Monday, November 16, 2009

Back to Work

Today was the dreaded day of returning to work. I don't know where the last 6 weeks went! I am only doing half days till after Thanksgiving, which will hopefully make the transition easier. Jenna did really well going to bed last night at 11pm. She didn't get up till 6am! She sleep so well now which is such a blessing. I got up at 5am to pump and then shower. Jenna isn't the fastest eater so pumping and having Austin feed her in the mornings will help with getting out the door on time. Everything went like clock work this morning.

Alyson is going to be our fabulous babysitter and was up and waiting for us at 7am. I was explaining everything to Al and realized I had left the milk in the freezer! I felt horrible! How could I have forgotten something so important? I lost it at that point. I was hoping Jenna would just sleep the whole time (4 1/2 hours). I cried to the car, called Austin and cried some more. By the time I got to work, I was fine. I just prayed she'd be ok.

My students were so happy I was back. And part of me was glad to be back too. I do love my kids and I've been very pleased with how much they've learned since I've been gone. My sub has been amazing! My co-workers have been a big help as well. I know I couldn't have made it through the 6 weeks without them! Thanks ladies!

I called Alyson at 9:00 and she said Jenna was sleeping. I just prayed she'd hold on for 2 more hours! As I was leaving to go get her, I called Alyson and she said that Jenna was a little fussy, but not bad. I asked Al how long she'd been awake and she said only about 20 min. Thank goodness she slept for so long!

Goal for tomorrow: Don't forget the milk!!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

William

William Gregory Summerhays
Born: Nov. 11, 2009
Weight: 5lbs. 15oz.
Height: 18 in.
Time: 2:10 pm
Proud Parents: Josh and Lisa Summerhays
Big Sister: Mallory

Congrats guys! He's adorable!

Monday, November 2, 2009

One Month Old

Jenna is one month old today! The time is going way too fast. She is such a good little baby! Austin and I are truly blessed to have her in our lives. We love her so much!

We are so fortunate to both work with some amazing people. Austin's coworkers, who are a lot like family, threw us a baby shower today. It was a great way for us to celebrate Jenna being one month old. She got a lot of cute clothes that I'm excited to be able to dress her in. We also received a nice supply of diapers and wipes! When she can finally wear the #1 size we won't have to buy diapers for like 6 months! Jenna is still in the newborn size diapers and clothes. But probably not for too much longer. Thanks Alpine Elementary for all the wonderful gifts!

On Sunday, Whitney brought her boys down to meet Jenna. The boys were really cute with her. All three of them wanted to hold her and each took their turn.

Kayson holding Jenna

Teegan taking a turn. He's holding her like a pro!

Little Bryton with Jenna.

It was fun to see Whit and the boys. I can't believe how big they are getting. It seems like every time we see them they look older and have grown a little taller. We sure love them!

Happy Halloween!

This being Jenna's first Halloween I really wanted to dress her up in a cute costume. But I got pooh-poohed at by Austin and my mom, so I didn't go buy one. She did turn out to be the cutest Jack-o-lantern though. My co-workers threw me a shower before I had her and one wonderful person gave me a jack-o-lantern onesie. She was adorable!

Since Jenna was a little small to be trick-or-treating, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Summerhays' instead. Some of the other cousins came over too to show off their costumes.

Mallory was Snow White

Alyson was a witch, Claire a kitty, and Jon was a warlock

The 3 granddaughters
Claire, Mallory, and Jenna

Mallory wanted to have a turn taking pictures, so I let her take one of me.
Not bad for a 2 1/2 year old!