Saturday, February 25, 2012

Dejavu

I'm beginning to get dejavu already. Tonight, just as I had finished getting ready for work, the phone rang. I answered it and on the other end, in a frantic voice was a person asking for somebody, I said hello again, and it turned out to be my manager. She was calling to tell me that she was way over on hours and it was slow there so I didn't need to go into work tonight. I was alright with it initially, b/c my mom had to work and I didn't want to leave a fussy baby at home with my dad. However, after realizing this is what happened to me at express, I started thinking I hope this doesn't become a routine. I then called the store back around 7:40pm b/c I hadn't heard back from my manager when she said she'd call and give me my schedule for the upcoming week. Well when I called she said she hadn't gotten a chance to look it over yet and then gave it me anyways. It turns out I'm only working 3 days. Which isn't terrible, but if I end up getting called off again later in the week it will only be 2 days and that's just not going to cut it since Nate and I are trying to save up for a place. Well anyways, as I was talking with Nathan later on, he made a good point when he said I should probably start looking around at other jobs. At first I thought maaaan, I just got started here, but after about 10 minutes of thinking it through, it really would be the smartest option for me. I then decided I would keep looking for jobs elsewhere and then change around my availability. I would let Belk know I can only close, and let the other place know I can only open..or vice versa. Either way, I know now that having a back up job would be best. That way if I get called off at Belk several times a week, I would at least have the other job as a back up for income. If the other job proves to be successful and offers more hours, I can always leave Belk and pick up that one full time. It seems to me to be the best thing to do, and I know now that it's much needed. I think I could handle 2 jobs and a baby, and I know it would make Nathan feel a lot better if I was working more hours over less. I guess it's back to craigslist and snagajob to see what else is out there. I'm kind of wishing I had gone on those other 2 interviews when they came around, but oh well it's okay. One was all the way up in mooresville and that's really out of the question to drive there anyways. The other one, I saw they were only hiring about 3 people, so that probably wouldn't have gone well anyways...and I already had my job at Belk, and I wasn't sure yet what my hours and would look like, so I dind't want to over do it in case they offered me more than just 3 days a week. Oh well, now I can just find something ever more awesome to apply my skills to. :-)

On another note, this routine thing with Jayden is going really well. So I suppose an upside to me not working a whole lot right now, is that I'm able to really stick with it and get him into one that will be good for both of us that Nathan will be able to adapt to easily as well when we all move in together. The past 3 nights Jayden has been in bed by 10pm and sleeps through the entire night until about 7:30am. Which is AWESOME! It really helps me out and makes me feel less tired during the day b/c I'm able to get a good nights sleep and I'm not a cranky butt when I get up in the mornings. He also has been sleeping on his tummy (even though they say back is best). It just seems to work out for him, and when I was little I slept on my tummy all the time and I turned out fine. Tonight he fell asleep in his swing so I put him to sleep on his back. I decided to make this the tester night, and if for whatever reason he wakes up a lot at night, I will know that he must always sleep on his tummy. If that ends up being the case, we will have to figure out where he's going to sleep at Nathan's. Right now we have him sleeping in his rocker when he's down there, which he does alright with, but if the tummy thing is the trick, then he won't be able to sleep in that for much longer...not to mention he's kind of growing out it. LOL!

I decided I'm going to start reading this book my sister got me for graduation. It's called "Bitches on a budget" and it's supposed to give good advice to staying in style when you don't have a lot of extra money to spend on nice things. I think it will be good if I can figure out how to buy things without breaking the bank everytime. I have figured this out when it comes to Jayden, and I only buy diapers and things if I have a coupon or they are on sale. I think it's time I apply this to myself as well, b/c when we have our own house, every little bit we can save will certainly help. Speaking of...I thought of such a smart thing earlier today. I decided that when we need to buy dish detergent, toilet paper, paper towels..and other home essentials like that, I should get them from the dollar store so we don't spend like 5 bucks on a bottle of soap. I found out, the other day when I was there, that they have the exact same quality soap in the big size bottles for just 1 dollar!!!  And that will REALLY help us out when we move. I also have to go in and ask if they take coupons, b/c if so, I get some for like 50 cents off and a dollar to 2 dollars off, and maybe I could walk out of the dollar store with 20 thiings and only have spent like 10 dollars! That would be awesome, but it's something I have to look into, b/c IDK if they will take them or not.

