Jake is 2 months old!

Sweet baby Jake is two months old! He is 11.9 lbs (40th percentile) and 23 inches long (50th percentile). He's growing like a weed!

Today was a hard day...Jake's first day of daycare. Sigh. It doesn't get any easier dropping the third baby off. We love our daycare and the teachers but man it is a difficult decision. I've seen my children grow, develop and make wonderful friends but it's still hard to leave. Of course, Mommy guilt ensues...and then work guilt. I'm sure all working mothers deal with the same guilt. Trying to find the right balance is never ending. I just hope my children grow up and see how much I love them and also admire me for the contribution I make to my job.
Here's an interesting article I read today:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/carol-evans/working-moms_b_2158637.html

Jake did pretty well today but had a hard time sleeping during his naps. His new friends kept waking him when they would cry. Hopefully he'll quickly get used to the new sounds and surroundings. I'm sure he will...kids are pretty adaptable. Tomorrow is my first day downtown. Wish me luck!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

We had such a nice Thanksgiving weekend in Iowa. We truly have so much to be thankful for in our lives...three beautiful and healthy children, jobs we enjoy, a cozy home and loving and supportive family and friends. We are blessed!

We spent the weekend in Iowa with my family. We headed to Iowa on Wednesday morning after a fun evening catching up with my friends Katie and Trulie. Because her sister was extremely delayed getting into Chicago, Katie rode to Iowa with us.



Our "four kids". ;)

We only get to see each other a few times a year but we always pick right up where we left off.

As soon as we walked in the door at my parents', Luke and Lauren were begging for tractor rides, so of course Papa obliged.



He even found a little bench for princess Lauren to ride on in the back of the wagon. They loved it!

It was great to spend the weekend catching up with my siblings and aunts/uncles/cousins and grandparents. I love the holidays! My Grandma was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, so this time together means even more this year.








Memaw always has some kind of cooking project for Lauren...this time it was turkey cupcakes.



Luke can't get enough of Papa.



Lauren, Molly and Steph had such a good time playing together.

The car ride home was so funny! Lauren loves to sign and dance. Check out these videos.
The first doesn't do it justice...she wouldn't let me video her:

Lauren was having a contest to see who could sing the loudest...I'm pretty sure she won!

Thanks for checking in on us. Enjoy this holiday season!

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A Nice Spring (I Mean Fall) Weekend!

The weather has been crazy this fall. This weekend it was nearly 70 degrees, tomorrow it's supposed to be a high of 30 with snow flurries possible. WHAT?

Well we took advantage of the warm weather and headed to the Morton Arboretum today. Here's a few pictures.















Jake will be 7 weeks on Tuesday. We all feel well rested today as Jake went almost 8 hours between feedings last night!! Woo hoo!!! It was wonderful. Now, I'm crossing my fingers this is a new pattern and not a fluke. We'll see how tonight goes.



This is how we started our day...isn't this how your start yours as well?? Oh the fun you can have with a few grocery bags and a pair of scissors.

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We have a Roller

Jake is 6 weeks old today! He is changing so quickly and getting chubby cheeks! On Sunday, he rolled over 5 times from his tummy to his back. It seems way too soon for that!

We had a fun cousin-filled weekend. The men went to Crivitz to close the cabin and the women and children enjoyed spending time together. So fun to have all 13 grandchildren together (age 14 to 6 weeks!)



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