Week 44

Hayden turned 10 months old this week, on March 20th. TEN MONTHS OLD!! How did that happen?!

We've had a good week. Finally made it to a PEPS group meeting since neither of us were a) sick, b) napping or c) working (man, I hate it when Hayden's work schedule interferes with our social calendar! ;) It was so great to see all the moms and babies again. We hadn't been together since the swimming day, and hadn't been to a regular meeting since before Hayden's 3-week bout with diarrhea. Even though we've stayed connected over email, it just hasn't been the same. I'm so blessed to have these families in my life. I can see lifelong friendships for both myself and Hayden developing.

Working as a freelance designer at home continues to be challenging for me. I feel so mentally and physically exhausted and don't get many breaks from being either Mommy or Designer. Not that I really have much to complain about with being Hayden's Mommy. He is so amazing, wonderful, and easy compared to some stories I hear. But still, being a Mom is a FULL TIME job that often requires a lot of energy, so throwing in design work on top of that has had it's ups and downs. Thankfully, my Aunt Teri came over on Good Friday and babysat Hayden for the day, just for fun. Phil had the day off too so we went to a movie. Later that night Phil's brother Jim and his wife Rachel came over to babysit while Phil and I went to my former co-worker's 30th birthday bash and had a great time. So at least Friday was a nice relaxing day off! And Hayden continues to do really well with babysitters. Yay!

On Saturday Phil and I took Hayden to the University of Washington where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom at the Quad. It was a perfect Spring day and Hayden loved the trees and watching all the people and dogs there. I hope this becomes an annual tradition for our family.




Easter was also a great day (not the weather, but the events). It would have been even better if Hayden slept better the night before. For some reason he would not fall back to sleep after his 4:45 am nursing, so around 6:00am, I finally brought him into our bed, he fell asleep instantly, but then we needed to get up and ready to be at Aunt Teri's church in Enumclaw by 8:30am! So basically, Phil and I had been up since 4:45 am. Hayden was an angel through the church service and the brunch afterward, but had a really tough time going down for his nap around noon when we got home because he was so over-tired by that point. (Unfortunately, he still doesn't sleep in the car.) After he finally fell asleep around 1:15pm, we had to wake him up around 3:15 to head over to Phil's parent's house in Kirkland for Easter Supper. It was a full day, but always nice to get all the family together. And Hayden looked SO ADORABLE in his button-down shirt, sweater vest, and brown linen pants! It was fun sharing him with all the family.

Grandma Doris and Grandpa Jim with their 4 Grandsons