One sad day!

Hello family and friends! I am writing this post tonight with a heavy heart. Tonight is my last night of maternity leave and tomorrow morning I have to take Isaiah to his first day of daycare. I have to be honest... I'm really dreading it. It's not because I don't trust the women who will be watching him, I do trust them, and I know that they will do a great job with him. I guess it's because I'm jealous. I'm jealous that someone else gets to enjoy the most precious person in my life. Someone else gets to be hypnotized by his infectious smile and laugh at his contagious giggles. My heart has grown so full of love for this little man, and sharing him is simply difficult for me to do. I am going to miss him like crazy- and I wonder how I am going to get through my day. For those of you who don't know... I'm starting a new job. It's basically with the same company, only now I will be working with the doctors at OrthoIndy instead of the physical therapists. Often times, I will be in the same office as Jeremy. I'm excited for the change, and happy to announce that I will only be working 2 days per week. With this job change comes a new set of challenges and a learning curve... one more reason why I am anxious about tomorrow. I know things will get easier with time, and I keep telling myself that he'll be fine. I think I'm the one who's going to have a tough time. Sorry for the downer of a post, I'll try to be a bit more upbeat next time.

Anyway... here is the info that you all really want to hear: It's been a few weeks since we last wrote and we've had some fun times.

We made a quick trip to Jeremy's Aunt and Uncle's house for a visit. We had a great time, and Isaiah loved cuddling with his Great Uncle Si. I made a makeshift playmat for Isaiah out of the toys that hang above his pack n play. He LOVES staring at the zebra and kicking his legs. Isaiah has been spending more time on his belly, and as much as he hates it, he is getting stronger. When he lies on his "monkey skin blanket" he doesn't hate his tummy time AS much- but I think that's because he is too busy chewing on the monkey's head! As you can see from the last photo here, his neck is much stronger. Nana Miller came for an overnight visit. Isaiah loved laughing at her made up songs. We had our weekly playdates with Danielle and Liam. As you can see, he gets wiped out!We went shopping at the mall and stopped into The Children's Place and took a pic of this awesome newsboy cap- I think we are gonna have to go back and get it!

I don't have any pictures of our Valentine's Day, but we had a great time. My sister and brother in law got Jeremy and I tickets to see Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco at Conseco Fieldhouse. If you have never seen one of their shows, I highly recommend it. Jeremy and I got to have a date, while Nana and Isaiah had a date of their own. We had lunch, attended the show and then went for dessert. Auntie Steph and Uncle also got Isaiah an adorable shirt for Valentine's day. It said "Mommy's Little Love Bandit" I had planned on taking some pictures when we got home from the show, but Isaiah had a little "accident" when nana was changing his diaper and his outfit got all wet. When we got home, he was in different clothes. I'll try to get the pic that my mom took and post it next time. Anyway, we had a fabulous time! Thanks Steph and Heath!

Today we went to church and attended Liam's baptism. Isaiah finally got to wear one of the outfits that Great Grandma and Grandpa Christian got him. What a handsome little man! I'll end with a couple of videos. The first is of Isaiah laughing. I know I posted one of these before, but I love it sooo much! The second video is of Isaiah "dancing" in his crib while looking at his mobile. I put his rattle slippers on him and he got really excited! I guess that is it for now. Please say a short prayer for us-the next few weeks are gonna be tough. We love you!



PS- I am aware that Isaiah is now 3 months old and I need to post another comparison photo. I'll try to get it up ASAP! Stay tuned for more updates!