back to work

the time has come. after 10 weeks of maternity leave, i return to work tomorrow. eli and i enjoyed our last day of my leave today. he wore his 'property of mom forever' outfit in honor of the occasion. look how big he is! i'm so thankful for the time off of work to adjust to being eli's mom. it's been precious time with him. i also watched all 10 seasons of friends (thank you, jeremy, for letting me borrow them!), read 3 books and even scrapbooked 1 day! though it will be hard to leave eli, it will be great to get back to work. (i am an executive assistant at loeks theatres/celebration cinema.) i love what i do, who i work for and who i work with. eli will also be in good hands. he'll spend most of his time with ryan's parents' neighbor, cindy, who has an in-home daycare. he'll be with his grandma linda one day each week when she's not working, and next week, he gets an extra day with me!

two months

penny is 8!

my baby niece is 8 years old today! i cannot believe she is 8! 8 years old! i can still remember when she was born, and how she captured my heart. penelope jane is my brother's oldest daughter. she is a bright light in my life!

[penny with her uncle ryan a few weeks ago]

lots of love

happy valentine's day! a little belated, but better late than never!
eli is 2 months today! those pictures are coming soon - the one above was taken on valentine's day last week. eli and i celebrated the holiday of love with a trip to the doctor's office! he is a BIG healthy boy...14 lbs. 8 oz!! he has already almost doubled his birth weight and is in the 95th percentile. he's 24 in. long - in the 90th percentile. we are so thankful he's healthy! what a precious baby - we love him so much!!

mysterio predicts...

eli's auntie coko (my good friend nicole) gave eli a precious gift - information about his future occupation! my son will be a monkey wrangler! check out the website...www.wrybaby.com. thank you, auntie coko!