As promised...Apple Picking =)

Here are pictures from apple picking on Monday. We went with my friend Kate & her 2 boys (Jack - same age as my Jack only 10 days older and Tommy - 2yrs old).

Apple Picking Pictures

xoxo,
Jaime

Our Fun Weekend

It was so nice to be home with Jack for 3 days after the work week I had. Hanging out with him is just the best ever! We had a fun fall weekend full of pumpkin picking & apple picking, well we tried to apple pick anyway, but we were a little late this year and so we didn't get too many.

Here are a couple of pictures from the pumpkin patch (if you click on a picture it will open bigger):

Here's a link to more pictures:

Jack - Pumpkin Picking 2008

xoxo,
Jaime

My little big boy!!!

I can't believe I forgot to post this..bad, bad mommy!! Jack went to the Dr. last Monday (10/13) and he is just about as big as I thought he would be =) He is now 4 months old, weighs 15lbs 4oz and is 25 1/4 inches long...that's a long way from the 6lb 9oz peanut he once was, haha. He continues to grow and amaze us every day. He "talks" to us all the time, grabs at everything, constantly has his fingers & his fist in his mouth and is just so much more fun now. Oh, and the best yet, he east cereal now, rice cereal and he seems to love it. Which is really no surprise seeing that he is a Farley boy, haha.

Next up he gets to try some fruits & vegetables at the end of the month =) I'm sure that is going to be very fun!

xoxo,
Jaime

I survived!!!

I had my first week back to work and I would like to say it was good but that would be a lie. It was so hard to leave him, especially that first day, and then I did not have the best first day at work either. I think that unfortunately I will now be looking for a new job closer to home and maybe more of a part-time deal. Wish me luck and send good vibes my way that I find something & soon!!

As far as my boy goes he had an awesome week! He got to spend two days with Grandma and two days with Daddy. Lucky for them he was on his best behavior too, he napped, ate, played, was just his all around awesome self!

So for now I can say I survived and that's about it. Hopefully week two brings new job opportunities so that I don't have to be in a place I don't want to be for too long.

xoxo,
Jaime

The end is drawing near

I have 2 more days (after today) until I return back to work and I am trying to enjoy every last second with my little guy but it's hard because every time I look at him I want to cry thinking about all the things I will miss when I am at work and not home with him. I think about his smiles and his "talking" all day, the way he feels when he falls asleep on me for his naps, just everything. Because of this I have started on a mission...to find a job that pays decently and will allow me to work from home full time. I can't imagine being away from him 4 days a week but I also know that I need to work in order for us to thrive as a family, so my search has begun. If anyone knows of any company that does stay at home work please pass along the info =)

Jack and I were up early this morning so we ran out to the mall to get some stuff for momma to return to work wearing. Now that I am back in my pre-pregnancy weight (actually 2lbs less than before) it was nice to get a few new things to wear =) I now of course have to try them on and see what exactly fits because as we all know, being down to the weight doesn't mean the body is the same way/shape that it was before. I would have tried the stuff on while I was out but a baby in a dressing room doesn't really work out too well!

Jack's 4 month Dr.'s appointment is on Monday and I'm excited to see what his height & weight are at this point. Everyone that sees him can't get over the size of him and how he is growing and neither can we! I have gotten on the scale with him a few times but not sure I believe what it says for him because it seems a little large...we shall see. I will keep everyone updated.

xoxo,
Jaime

My last week =(

I feel like it was yesterday that I was at work with them asking me not to come in anymore because it looked like I was going to pop at any second...little did we know that the day they said that to me would be my last day and Jack would make his entrance in to the world the next day. Where have the last 4 months gone? I can't believe that a week from right now I will be getting my stuff together to head back to work =(

I guess I am one of the lucky ones, my mother-in-law will be watching Jack 2 of the days here at home, Joe will be home with him 2 days and then the 5th day I will be home with him, yep, I have been lucky enough to only be going back 4 days a week. As great as that all sounds it still hurts and kills me that I won't be with my boy all day every day. =( I know I'm not the first to ever have to leave a baby to go back to work and that others have it worse but I am just not handling this well at all. I am only thinking how awful it will be to leave for work that morning and how hard it is going to be ='( Ok, now that I have myself in tears all over again I will end this post here. Please pray that this week will go by nice & slow for me. I will be enjoying and savouring every last moment with my precious boy this last week at home and will of course be taking a million pictures to bring and put all over my cubicle!

Oh wait, one more thing, how could I forget? I took Jack to have his 4month pics taken since we never went for 3 month pictures due to his meltdown that day. He will be 4 months this coming Sunday so here they are:







xoxo,