some afternoons. I think it's going to work out okay.
Last Saturday was my last BYU game. So I had to get a family picture of all us BYU fans. It's funny before meeting Bob I HATED BYU. There wasn't really any reason other then I liked to be add controversy. I wasn't a fan of Utah either. Go Weber State! And even the first few year of being married I tolorated BYU for Bob but the past year or two I have become a fan. And it's not because they are winning, I don't jump on bandwagons. Mostly I was being supportive of Bob and his favorite teams, so they grew on me. I love going to the game and I can't wait to take Zack to them! With Bob as his Dad he's going to see so many sporting events! Oh yeah and the reason that this is my last game is because the last home game (Nov 6th) I have a all day Scout thing that I need to go to. Oh well, Bob will have fun with his friend I'm sure.
Zack has really enjoyed fingers. As you can see from this picture. I did not put my fingers in his mouth (and my fingers are clean), he grabbed my hands and chompped down. It was so funny because he had my fingers jammed back where his molers would be and he was just chewing away. But he was also trying to talk to us. He kept sticking his tounge out too, but it was hard to photograph. He's such a silly guy. I love that he is starting to laugh. When I tickle him he actually giggles (well sometimes). He's such an amzing baby. Bob and I can't imagine our life without him. What did we do the past 6 years without him... oh yea... SLEEP. LOL. He's actually getting back into his sleeping through the night schedule so that is good for me.
Well that's it, I'll update again soon with Halloween pictures. I can't wait! And I know he won't understand Halloween but it will be fun for me! Plus we get candy!!!




Happy Pre-Halloween

This isn't my Halloween post, that will be after Halloween when I have all the fun pictures of Zack in his costume at his first Trunk or Treat! I'm very excited.
This is just an update post. Really not much is going on. Zack is adjusting well to being Babysat everyday by different people. And I think socially it's going to be good for him. He gets one on one time with his grandparents and a little play time with neighborhood friends. I've decided that 4 hour a day isn't too bad. By the time I start really missing him it's time for me to head home. I also like working some mornings and some afternoons. I think it's going to work out okay.
Last Saturday was my last BYU game. So I had to get a family picture of all us BYU fans. It's funny before meeting Bob I HATED BYU. There wasn't really any reason other then I liked to be add controversy. I wasn't a fan of Utah either. Go Weber State! And even the first few year of being married I tolorated BYU for Bob but the past year or two I have become a fan. And it's not because they are winning, I don't jump on bandwagons. Mostly I was being supportive of Bob and his favorite teams, so they grew on me. I love going to the game and I can't wait to take Zack to them! With Bob as his Dad he's going to see so many sporting events! Oh yeah and the reason that this is my last game is because the last home game (Nov 6th) I have a all day Scout thing that I need to go to. Oh well, Bob will have fun with his friend I'm sure.
Zack has really enjoyed fingers. As you can see from this picture. I did not put my fingers in his mouth (and my fingers are clean), he grabbed my hands and chompped down. It was so funny because he had my fingers jammed back where his molers would be and he was just chewing away. But he was also trying to talk to us. He kept sticking his tounge out too, but it was hard to photograph. He's such a silly guy. I love that he is starting to laugh. When I tickle him he actually giggles (well sometimes). He's such an amzing baby. Bob and I can't imagine our life without him. What did we do the past 6 years without him... oh yea... SLEEP. LOL. He's actually getting back into his sleeping through the night schedule so that is good for me.
Well that's it, I'll update again soon with Halloween pictures. I can't wait! And I know he won't understand Halloween but it will be fun for me! Plus we get candy!!!




Monday, October 20, 2008

Time... what's that?

Last Wednesday I officially went back to work. It's been hard leaving Zack every day. But it's also nice that I only have to work for 4 hours a day. By the time I'm really missing him, it's time for me to get off. So I'm still spending the majority of my time with him.

I've also started working for ChaCha as a guide. It's been ummm.... interesting. People have weird questions they want answers to. And sometimes it seems they just want someone to talk to them. I only made $.10 a text when I started but now I'm up to $.20 a text. It can change weekly so hopefully I will stay making the $.20. And for anyone that doesn't know what ChaCha is; you send a question via text message to 242242 (ChaCha) and a guide will look up the answer online and send a text back. I do all my work on the computer. It's a job I can do when Zack is napping or at night before I go to bed. I started on Oct 5 and so far I've made just over $100.