Well, I think that about covers it for tonight. Since my pee-wee is in the bed early, I think I'm going to follow him, since I have to work tomorrow in the afternoon, and I don't want to be tooooo tired. :-)

Much Love,

~Sarah~

Friday, February 24, 2012

Wow!

Well my first day on the job went alright. It wasn't as terrible as I thought, but now I'm required to get somebody to open a credit card on saturday night when I work. :(  That kind of sucks, but hopefully I'll be able to get it, if not there's a possibility that I will have to work at a table in the entrance to the mall and solicit the credit card to every customer that way, and that would totally suck. But I suppose only time will tell.

On another note, getting Jayden into a routine isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I decided today that I was going to work on getting him up every morning at 8am, and getting him to bed by 10pm. That gives me time to unwind at night before falling asleep, and if I don't go to sleep until midnight, I'm still getting 8 hours of sleep, which, after a week or so, should be enough that I won't feel so exhausted anymore. :)

Jayden had his 4 month check up and that went well and he is growing along great at 13lbs 4 oz and 23 2/4 inches long! He is getting so big, Almost doubled his birth weight of 7lbs 14oz. Not to much longer and I bet he is crawling and then starting to sit up by himself. The doctor told us we could start feeding Jayden solids now, so today my mom and I bought some peas, green beans, carrots, squash, and one other vegetable for him to start trying at the grocery store. We have started him on the rice cereal as just cereal and he has been doing really well with that and is eating a lot of it. We find that if we give it to him in the afternoon, he's not as fussy at night and is more willing to eat it as opposed to the morning or evening hours when he's super duper hungry. I'm looking forward to watching him eat the peas and I hope he doesn't spit them out to much!

On another note, I have decided that I'm officially going to be starting some kind of therapy for my anxiety. It's picking back up now that I'm working again, and it's making going to work no fun. It feels like a chore instead of something fun. I'm at the point where it's day 2 and I already want to quit b/c my anxiety has gotten so bad. I go to work and start freaking out and just want to remove myself from the situation, but I know I can't b/c I need a job and I need to keep working, so I know it's to the point where I need to do something about it. I realized it's something that has been with me since I was younger and I can't get it to go away on my own without some professional help. I am doing this now b/c I don't want it to start to take a tole on my relationship with Nathan (which I'm afraid might happen if I don't get help now), and I fear that if I don't do it soon, when we move in together it might get bad and I may take it out him, when it's not his fault and it's just my anxiety acting up....and I don't want him to feel like I'm always complaining or lashing out at him for little things that shouldn't bother me. So I have decided that going to therapy or talking to somebody and possibly having to be on medicine will be a good thing so it doesn't end up getting to that point. I would hate to have that be the reason we don't get along, especially since we have gotten along so great up until this point. I know it's a huge stepping stone in my life, but with all the things I hope to accomplish this year I know it's certainly something for the best!

Speaking of, I have set several goals for myself this year. Goal #1 was to get a job, which I have accomplished! Goal #2 is to move in with Nathan, which we are working on. Goal #3 is to get all the information I need about going back to school. Goal #4 is to go back to school and major in medical office administration. I want to work in an OBGYN office or something along those lines I do believe. It would be something that would provide stable hours and offer benefits and a decent rate of pay. Goal #5 would be...well let's actually make this Goal #1.5 get started on anxiety therapy. I know this will be an on going goal, but it's certainly loooong over due and something I need to get started with right away. :-) Goal #6 is to save up lots of money so I can get Nathan that best christmas present ever! I'm sure I have some more, but as of right now those are pretty much the biggest ones on my list.

Anyways, It's 11pm and Jayden was in bed before 10 tonight, so I think I'm going to head that way so I can get some decent sleep since I have to work tomorrow night. Love Love!

