Itsy Bitsy Spider

So, G has a new favorite song. You guessed it. "Itsy Bitsy" is my song. I love the fact that he is finally getting big enough to smile and is just starting to giggle. It makes my day when he giggles when I start to do the song. I couldn't ask for a more loving, cuddly little boy. I think one of the best things about motherhood is to see my son happy. My job is to hopefully keep him that way. I love him so much! He has grown so much and I'm amazed at how much he can now eat in a day. When did that happen? He still isn't sleeping through the night, but I will take the four to five solid hours that we are getting right now. Especially when Bruce is such a wonderful dad and seems to get up with him far more than I do. The joys of being a really heavy sleeper! It's still hard to leave him to go to work, especially when Bruce has time off of school and gets to spend all day with our little monster. But I'm glad that he has a daddy who loves him so much!

Bruce and I finally got callings in our ward. I am now the CTR 4 teacher and Bruce is the Ward Athletic Director. I think both of us were surprised by them, but it will be a great growing opportunity. Yesterday was my first day in the class with them and I was surprised by how many of the primary songs I remembered. It's good to know that those songs stick with you, especially now when I can use them in our home with our child. Bruce is excited to work in the athletics program. They are trying to introduce new sports to play, like dodgeball. It should be a lot of fun. He will do so well with it.

Holding the G man

So, I have been home from work for two and a half hours and have yet to cuddle with my little G man. He has been sick the last couple of days with a horrible cold and when I picked him up from Grandma's house, he was asleep. I decided he needed the rest more than I needed to hold him. But now it's almost nine o'clock and I'm having withdrawals. Bedtime is approaching and he is just barely starting to stir. I want him to get hungry and scream and cry until mom takes him in her arms. Then suddenly, he should be perfectly content. Follow the plan, kid! Mama needs cuddle time!

Long Ago and Far Away...

Writing on the blog has seemed to be my last priority the last few months. Yet, so much has happened and Bruce and I have been so blessed. On July 27. 2010 our son was born. What a blessing he has been in our lives. After a rough start and a week in the hospital, he is as close to perfect as any mother could hope for.

Motherhood has been very different than I ever imagined. The sleepless nights were expected. But I never expected to feel this amount of love for our little man. It has opened a whole new world to me. What an awesome responsibility it is to be in charge of this boy! I have never wanted to be successful this much in my life. I have to raise him to be strong in the gospel and smart, capable, and independent. I am so grateful for the blessings of motherhood. I wish that the situation were slightly different and I could be a stay at home mom, but right now I need to continue working. I went back to work three weeks ago and the first day, I cried the entire time to the office. It seems like I don't get to cuddle with him or spend near enough time with him. Hopefully the day will soon come that I can be a full time mom.

Bruce has been such a wonderful Daddy. Lucky for me I have a husband who believes that we should share the night duty. Yay for me! He loves our little monkey so much and I am so proud of him. With school and work, he has been pulling long days and long nights with a sleepless baby. Hopefully that will change soon and we will all start to get some sleep soon.

I am so grateful for General Conference and all of the wonderful inspiration and advice that will help me to be a better mother and help us to be a stronger family. I hope that we can all enjoy the inspirational messages that will make our lives better!