People ask how I like being back at work. It's a job. But I like the idea that we'll have a little bit more income coming in. We still need to stay on budget but it will be nice to have the extra cushion and stop dipping into our savings to pay for stuff.

Well I better get to bed, I'm sure Zack will wake up around 1:30 a.m. He was sleeping through the night, but then he got a cold and that went to pot. Now I think he's hit a growth spurt because it doesn't seem like we can keep him feed. He's such a cute little guy!

Time... what's that?

Last Wednesday I officially went back to work. It's been hard leaving Zack every day. But it's also nice that I only have to work for 4 hours a day. By the time I'm really missing him, it's time for me to get off. So I'm still spending the majority of my time with him.

I've also started working for ChaCha as a guide. It's been ummm.... interesting. People have weird questions they want answers to. And sometimes it seems they just want someone to talk to them. I only made $.10 a text when I started but now I'm up to $.20 a text. It can change weekly so hopefully I will stay making the $.20. And for anyone that doesn't know what ChaCha is; you send a question via text message to 242242 (ChaCha) and a guide will look up the answer online and send a text back. I do all my work on the computer. It's a job I can do when Zack is napping or at night before I go to bed. I started on Oct 5 and so far I've made just over $100.

People ask how I like being back at work. It's a job. But I like the idea that we'll have a little bit more income coming in. We still need to stay on budget but it will be nice to have the extra cushion and stop dipping into our savings to pay for stuff.

Well I better get to bed, I'm sure Zack will wake up around 1:30 a.m. He was sleeping through the night, but then he got a cold and that went to pot. Now I think he's hit a growth spurt because it doesn't seem like we can keep him feed. He's such a cute little guy!

Friday, October 10, 2008

3 Months

Today Zack is offically 3 months old. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. One thing everyone told me while I was pregnant is to cherish the time you have with the baby because they grow up so fast. And they do! It's amazing how much he has grown in just the last month.



This is a bittersweet month for me. I'll be going back to work soon and I know I need to because we are running out of savings. But at the same time I'm going to miss my little guy while I'm gone. I forbid him to achieve any milestones while I am at work... LOL. As of right now I will be working 5 days a week 4 hours a day. I orignally planned 3 - 8 hour days. I'll be gone from him a shorter amount of time, it will just be hard leaving him EVERY day. I was looking forward to the two day I'd get to spend with him all day long. But my schedule could change depending on what I work out with Candice.

By Now Zack has:
Started cooing and "talking" more.
Drooling a ton! Not really an achievement more of an observation.
Found his feet.
Loves having his toes/feet played with.
Figured out how to move backwards by pushing his feet.
Learned to Suck his thumb.
Started grabbing Toys.
Will put anything he can grab into his mouth.
Caught his first cold. Not 100% over it yet but he's getting there.

He is going to be such a smart active boy. Everytime he is on the floor or the changing table he is moving. Actually whenever he's not sleeping he wants to be moving. He love to be bounced and especially to be talked to. He doesn't like when mommy and daddy are out of eyesight.

He's a great little boy and every day we are reminded how blessed we are to have him in our lives!

3 Months

Today Zack is offically 3 months old. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. One thing everyone told me while I was pregnant is to cherish the time you have with the baby because they grow up so fast. And they do! It's amazing how much he has grown in just the last month.



This is a bittersweet month for me. I'll be going back to work soon and I know I need to because we are running out of savings. But at the same time I'm going to miss my little guy while I'm gone. I forbid him to achieve any milestones while I am at work... LOL. As of right now I will be working 5 days a week 4 hours a day. I orignally planned 3 - 8 hour days. I'll be gone from him a shorter amount of time, it will just be hard leaving him EVERY day. I was looking forward to the two day I'd get to spend with him all day long. But my schedule could change depending on what I work out with Candice.

By Now Zack has:
Started cooing and "talking" more.
Drooling a ton! Not really an achievement more of an observation.
Found his feet.
Loves having his toes/feet played with.
Figured out how to move backwards by pushing his feet.
Learned to Suck his thumb.
Started grabbing Toys.
Will put anything he can grab into his mouth.
Caught his first cold. Not 100% over it yet but he's getting there.

He is going to be such a smart active boy. Everytime he is on the floor or the changing table he is moving. Actually whenever he's not sleeping he wants to be moving. He love to be bounced and especially to be talked to. He doesn't like when mommy and daddy are out of eyesight.

He's a great little boy and every day we are reminded how blessed we are to have him in our lives!