Almost 11 months

Sorry for the prolonged absence! Life here has been chaotic but pretty good otherwise. I started my job at WakeMed 8/15 and so far have been really enjoying it. I'm working in the newborn nursery right now but will be working on the floor (postpartum, antepartum, women's health) this coming Wednesday. The folks there have been really nice and I've been learning a lot so far. And we have our fair share of excitement...like yesterday when we had 4 babies come in within 10 minutes of each other, 2 of whom came from a lady who didn't know she was having twins. That was kind of fun. And we threw a baby shower for one of our patients who was a Katrina evacuee and of course had nothing for the baby she delivered while here. One of the best parts about my job is that I'm working 3-4 days a week max and have a lot more time to spend at home with my 2 favorite guys (the hubby and the son, of course).

Hubs is also enjoying having more family time. He's had to take on some extra responsibility during this orientation when I'm having to work days; he's had to get the wee one to the babysitter (whom he adores and who spoils him rotten) and back. While this is a bit of a strain, he also knows it's temporary and not every day. He's also the one responsible for making the yard so pretty. The wee one of course helps him water the flowers! We have some nice Roma tomatoes out back thanks to his hard work.

My son will be 11 months old tomorrow. That is really hard to believe, considering it seems like yesterday that he was born! He is so funny and gets funnier by the day. Currently his favorite word is "hey". He gets on the phone with my mom (or whoever) and says it over and over. He'll get anything that remotely resembles a phone (the mouse, the remote, his pacifier, his toy truck) and hold it up to his ear and yell "Hey!" He's recently decided that he wants nothing to do with Mom if Papi's around. He's preferred Papi for a while now but recently he's been dissing Mom completely in favor of Papi. (except of course to eat...) He also decided that he is too big for Gerber foods and will not eat them. He insists on table foods. So now I have to cook! I think he will take his sweet time walking, which is just fine by me, considering that right now he makes a disaster of our house as it is. This afternoon while he was sleeping I cleaned up 4 distinct messes OUTSIDE his room. He loves sunglasses and baseball caps. We're going to celebrate his 1st birthday Oct. 9....time flies when you're having fun!