Fun over the weekend

Jack, Daddy and I had a great weekend together at home. We were blessed with a nice change in weather, where the temperature finally came above freezing to the 40's. We thought that we would be able to take Jack out for some nice walks, but the sidewalks here are still so covered in snow that we couldn't make it to our favorite neighborhood for a nice walk. We opted for a trip to the mall where we walked and walked. Jack LOVES his stroller!

Jack continues to smile more and more and has been cooing and coming up with all sorts of new sounds. He makes Daddy and I smile and laugh everyday. He has definitely found his hands and is using them more purposefully to grab at toys and just to hold them in front of his face to examine them. It really is so amazing to see all that he is able to do everyday! :)

I have been using the weekend to get myself and our family ready for when I go back to work this coming Wednesday. I am getting really anxious about leaving Jack all day and about getting back into the swing of things at work. I hope I am ready :). I reorganized the frozen milk that I have, over 80 ounces! I bought more bottles and diapers too. Daddy fed Jack a bottle today just to see how it would go. He had bottles when we were last in RI (back at the beginning of January), so it was a good trial run for Daddy to have my support and try it out again. Jack did well...but it definitely took him a little while to get a hang of the bottle again. We are going to give him one bottle on Monday and Tuesday too to get him used to it for the all day of bottles on Wednesday.

Another big step for us this weekend was moving Jack to his crib in the nursery and out of the pack and play in our room. He did great! He has been sleeping through the night for a couple weeks now, so we thought it was a good time to make the switch. He sleeps in the nursery during the day sometimes so he was used to it a little. Anyway, it went really well and we were even able to put him down while he was awake and he put himself to sleep. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this continues, but know that it could change at any moment! :)

Wish us well in our last days before I go back to work. :)