Saturday, April 13, 2013

3 ms is 12 weeks is back to work!

So I knew being a SAHM (stay at home mom) wouldn't last forever, but it was fun while it lasted. To sum up my maternity leave in one word it would be... Target. Just kidding. Not really. We went to Target like several times a week I think. Even if we just needed one thing. Target served several purposes. It got me out of the house. There was a Starbucks there. They sold Medela products! The carts are new and nice and smooth when pushed and something about the Target cart mixed with the quiet lull of the Target store kept Lucie asleep. The funny thing is that I wasn't the only one. Target midday is full of moms with their infant carseats walking the aisles like I was. Yup, I was that mom (getting 5 percent back with my red card. :). )

So, L was 3 months old this past Wednesday. Time is flying. She is sometimes sleeping through the night, wore her first cloth diaper this month, and had her first x ray. That last part is probably me being paranoid, but we took her to the doctor who sent her for an x ray at Kosair brownsboro after she wouldn't put weight on her left leg for a week. They didn't find anything broken and we still are not sure what was/is wrong, but she doesn't seem to be in pain which is good.

Our impromptu doctors visit allowed us to get her stats. Still 23 1/2 in long and now 13.7 lbs! What a chunky little monkey. Patrick has taken to calling her jaba the Luce. She really doesn't look that chunky, she's just not the string bean she used to be.

This month lucie has found her hands, often putting them in her mouth and on her head. She started sleeping in her crib and sometimes through the night. She likes to smile and laugh and make silly sounds, especially with her daddy. She had her first few days away from her daddy since he's in tx right now in a wedding. She has been getting pretty good reports from her babysitters' houses. She is trying hard to roll, but still hates tummy time. She also realllllly wants to sit herself up, but just isn't strong enough yet.

I went back to work 4 days a week on Monday. It was definitely hard leaving her but I know she is in good hands. Amber, Lucie's babysitter sent me the following vs. to remind me that Lucie's always in great hands:

"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Psalm 118:8

This has been a good reminder for me this week, and has made going back easier. My Thursday dates with Lucie at home are going to be so special. We had a lot of fun playing and laughing this past Thursday. We even went to Target :)

-Katie