many first



This week was full of many first for all of us. 

The first smile I have captured on camera

It was the first week back for mommy at work. It was Bridger's first time to daycare and it was daddy's first time watching Bridger at home by himself.

Lets start by recapping the entire week:

Monday- It was my first day back to work and my first day dropping Bridger off at daycare. I never thought that it was going to be as hard as it was. When I dropped him off I didn't even make it out of the doors of daycare when tears started coming. It was the hardest thing I think I have ever done in my life... to leave him with new people and not see him for 8 hours. I drove to work and the whole way there I balled my eyes out. Not exactly the way I planned to go to school. I was met in the parking lot by a few of my coworkers anxious to welcome me back. It is so nice to work with such a great group of girls. They really are a great support. My students were thrilled to have me back and I was happy to be back. The day went by very fast. And I couldn't wait for the clock to say 3:45pm. I hurried back to get Bridger at daycare and loved on him all the way home. Daddy met us at the house and we spent the evening loving on Bridge and daddy had to talk me through on how I was going to survive the next 6 weeks of work.

1st day of daycare

Tuesday- It was Bridger and daddy's day. Ben has decided to take some vacation days to be home with Bridger on Tuesday's and Thursday for the next six weeks while I am still teaching. This way Bridge only has to be in daycare 3 days a week. We all woke up and daddy insisted on driving me to school so that I could spend time with Bridge in the morning on my way to work. It was wonderful. Ben sent lots of pictures throughout the day and then they were there to pick me back up once school was out. Ben and Bridge went for a long walk with the dog and daddy also made dinner. Yummy crock pot tacos!!
The house was clean and everyone was happy.

Taking mama to school

Hanging with daddy

Wednesday- The drop off was still hard but I managed to make it out of daycare this time and only shed a few tears. I even made it to my 7:45am meeting just a few minutes late. Thank goodness everyone was totally understanding!! I left work again right after school to run and get my baby. On my way home I heard a song that made my heart melt and I started crying again because the lyrics are so true with what is going on in our life right now. The first few versus in this song apply to us at the current moment (expect Bridger is a boy): Here is the link to song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5zCaRaJ-kE

Darius Rucker - "It won't be like this for long"
(these are the lyrics that apply to us right now)

He didn't have to wake up
He'd been up all night
Layin’ there in bed listenin’
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
It gonna be OK

It won’t be like this for long
One day we'll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
‘Cause it won't be like this for long

Four years later ‘bout 4:30
She's crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now don't you worry
This’ll only last a week or two

It won’t be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won’t even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won’t be like this for long
Thursday- Bridge and Dad dropped me off again and had a wonderful son and father day. They went on a lunch date with Aaron - Ben's buddy to Dicky's BBQ. Bridge did wonderful as usual and they have another lunch date set up again next week with Trent. I am so proud of Ben and his ability to know exactly what Bridger wants and can get him to calm down within seconds. It has been amazing to watch my husband bloom into fatherhood. I knew he had it in him but I could tell that he was little bit nervous the first week. Way to go daddy!!!

This is what I walked out to after I took a shower.

Friday- After work I picked up Bridge and we headed to the doctors for his 8 week appointment and to get his 2 month shots. Bridge had a great report from the doctor.
Height : 24 inches, the 90 percentile
Weight: 12lbs 12oz, 80-85 percentile
Doctor said that he is going to be a big boy!!!

I must admit that watching Bridge get his shots was so hard, poor guy screamed a scream I have never heard in my life. Around 9pm Bridge woke up and that same scream lasted for almost 13 minutes. Ben did a great job consoling him and told me to go to bed...one of us had to do night duty :) This morning Ben told me that he put Bridge in his car seat attached it to the bob stroller and then pushed him around in the house for 30 minutes. He said he also had to turn on the microwave fan and dishwasher to help make white noise. I can only imagine what the scene looked like. I am happy to report that tonight baby is doing fantastic and is done taking his Tylenol every 4-6 hours.

After getting home from the doctors and showing dad his shots. Poor guy

Saturday- we spent the morning up at grandma and grandpa Parsons house. Grandma had all morning with him while Ben and I got a chance to make small chat and watch the baby boy cuddle up with grandma. We were happily surprised that Bill and Nat came up later on and visited for a while. Bridge sure loves to see his cousins. That Nat sure gives great hugs to Bridge!

The happiest boy ever this morning. Love him to pieces.

Well that's all I got for the week, enjoy the pictures.

whitewater park

This afternoon we went and checked out the new whitewater park down in Garden City. It was awesome and made Ben and I realize just how much we miss living close to the greenbelt and the river. There were kayaks, paddle boarders and lots of people riding their bikes and walking outside today. Joe's Crab Shack was hopping and it made for a great afternoon in the warm weather. Bridger liked it alot too!! He's gonna be a little outdoors man when he grows up. I hear tomorrow suppose to be just as nice. I can't wait to see what Ben has planned for us. Enjoy your night.

maternity leave

My maternity leave is coming to an end on Sunday and I have lots of emotions about all of it. but what I do know is that it was absolutely wonderful to spend every moment of the 7 weeks with my little guy. He is changing so much everyday and it has be a complete joy to wake up to him and fall asleep with him all day everyday.