<3 Sarah <3

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Anxiety

Oh boy, well my anxiety has kicked back in. I hate it when this happens but I kind of figured it was only a matter of time before it was going to show up. I start my job tonight and I've been really anxious b/c I don't know how it's going to go. It's a lot different than I'm used to and idk if somebody will be there to help me if I run into a problem during my shift tonight. I only hope it doesn't stay this way for long. I hope once I get the hang of things it goes away. I was talking to my mom the other at lunch and was telling her about it and how I think I should start to go to counseling for it. I'm at the point that whenever it hits me it's so bad I can't really function. I only want to sleep and not think about anything, and with this new job and having to adjust to working again it's coming back and I'm not sure what to do to make it go away. I'm hoping if this ends up being the case and I end up going to counseling that I'm able to start it soon, b/c idk what to do when it gets this bad. I know with everything that's going to be happening throughout this year that it's going to keep coming back if I don't get some help and figure out what to do to help myself when it hits me. When I look back to when I was younger, I realize I have been dealing with this for years and years, I just never knew how to explain it anybody or rather what was happening to me. It sucks that I'm only just realizing it now, but I do need to do something about it so I can get on with living my life and not worrying about starting a new activity or trying something new because of fear that it's only just going to flare up again. When I think about all of the things I could have done but didn't b/c of it, it kind of is sad. I would have done way more things in high school and probably also in college if I wasn't so worried about having to deal with my anxiety. I just hope I'm able to get through it and not let it effect my working tonight. I'm really worried about messing up and not knowing how to solve the issue at work. Also I hope I don't end in a jam and there's nobody around to help me, b/c that would be the worst. ...well I guess I will write back more later, but for right now I have to hop off of here, eat, and get Jayden ready for his doctor's appointment in a little bit!
Until Later..

~Sarah~

Monday, February 20, 2012

My Adventures!

OH MAN! So this weekend was sooooo much fun! Nathan and Tanner took me fishing on the lake and it was soooo much fun! I never thought I would be one to like fishing, but I actually had a really fun time! It was so much fun sitting in the row boat going out on the lake and trying to catch fish. The fish weren't really biting to much, but I did catch the first fish! About an hour after that Nathan finally caught one, but unfortunately for Tanner, he was unsuccessful in catching anything. It was alright b/c we still really had a lot of fun, and it was hilarious to watch the boys rowing the boat. They would be on a role and we'd get really far, then all of a sudden one of them would get tired so we would start to go in a circle b/c one was rowing faster than the other...i think they finally got the hang of it by the time we were headed back to the boat house, but it was really funny to watch. Next time we go out I think we won't use such huge oars. They have ones you can rent which are much smaller and look like they would be a lot easier to use. We are trying to figure out when we go out again, and i'm not really sure. We were contemplating this sunday, but tanner won't be around, so we will have to work it out b/w the three of our schedules. Either way, it should be really fun.

After fishing we came back to the house and got all cleaned up and de-fish smell. After that we decided to go the delicious chinese food buffet place where they have the coconut chicken i really liked! It was quite tasty, but I will say that the chicken wasn't quite as I remembered it to be. It was still good, but there's no way I would ever be able to eat more than one small helping of it, it's way to sweet for that. After stuffing our faces with food, we headed over to Nathan's grandma's house for a little while to visit with everybody. After visiting with them for about an hour we then droppd off Tanner and headed back to the house to watch some Dexter and get to sleep. I had to be up early the next morning so I could go in for training at my new job.

Speaking of training..OMG, was that terribly long! I went in at 10am thinking I probably wouldn't be there for more than like maybe an hour or two and I ended up not getting out of there until 3:45pm! I couldn't believe how long it was taking to get through everything! aaaaand, I still have about 5 hours left of training to complete!! It was awful! I also thought it was really strange how they teach you how to use the regster on the computer...it's not like any training i've ever been through before. I'm used to them actually showing you on a register what to do and walking you through the steps of first things to do when you arrive every day. Needless to say it's nothing like that. It's more like, this is all the potential things you will run into as you work...here's all the information you need to know and we're giving it to you now..so you better pay attention and not forget it when you need to..even if it's not pertinent to use for another 3 months!!  It's really weird..i'd rather be taught how to do something when I can apply it the job. I learn and pick up things easier that way. oh well, at least I know now after talking with Lacy that they don't train you on the register at all, so now when I get to that point i'll be sure to take extra care in learning how it's done. Well after I finished with what I could get through I headed back to Nathan's to check on Jayden. I decided since Nathan had the day off, I would leave him down there so he could spend some time with him while I was training and I would come back down after I was done...thinking it wouldn't take as long as it did. Anyways, after getting back to his house I chatted with his family for a bit, and then went and talked to him about my crazy day.

After that we didn't do a whole lot since both of were pretty tired. Now it's another day and I'm finishing this up and getting ready to head back to my house so I can get ready for another looooong and, more than likely, boooooring day of training. I will be anxious to actually get out on the floor and start helping customers where needed. I think I'm supposed to be working in sports wear but I'm honestly not really sure. I just hope the first day I'm not out there by myself in case I run across questions and don't have an answer for them. I'm thinking it will all go well, but I suppose at this point only time will tell! Well more on that later after I've started working officially.

Until Then.....

