Mommy is back to work

After 12 blissful weeks at home with my baby boy, I started back at work last week. I had an emotional couple of weeks leading up to my return, just thinking about someone else taking care of Donovan and not getting to be with him 24/7, but it was good to be back in many ways. I feel really blessed to be able to do my job serving the Lord at Shepherd of the Hills Church, and Donovan is literally down the hall from me at our sister organization, Little Shepherd's Learning Center. I get to feed him on my lunch breaks and can always run down there if ever he needed me. Daddy goes to visit him often and brings him in half-day two or three days a week.

I know it is an arrangement that many moms would covet, so I am very grateful to God for His goodness and His many, many blessings to our family.

Donovan is growing so big. He's a little over 14 lbs., and I can't believe he'll be three months old tomorrow! The other day, I walked into the nursery and I was looking around for him, not realizing he was the big baby in his caregiver's arms who was standing right in front of me! I mean, I saw them both as I walked into the room, but he looked so big in her arms I thought he was a different baby, haha!

He is "talking" a lot (making "goo goo" and cooing sounds), laughing, smiling a ton--all of which just totally melt my heart--sucking his hand (I think he's going to be a thumb sucker like his momma), and grasping and batting at objects (hopefully he'll have his daddy's hand-eye coordination and athleticism and not his mommy's). He is incredibly alert and loves looking at himself in the mirror (uh-oh...but who could blame him with a handsome little mug like that?), smiling at himself and then getting shy and burying his face in mommy's shoulder.

Part of me just wants him to stay my little baby forever; the other part of me can't wait to see what he'll do next! Stay tuned...

P.S. A little "happy birthday" shout out to my darling niece Naomi who turns seven today! Such a big girl. We love you, Wootie!