Week 1 At Home

Hi Everyone,

This week was my first week staying home with Judah! I was excited to not have to work anymore, but realized that I was "working" just as much staying home with our little guy! I kind of figured it would be like that before we decided to leave my job, but big changes like that are always different than you thought once you get there and actually experience it. I have no complaints though - staying home has been good for all three of us.

I get a lot more done around the house and get to cook while Judah is napping, and Noah gets more time with Judah, as he gets home from work around 4pm. And I think both Judah and I enjoy that we get a bunch of relaxed playtime together too, and don't have to get into that car seat twice a day anymore! :) He was such a trooper, being trucked back and forth from work since he was 6 weeks old, and putting up with me trying to work while he sat there and watched most of the days.

We have been trying hard to work on nap time in the afternoon though. He is being so stubborn about taking an afternoon nap, even though he is extremely tired and crabby, his poor little eyes are all red, and he's yawning like crazy. I have had to let him cry it out several times, but I think he's getting the hang of it, and he definitely feels better once he gets some rest. We are also trying to move back his bedtime, which has been a challenge. He's been going to bed at 6:15/6:30pm every night which is great for Noah and I to have time together, but that also means Judah gets up around 5 or 5:30am! Yikes. We're making progress... hopefully we'll have a better schedule down pat in a few weeks.

On Thursday this past week, we had a play date with my friend Kate and her little girl Gwen who is 7 months old. It had been a while since we last saw each other, and I think the kids had a good time. Gwen definitely was interested in Judah. She thought it was pretty neat that there was another little person like her around! Judah didn't really know what to think about that though! We went for a walk down the street together and played for a while. It was a good get-together. Here are some pictures:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2037170&id=1075628199&l=2f60ffd55d

Noah, Judah and I will be in Wisconsin for Thanksgiving this year. We hope to see as much family up there as possible. We're not sure which day we will be arriving yet, but please let us know when you're available so we can schedule a visit!

If I don't post more before then, we wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving and many blessings.

Love to all!
Noah, Krista & Judah