His day started and ended the same

7:00am

7:00pm

I love this one with his little hands!

Going to "school" had made him a tired boy by the time we get home. I really miss spending my days with him. Since going back to work I only have a few awake hours with him. I took for granted being able to spend so much time with him while I was on maternity leave!  Really makes me appreciate the time I do have with him now!

Also - the 7:00am photo - he fell asleep on the changing table while I was loading the car! I felt so bad that I had to wake him to put him in his car seat! 

FIRSTS: day of daycare and back to work for this momma

Today was my first day back to work from maternity leave. Bennett is 13 weeks old and this is the first time I have spent more than 3 hours away from him. Dropped him off and he seemed fine. Went by on my lunch break to see him and try to nurse him and he was asleep. 

I was talking to one of his teachers and I guess he heard my voice - these are the photos I took while I was there.

This little smile made me feel better.

While I was visiting he let out a huge toot... And across the room they asked who did that! Yep! My little man! Always when he stretches!

When I picked him up they reported to me that he had only cat napped. 20 minutes here - 30 there. This resulted in meltdowns once we got home!

I do like that they fill out a report throughout the day so you know what their day was like. 

I know the first day will be the hardest but it really was more emotional that I thought it would be - being away from my little man all day. I would have to say I am looking forward to my lunch breaks from now on! Getting to see him halfway through the day made it bearable to be away. Hopefully he will be awake longer next time! If i do have to be away - at least I am busy at work to make the time go by faster!

I'm three months old!

Sitting up like a big boy! He even put his arm on the side by himself!

 His hair is falling out - in the shape of a mohawk...  Everywhere we go - people say "aww look at his hair!"

Weight: 13lbs 2 oz

Favorite Toy: His activity gym!  He loves to lay and kick the piano at the bottom.  Also we have a little toy firefly that he loves to chew on.

Favorite Activity: Chris and Bennett have singing time at night.  We have this station on our Roku that Chris turns on that has nursery rhymes. Current favorite is "the wheels on the bus."

Milestone: Babbling.   I swear the other day he was yelling because he was tired and he said Momma!  I know he didn't mean it the way I heard it, but Chris said he heard "momma" too.  He started recognizing things.  He now knows we have dogs and he somewhat realizes we have a cat.  He smiles when he sees me.  I have a feeling the laughs will be just around the corner!  I can't wait! Another milestone would be discovering his hands - they are constantly in his mouth!

Dislikes: When the dogs get too hyper and bark. There is something about Ginny's bark that almost instantly makes Bennett cry!

I took these today - just for fun.  This is the closest thing I got to a smile - still camera shy.

Playing

And now...

Not 2 hours later he can't get enough of his butterfly toy! I guess everything is going to start going into his mouth!

Finger licking good!

Has teething begun? He loves chewing/sucking on his fingers!

VA Aquarium

With orders looming around the corner, Chris and I have decided to try to get out more often and see the local sites since we really don't know how long we will be in VA.  

This weekend we ventured down to Virginia Beach to the Virginia Aquarium.  We figured it was a good choice uncase it were to be hot, Bennett (and this momma) wouldn't overheat. 

It was about an hour drive so we were lucky Bennett fell asleep since he simply hates his car seat.

We got to the aquarium and te first picture opportunity we took! The kamoto dragons. They had this tucked away spot you could get into the enclosure to take a picture. 

You can barely see Chris and Bennett but they are both there! Every time I took te photo bennett ended up in the glare :(

Walk through that Bennett loved! So much to look at!

He hated this!

Shark tank!

This is the photo we took when we first got there. I am a sucker for any photos with the three of us in it! 

Overall it was a great trip! Wish I would have taken more pictures of Chris and Bennett! Next time!