~Sarah~

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day!

Today has been a wonderful day! I love Nathan so much, and I'm glad he had the day off so we could spend it together. This morning we went up to Rock Hill and went shopping. I picked up some more formula and Nathan got me some new boots for Valentine's that will be great for work. He also got me season 3 of Dexter and a heart coffee mug and a monkey that said Happy Vday on it. It was so thoughtful of him. I love him so much, and I'm glad we were able to have a great day....though I do wish my cookies I baked for him came out a little bit better than they did, maybe next time I will have perfected them. :\   After we finished shopping we came back and checked on Jayden, who was snoozing away like a stinker. But that was okay, b/c it gave us some down time to run and get lunch and eat before he awoke. When he finally got up, he ate his bottle and then stayed up and played with us for a little bit. During which we watched a whole bunch of dexter and have now finished half of the season. Not to much more left, but it's such a great show I bet we will finish it before to long. Now I'm sitting in his room blogging for a bit and checking my email while he watches his show justified. After I'm done in here I'll go rescue little man from him and put him back down for a nap. I think he's still a little tired. And then I will hang out until we decide what to do next. Alrighty, I'm out of things to say, so for now I'm hopping off of here and seeing what tiny is up to.
Until Later...

~Sarah~

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Next Couple Of Days..

Soooo, I finally finished Nathan's Valentines Day present today. I wasn't quite convinced that the first part turned out okay, so I had to do some last minute re-thinking, but I think I did okay, and I can't wait for Nathan to see what it is. :-)

I finally went and got another bin to start compiling with Jayden's 3-6 month size clothing as he starts to grow out of it. I already have 3 things in it, and I'm sure it won't be to much longer before I start to add more. I also picked up some other necessities like a make-up brush and things such as that. I have decided I'm going to start wearing make-up on a daily basis now. I feel more confident with it on, and since I only wear it natural looking, I like the way it make my eyes pop out more. It just gives me that extra confidence boost that I sometimes need from time to time. I also am going to shave everyday...in fact Nathan said if I could keep my legs shaved for 1 week straight he would shave his...I said challenge accepted...so now we will see if he keeps up his end of the deal. haha! :-)

I still haven't heard back from Belk yet, but I only just filled out my background check information yesterday and they did tell me it might take awhile, up to 2 weeks. But I'm hoping it won't be THAT much longer. I"m anxious to start working and learn the ropes of a new company and also to start getting a pay check. It will be nice to know I'm getting some income and I won't have to rely on everybody to buy things like diapers and formula as needed.

Now I'm chilaxing and thinking about what I need to get together for tomorrow when Jayden and I will make a trip down to visit daddy at some point. It'll probably be later in the afternoon, but that's okay. More time to sleep in!! Hopefully I won't decide to stay up until 3am and then sleep in until 12:30pm again. That just killed me today. I was so exhausted when Jayden woke up to eat at 8:15am. I ended up turning on Nick Jr. and putting him in his swing where he stayed for 4 hours before waking me up at approx. 12:15pm. But then I got things accomplished that I needed to get done, so it was all good! :-)

Well, I'm thinking I should probably get off of here and start thinking about what I need to get packed and (oh crap, i forgot to switch over my laundry) get Jayden settled down for bed. G-ma is giving him a bath right now as we speak, but I think it's time I take over and spend some time with my little goober!
Well TTFN...

<3 Sarah <3

YAY!

Part 1 of 2 is complete. Maybe tomorrow I will be able to successfully complete part 2. :-)  Okay that is all for now..it's almost 2am..i should probably go to bed otherwise i'm bound to be a cranky butt tomorrow. Anyways, feeling more accomplished that I have in a very long time! I sorted through the mess in the hallway and put some of my stuff in a box to be stored until a later date. I cleaned my room, shopped around online, and managed to get little man to bed all before midnight! Oh, I also managed to get my laundry done as well. After all this I just piddled around online and now am regretting it and think my tiny man might be waking up..well that being said I should probably catch some zzz's while I still can! :)  goodnight loves!

~Sarah~

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait....

