A series of photos that are sure to make you smile!!

Hello All!!

I wanted to show a series of photos I took of Costner that I hope will put a smile on your face, it sure did to mine.  Justin came home Sunday and it has been so wonderful having him home.  I can even tell in Costner's demeanor how excited he is to have his papa home.

Nap Training Update

This would be day number six of nap training and thank goodness it seems as if we are back on track.  Costner has been napping in the morning for the past few days for an hour on the dot!!  The second nap has been a bit more difficult to extend out but yesterday he slept for an hour and forty-five minutes.  Woohoo!!  I didn't know what to do with all the time.  I was expecting an hour...if that so I hurriedly did all things I needed to get done in an hour.  For forty-five minutes I was waiting for my little man to wake up any minute but he didn't.  Then today came and I was not holding my breath for the same hour and forty-five minutes...I was sure that yesterday was a fluke but it has been two hours people and Costner is still asleep.  Hallelujah!  Those first few days were so difficult, listening to him scream broke my heart each time but my pediatrician was right...it gets better.  And for all that crying I now have a well rested, happy little man who is keeping me and Ducati running all over the house.  We still don't have any teeth but I see them and feel their jagged little tops.  I think he is waiting for his Papa to come home (Sunday) before they pop out.

I'm Starving!!

Chillin!!

Mama has me in a bubble because it's so cold outside!!  40 and windy!!  Brrr!!

I'm trying to help Mama cook!!

Day Four of Nap Training!!

Today was a busy day and it started off well.  Costner woke up at his normal hour, ate some breakfast, played a bit and then went down for an hour nap.  Great...it seems as if we are back on track with the morning nap.  After Costner awoke we went for a walk in the frigid wind with my friend Kelly and her daughter Teagan.  I must report that Costner received his first kiss from a lady nine months his senior.  But enough about Costner's love life....

Back to the day, after lunch I packed him into his carseat and headed to Target.  For my friends who don't live in the Vail Valley the closest Target is 40 minutes away....that's an 1 hour and 20 minutes round trip which usually means Costner will sleep the whole time.  I'll be honest I went to Target because I couldn't bear to hear him wail again.  I needed a day off, a day to have my happy little baby, a day to recharge.  When we got back to the house Costner's Aunt Lindsey came over to watch him so Mama could go to yoga and have an hour to herself.   It is a blessing that I have a wonderful family who will allow me to have time to be me.  Not a wife, not a mother but just me!

The fun didn't stop there....after I came home from yoga Costner and I jumped in the car and met his other Aunt, Jill for some dinner and wine.  It was a treat for us both to be able to have so much company today.  Just when I was feeling alone and confined to my house, friends and family step in to give me a lift and for that I appreciate them more than they know.

No pictures today!!  I will try to snap a few tomorrow!