Life:

Well I must say, things in my life are going really well these days! I LOVE my job and I look forward to going every time. I wasn't sure about it at first, but after my last shift I realize just how much I enjoy what I do. I hope to, at some point, be promoted to full time so I can pick up more hours than 20 a week. It kind of sucks that I won't ever be allowed to exceed that, but I suppose it also allows me to pick up a second job and not be to overwhelmed. I like the freedom and relaxed environment that a department store provides over a smaller retail store. I also like the fact that I have more responsibility and they trust us to do things like close and open registers without management over looking us. I like the fact that as long as I get the store recovered by the end of my shift, I have the freedom to work at my own pace and not feel like I need to constantly be running around like a chicken with my head cut off. It's really nice to know I can leave the clothes on the rack for a couple of hours and get to them when I have to put them back. It's such a difference from working at express that I absolutely love, the only thing I'm not to keen on is the fact that we are supposed to get 1 person to open a credit card every week.....

hold that thought...projectile spit up down my shirt needs attention...ugh! ....oh the joys of being a mommy!
Mission complete...okay, now where was I...??

AH! ...That has proven to be a challenge b/c with todays economy, more and more people are afraid of lowering their credit scores and opening up cards, that either they already have one, or aren't allowed by their significant other. I'm not to worried about it though, b/c there's no sense in stressing over it until I need to.

On another note, Jayden is doing wonderful, eating solid foods now and absolutely loving the peas and green beans. (the sweet potatoes give him a belly ache) He also really likes his rice cereal. He is growing up to be a big boy and eats 6 ounces now in his bottle without a problem. If I feed him some solid foods, I lower it to only 4 ounces, since his belly is also full with the solid food. It seems to be working out really well now and he's just so precious, we really are so lucky he is such a great baby! Yesterday I got this bright idea to move him into my sisters room. (She isn't living at home anymore b/c she's at grad school, and when she is home she tends to sleep downstairs anyways.) He had been sleeping in my room in the pack and play, and that was working out alright, but now that's he's getting older it's easier to put him to bed and close the door and tune out the noises for him. (In my room I wasn't able to do that b/c I still had to get ready for bed myself, and it was proving to be more of a challenge getting him to sleep at night, and stay asleep.) This way he is able to sleep in his room as long as he wants and I have a monitor that allows me to hear him if he wakes up for any reason in the night. I also LOVE that I have the space back in my closet and more space in my bedroom. It's nice to have my own place again. ...Though I will say, my main reason for moving him into his own room was because when Nate and I move into our house, Jayden will  have his own room, and I thought that by doing it now, it would make the transition easier for him. It wouldn't be as hard going into his own room in a new house with different noises than he is used to, and he will adjust easier than just at once. It worked out really well and I got a much better nights sleep b/c I wasn't woken with every move he made, and he wasn't woken up with my movement. I think the transition will go smoothly and now that we have him on a schedule, he's doing a lot better.

Mom and I went swimming suit shopping today, and she found one she really loved, and I found one I thought was alright. I really liked the style, but I wasn't 100% sure about the color. The one I liked the most was deep purple, though I did find a pattern that was black, green, blue, and white, that I also liked.  This store is neat b/c you can customize your own suit, and pick out the style you love, and then they will order it for you in the size and color you choose. I am now stuck b/w wanting to create my own, or just going with the flattering deep purple one. I'm just not sure. The only thing is if you create your own and hate it, you're stuck with it. So IDK yet what I'm going to do about that, I suppose only time will tell.  :)

My mom and I just went on adventure with Jayden around my backyard and took lots of really cool looking pictures of him. I'm going to post them now on facebook so if you want to see them you can look there. :-)

I know I was going to blog about more...but at the moment that's all I can think of...not to mention a certain tiny human is vying for my attention..so I'm getting off of here until later!

Adios!

~Sarah~