It is true what they say, good things do in fact come to those who wait. I went in for an interview today at Belk and walked out with a job! I will now be working in the sports clothing department? or something like that. Yesterday night I got a phone call from the manager asking if I could come in for an interview today and I of course didn't hesitate in saying yes. Well when I showed up today he interviewed me and then asked if I had moment because he wanted to see if one of the other managers was there to do a second interview with me. I over heard him telling her he thought I had potential and was wondering if she had a moment to do a second interview with me. She did, and so right away I got to do a second interview. When that happened I had a really good feeling about the interview and that it must be going well. I really wanted to get this job, b/c I had a good feeling about it night before and the day of. Well after she was done interviewing me she told me she thought she might have a place for me and would have Dan, the initial guy who interviewed me, contact me with more details. (he had already gone back out on the floor and she didn't want to disturb what h was working on) So I thanked her and proceeded to head out and wait for him to contact me further. Well when I walked out, I passed him and shortly after that he came tracking me down. When he did he brought me into his office and told me he had an opening in that department and was wondering if that sounded good to me. I immediately said of course, and was hired right then and there. It's only part time for now, but has lots of potential to get more hours and become full time if I do really well and meet my goals and exceed them. That was great to hear and I couldn't believe it! It also pays decently and I will be making 8.50 an hour with the potential to increase that if I work hard and do well. That was so exciting, and I knew right away I had to tell Nathan. I knew he would be relieved to hear I got a job and so quickly at that! ...well sort of....  but I knew I wanted him to be the first to know and I told him to call me when he had a chance. I told him right away when he called and he was so proud. :-)  It made my day and I feel so much better knowing that I have a job and can start to help save up money for when we move into our house, whenever the time might be. Not to mention it will also be good b/c now I can get him his super awesome birthday present that I really wanted to do for him!!!  Now all I have to figure out is what to do for Valentine's Day...aside from my one idea. But anyways, I was really happy to have acquired this job. I had a really good feeling about it going into the interview today and as it turns out, my gut feeling was right! :-)  Icouldn't be more happy than I am right now, and I'm so glad I'm finally getting things on track to start a new journey! I will begin working probably in about 2 weeks and once that starts I will try and work as much as possible in the beginning. I want to be able to save up as much money as I can and help out as much as possible! I miss being able to spoil Nathan and surprise him with little things. My intentions are always good, but I didn't always have the means to be able to do what I wanted, and now that I have a job I will be able to being treating him again...and he def. deserves it, especially after all he has done for us this past year! Well, this mama is tired, so I'm getting off of here and heading to bed. Good Night World!

~Sarah~

Friday, February 10, 2012

Job Hunt

WOW!  I have been actively applying and putting in applications everywhere I see a sign for now hiring. I have, since then, set up 4 interviews! I have one tomorrow at Belk, and then another one on Wednesday for this tea place called Teavana. I'm really hoping the one tomorrow at Belk goes really well and maybe they will hire me on the spot, so I can start working right away. If, for whatever reason, it doesn't end up going well, I hope the Teavana one does. Both of these places are in the mall and I like the atmosphere of working there. You are busy most of the time, but not so much that you won't have some down time from time to time. It's where I have experience working and I feel comfortable working in that type of an environment...not to mention it would be the easiest transfer if Nathan and I move somewhere, I mean there are Belk stores everywhere, so that would easy enough to move on with. Also, it's probably the job that would offer me the most hours and highest rate of pay. I'm hoping to be able to acquire at least 8 dollars an hour if 10 is just to much. I also would love to have a full time position, but idk how likely that would be, and honestly starting off part time is probably the best considering Jayden is here and I would need to watch him when I wasn't working. That being said, my mom is willing to help out and watch him on days I would have to work. I'm so lucky she is so great and will do this for us. Not many people would, and it really helps out b/c then I don't have to try and find a babysitter or other form of childcare when I would be working...not to mention she will do it for free and I won't have to worry about losing some of my pay check each time for her services...that being said, I would of course treat her to lunch or dinner to as her payment for helping me out so much and watching Jayden. :-)     My other two interviews were both in Birkdale. One was for a bridal salon, and the other was for a local boutique. The bridal salon interview, in my opinion, didn't go to well, so I'm not really holding my breath for that one. The local boutique, Bevello, went alright..but I'm not sure it's the best fit for me. However, if they do call and offer me the position, I won't turn them down b/c I really do need a job. That being said, if I do get the offer from Belk, I will accept theirs without hesitation, b/c I think, ideally, it's the most practical one for me as of right now. But I suppose only time will tell, and I'm still continuing to put out applications to various places just in case, for whatever reason, none of these end up panning out. Though wouldn't it be funny if I was offered all 4 jobs?! wow! That would be nuts! IDK what I would do. I might accept 2 and work at them both part time, and go from there. That would seem like an okay idea. :-)  but, like I said, only time will tell. But anyways, I'm really excited about this and I can't wait to see how my interview will go tomorrow. Wish me luck!