This week especially I have noticed Bridger's personality start to come out. He is a very easy going baby until he is hungry, tired or needs to be changed then his personality "shines". He's like a little pistol everything can be totally fine one moment and the next all hell is breaking loose. But with that being said his schedule is eat every 2-3 hours take a little cat nap in the swing and back at it again until about 5pm. Then up till 8, give him a bath every night since he seems to LOVE it and plus it calms him down right away which allows us to get a good feeding in then off to bed.

I can't forget one huge important thing to note about Bridge. He is a hot baby. He doesn't like to wear clothes and if he could have it his way he would be naked all the time. As much as I love to dress him up he hates every bit of it. This should be interesting this summer.

**Side note - last night Bridge went to bed at 10:30pm up at 4:40 for a feed, then moved to bed to nurse at 6:30 and slept till we woke him at 9:30am this morning. It was glorious.

This morning Ben, Bridge and I ran to school to get my lesson plan book and do a little housekeeping and I kept telling Ben, "I think I'm ready". He has been 100% supportive of every decision I have made throughout this time and for me going back to work makes me happy. Part of me knows that come Monday when I drop Bridge off I will probably be a complete wreck and cry but the other part of me knows that he is in good hands.

I found out this his main teacher, Ms. Chris, is actually the older sister of the special ed teacher at my school. That made things even better. Ms. Chris is an older lady and Bridger is the only baby baby. There are 3 other kids who are 5 months, 7 months and 12months. There are two teachers in his class room which is a nice ratio. When we went to visit everyone on Tuesday Bridge had his crib all set up with a cool little mobile above it, they had a swing just for him and I know he will be loved on by all the teachers. Before I left the head gal told me that if I wanted to come over during my lunch or Prep I could since I am only a few minutes away. That makes me happy.

On a side note I had an amazing long term sub who made the transition wonderful. I can't begin to imagine what it would've been like if my sub was a mess. I never once had worry about if she was doing a good. All the kids and parents enjoyed her and the teachers at the school were very impressed. Must say I am a very happy teacher.

We are going to enjoy our weekend before our new schedule starts with daddy being home with Bridge every Tuesday and Thursday till school gets out. Enjoy the weather and enjoy these pictures.

Naker baby



Daddy and Son time

This is what I woke up to this morning.

To Kay

This post is dedicated to our Auntie Kay. Aunt Kaela came to visit Bridger on Thursday night. We were so thrilled to spend time with her and were busy from the time we got up to the time she went to bed. The only thing that could have made her trip better was if she could have stayed longer. :( We miss her already.

I must say the moment her and Bridger locked eyes they were best friends. He would look at her and smiled all the time. It was fun to watch her act around him. She had a calm that came over her every time she held him. At first she was very unsure on how to change his diaper, she quickly learned and by the time she changed his last diaper today (it was a #2) she had it down to perfection. Tight, up the back, around the legs and a good snug fit. She did encounter her first blow out, which taught her that she need to make sure the waist and legs were tight otherwise the poop would spray out. We had many many laughs together.

On Friday Kaela, Bridger and I went to Nordstrom's Rack for the opening (the first one here in Boise). I had been to one before in Chicago but the one here was AWESOME. The store was at least 1/3rd full of shoes. The whole entire back wall was covered in shoes and if you ask my sister or I what our weakness is it is shoes. We ended up walking out with a few goodies and will definitely be heading back there soon.

That evening when Ben got home from work we all headed out to Bardenay (one of Ben and my favorites) restaurant. We met Ben's good friend Eric there and happen to run into a gal I work with at school. Kaela had a club sandwich with mash potatoes, Ben had a Kobe beef sandwich and I had a mozzarella, tomato pesto sandwich. We ordered a salmon spread for an appetizer and it was Delicious. After dinner we had dessert at U.Swirl AMAZING - I recommend their mango Yogurt!!! Following that we headed home in time to give Bridger a bath. Kaela got the "how to" while Grammy in Omaha watch on Skype. Bridger pooped three times while in the bath, I guess he must of really liked it.

Saturday was just as busy we all woke up and headed to the bagel shop for a little breakfast before it was time to go and celebrate Grandma Parsons birthday at Louie's. We met Grandma and Grandpa Parsons, Bill Audrey and Natalie there too. Unfortunately Aunt Becky was at home recovering from and her Lasik. We all enjoyed yummy Italian food for lunch and then returned to our house for cake and ice cream. Bill and the girls made the cake which was delicious and we all sang happy birthday. There was lots of play time, cuddling and even a little "rough housing" with Ben and the little girls.

Once everyone left all four of us crashed. We all took naps till about 5 and then resurfaced just in time for dinner. Kaela loves Mexican food so we took her to our favorite spot which is El Pollo .... out in Kuna. I had my first mango margarita since being pregnant, it was very good. We enjoyed dinner and then headed home.

Sunday came to quick but we still managed to have a great time before Kaela had to leave. We woke up stopped for some ice coffee and then headed to the greenbelt in Eagle for a little walk. The river was very high which made for a little detour since the path was covered in water. Once we got around that we were on our way. We stopped for many photos and had a wonderful chatting about life. After our walk we had built up an appetite and headed to Flat Bread Pizza, one of Ben's favorites. We all got a pizza and small sides of Mac and Cheese (AMAZING).

Before we knew it it was time for Kay to pack her bags and head to the airport. The goodbye was very hard and I HATE saying goodbye, but I know we will see her again soon. We love her very much and Bridger is blessed to have spent time with her. See you soon Kay.