Daycare and Job take two

Well, we made it through our first and second day of daycare and work. Today wasn't as bad as yesterday. I think it is because I know I will be a home with Jameson the rest of the week and weekend. Daycare is going pretty good. Yesterday I picked my little man up and he was awake (how else would he be)? They said he had taken a 30 minute nap that afternoon but soon woke up to look around again. When we got home he was out like a light! He slept from 5-7 and I had to wake him to feed him. I also gave him a sponge bath because I felt like he was just covered in germs. :) After he ate he fell right back asleep and I put him down at 8. He didn't wake up again until 1 or so. He was exhausted. The worker said he was just nosey and liked looking around at everything. They say he did good and is smart baby. I agree on that part. Today I arrived at the daycare, started walking down the hall to his room, and hear him screaming. I thought, "that's my Jameson". I got into his room as saw him in a swing. Well, we haven't mastered liking the swing yet so he was miserable. He quickly fell asleep once I got him home and settled. He is so sweet and cute. I just want to squeeze him. All is well and I think we are going to make it. We are still working on our schedule. I am trying to master the "Babywise" schedule. I am not very good at it, but the feeding thing seems to be working. On to other things. I removed all of my pregnancy pictures from the blog, give or take a few. I thought it was time to take them off and fill them with cute pictures of Jameson. We don't have a good family picture yet, but it is coming. I rarely have time to shower and put make up on so I definitely do not want to take any pictures of me. I was sad to delete the pictures, but happy to see what replaced them. Motherhood is an experience no one can prepare you for. I am learning daily and praying that I make the right decisions for Jameson to grow up a happy, healthy, independent, secure boy. That is a lot in one statement. Pray with me as I pray for you all as well. Thanks for reading and staying in touch with my family.

First day at daycare and work!

Today is a tough day. I had to take my little man to daycare for the first time today. I know he is handling it better than I am, but I can't help but worry about him. No one can love him like I do and calm him down when he is throwing his little fits like I do. The minute I walked out the door at the daycare, the tears started coming. I couldn't stop them. I tried to be strong, but I couldn't. He is so cute. He is now 7 weeks old and weighs a little over 11 pounds. He is getting so big and I can feel it in my arms and back! Ha Ha....We have been working on our routine the past week. Everyone lied to me and told me he would "fall" into a routine! That is a big fat lie! He didn't fall into anything. So, I am putting him in a routine. We are on a 3 hour eating routine with playtime and naptime in between. The only problem is the naptime thing. He is still fighting sleep and sometimes refuses to sleep alone. I have to hold him to nap. I blame myself for that, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I am now giving this advice out to all of my friends who do not have children yet. Start a schedule the minute they are born!!!! Monday he actually took 3 naps in his crib without me holding him. I was so proud of him. We are growing and learning. He has started smiling now and it melts my heart everytime he does. He especially likes to smile when he wakes up in the mornings. I lay there beside him and talk and smile until he gets tired of it and starts to fuss. :) He has also started cooing and reaching for things. I think he is going to be a genius. We have already started talking about college and ACT scores. Ha!
Moving along to the house. It is still in the process of being built. We are closer than we were last month though! We have some floors down, all the painting is done, doors up, and kitchen cabinets in. It is starting to look like a house. I am getting really excited and can't wait to move into it!
Everything else is great! I am exhausted, but that is expected. Jameson is healthy and Russ is doing fine too. I hardly get to see him because he is always working on the house. Another word of advice to all of you......NEVER BUILD A HOUSE AND HAVE A BABY AT THE SAME TIME!!! That is all I am going to say. Hope you all are doing well and I miss everyone. Thanks for reading and stay in touch! Keep us in your prayers today! Here are a few pictures. I am going to add other pics as a slideshow as well.
The last picture of Lilly is so funny to me. This baby thing has made her tired too.

Our first bath!

Rusty made me put this shirt on him!



Let me think a minute!

Lilly is pooped too!

Sleep....or lack of it!

I love to watch Jameson sleep. He makes the cutest little faces and sometimes not so cute faces. He smiles all the time while he is sleeping. (He must be dreaming of his momma)! Anyway, we are doing well. Still trying to be consistent with our schedule. Some nights he does well and others I think I will scream if he doesn't close his eyes. I have never seen a new baby fight sleep as much as he does. I thought that came when they got older, but he is starting very young! He will stop eating just because he is getting sleepy. I have also never heard a baby grunt as much as he does. He makes this little noise when he is waking up that sounds like a mix between a dolphin and a baby horse. Use your imagination. If I could record it and put it on here I would. It is so funny to hear. Everything he does he grunts. Another little thing that he does is pitch a fit everytime he is in his carseat. He HATES his carseat. We get in the car and within minutes he is screaming his head off. He does that for about 10 or so minutes and then finally calms down. I can't calm him, my mom has tried, and Rusty can't either. I hope he grows out of that soon. I think it is because he likes to move so much and stretch and the carseat just holds him there. I don't know. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know!! We went to church yesterday for the first time. I was very nervous that everyone was going to touch all over him, but to my suprise they didn't. It was good. He did so good during church and didnt' get cranky until he got hungry. I was exhausted when I got home though. It is just such a huge thing to get ready and go somewhere. I know that will get easier with practice too. I have some more pictures for you. Most of them are of him sleeping because I think he is just so cute. He is getting bigger and heavier. My back is killing me! We go back to the pediatrician tomorrow so I will know if he has gained any weight. I hope everyone is doing well. Hopefully soon my life will have some type of schedule and I can call some of you and visit with some of you. I can't wait to get out of the house!!! I love being a mom, but I have cabin fever really bad! No one warned me I would be this crazy.
Oh....the house is coming along. We have some floors down, doors up, and lights! It is getting very close. I can't wait for the day! Talk to you soon.


So Cute!
Ok.....I can't get my pictures to upload. You will just have to look at this one until I can get it to work. Sorry.