~Sarah~

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

New Things.

So I started looking around online for jobs, and I found this website called "snagajob" and I found several jobs that I could apply for, and I did. And thus far I have two interviews from it. The first one I went on already and it was for a bridal salon. It was very short lasting no more than 10 minutes. I'm not so sure how it went, she liked that I had open availability and that I lived within 10 minutes, but otherwise I'm not sure how it went. The other interview I have is for a new store in the mall called teavana. It specializes in selling teas and tea accessories. I have the interview on the 15th at 2:40pm and I'm hoping it will go well.

I'm really excited to hopefully get a job and start that new chapter in my life. Things are going really great with Nathan and I and we are getting closer and closer to being able to move out and start house hunting. Once I'm able to find a job and start having some money to bring in I will feel better about everything. I am finally in a routine with Jayden that now is the perfect opportunity to acquire a job and start working. I'm looking forward to getting one soon so I will also have that social outlet in my life. The lack of friends around here is getting harder and harder to deal with. I keep finding myself getting very bored and needing something to do aside from just hanging out at the house.

I have also decided I'm going to start walking around the neighborhood everyday. I have warm clothes I can bundle Jayden into and also light ones if it's a nice day. I was going to walk today, but it's one of those crappy days out and it looks like it might rain. I would hate to start walking with Jayden and then get caught in the rain and have to rush back to the house in a hurry, only to end up soaking wet. So I decided I would start my walk tomorrow, assuming it will be nicer outside. :-)

But yeah, aside from that not to much has been going on. We did venture down to Nate's dads house for the superbowl, and that was a lot of fun. We spent some time with his family and even got to see Ashly again. It's always nice to go down there and socialize with them for awhile. :-) Unfortunately our trip down to visit daddy was cut short b/c I had to get back for my interview, but it was okay b/c at least I was going to a potential job. I'm waiting to hear back from them, but idk how long that will be. Oh well, I'm hoping for the best, but who knows? I suppose only time will tell. But for now I'm still continuing my hunt and filling out applications every time I can.

Well I'm going to get off of here and go change my little man.

~Sarah~

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Potential Job..

Yay! I scored an interview at a bridal salon in town. I applied there sort of on a whim and sent them a resume hoping for the best, but not really expecting to hear anything back. Within 24 hours of sending the email, I got a response and they would like for me to come in for an interview on monday. I'm still waiting to hear back from them as to what time, but I'm excited to go on the interview. I was watching bridal shows last night on TLC and I was thinking how it would be a lot of fun to work there, but I never thought I'd get a response back this quickly. I'm going in hoping for the best but I'm still not entirely sure how I will stack up next to the competition. I don't know that much about bridal gowns or formal wear, but I do catch on quickly and I'm willing to put in the effort and learn as much as I can. I hope they are willing to take a risk and hire me, b/c I know I will do everything in my power to learn as much information as I can and perform the job well. I suppose it's only a matter of time and then I will know. But for now Im just glad I heard anything back! :)

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

New Day.

Yea! Last night went a lot more smoothly. This new routine is definitely working for our little man. I have switched Jayden's formula intake so that now he is getting 6oz every 4 hours and this seems to be working. He wakes up and eats, then he plays for about an hour or two and then naps for a little bit and plays some more and then we repeat the process every 3 1/2 or 4 hours. At night I have added rice cereal to his bottle which seems to keep him tied over for longer and he sleeps better and falls asleep when I put him down instead of being fussy for 3 hours and then finally falling asleep.

Today we haven't done too much, just spent the day at home trying to get accustomed to the new routine. I don't want to mess up to much of it while he is trying to get adjusted to something new. I'm thinking if I can get him into bed by 10 at the latest every night, that's pretty good. That allows me to get to sleep a little earlier and that's better for everybody in the long run. :)

Tomorrow Ashly is going to come and visit with Jayden. I'm not sure yet what we will do when she is here, but if the weather is nice, we may go for a walk or watch movies or something, but it will be fun indeed. I know she loves spending time with Jayden so I don't mind that she comes to visit us. :)

Right now I'm feeding Jayden his last bottle before bed and just finished watching American Idol with mom. He is taking awhile to eat because he keeps wanting to chit-chat with me. It's to cute when he talks, but when I want him to eat, he always wants to talk and talk. He is such a silly little boy, but it's okay, because i love him!! :)

~mom out~