Naptime

So we have got the night time ritual down. Not that Chuckers is sleeping through the night but we know exactly what is going to happen every night... how many times he will wake up, what times he is going to wake up, if he is going to eat when he wakes up or just want to cuddle, and how much he will want to eat. All of that just happened naturally. I stopped stressing about everything and just let him do what he wants.

Now that he developed his night time routine, he is slowly developing his nap routine on his own. When he falls asleep, I try and put him in the play pen. He only sleeps about 30 minutes in that. So the last two days, he has started fussing when he gets tired, so I rock him until he is almost asleep and then this morning I put him in his big boy swing. He took a 4 hour nap with a little intermission for a small bottle! Tonight, again, he started fussing and I rocked him a little and put him in his nap nanny and sure enough he is napping now. I am going to see how long this nap lasts because this nap (starting at 6:30) might turn into his bedtime if he is only going to nap once during the day. I am kind of expecting him to wake up about 8:00 and then we will play for about an hour then go to bed for the night. He is such a big boy making up his own routine! I am so glad he decided to do it so I wouldn't have to! I was worried he needed to sleep in his bed during nap time for daycare but they don't care!

Our big boy napping in his tractor outfit!

Yes, those cheeks are slowly developing a mind of their own!

Daycare

I have this really strong feeling of guilt about it all..... I am talking about daycare. We visited daycare on Wednesday to turn in Chuck's shot records so we would be one step closer to guaranteeing little man a spot. A spot just opened up but we have to take it within two weeks for it to be ours. So.... Chuckster will be "starting" daycare on July 5th. I put that in quotes because that is when we will start paying but I may not actually get up the nerve to drop him off for a few days. We can use daycare as much or as little as possible so for the remainder of the summer, I will just take him a couple of hours a day so I can run my errands in peace and go work out. I will add on hours as the weeks pass so that when I start school we will all be adjusted. ( him probably more than me)

We met Chuck's teachers, Ms. Laura and Ms. Kesha. They are too sweet. I was worried about napping schedules and that he wouldn't get enough snuggle time but they assured me that they would cater to his every need and he could nap in the swing and cuddle before a nap if he wanted. The paperwork I am filling out asks me things like "How does he liked to be burped?" "Does he like to be patted anywhere?" .... this can get very in depth.... Jeez la weez, I could write a book on every little crazy thing Chuck likes or doesn't like.

I mean what do I write...I can get specific...."When Chuck is tired, he likes to fall asleep on our shoulder. He will not fall asleep laying down in your arms. He likes constant movement, either rocking or swaying standing up. He loves to be patted on his bottom. Not too hard. Also not to fast or it keeps him a wake. He likes the speed of the patting to be somewhat similar to the rhythm of Yankee Doodle. He doesn't like the song Yankee Doodle though. His favorite songs are "We Are The World", "Lean On Me", and "I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus." He also loves the sound of running water so will fall asleep to that sometimes."

I am officially a crazy mama. I think my child (as a 3 month old) will secretly be heart broken inside because he thinks I don't love him because I am dropping him off at daycare. Ugh. I am a huge supporter of daycare but it just breaks my heart when I look into his precious little eyes ( those eyes get me every time, where did he get them from?) and think that I have to leave him with someone else..... even though I could SO use a nap in a quiet house!

Ahhhh, he's growing up. What to do....

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Kisses for Chuck

Cousin Abby loves to give baby Chuck's picture lots of kisses!

Paka Nick and Two Mommy

I was talking to Chuckster yesterday about how he was going to go see his great grandparents next week. It has been 3 months since he has seen them! He is so excited!!! ( Sorry his face gets cut off some. I have to hold the camera to the side or all he does is stare at it!)

These boots are made for walking!

Chuckman was a good sport today. Akisha and I went to Babies R Us to pick up some diapers and wipes. We happened to wander by the shoe department and thought we would see what chubby feet look like when you stuff them into shoes. How cute are these chubby little legs?!?

Chuck in some sneakers.

A southern gentleman always has to wear loafers without socks.

Hydrated

Chuckers loves to swim, now if I could just get him to stop drinking the water. He spent the whole time in the pool with his tongue out trying to stick it in the water. Chlorine has never hurt anyone right?

Ribbit

Ok, I don't do bugs and I definitely don't do frogs. So why the heck was there a frog on our door. That just gives me the heebie jeebies. Drew dared me to touch it ( yes, it was on the other side of the glass but that would still be a feat for me.) I definitely will NOT sleep tonight.

Father's Day Weekend

Happy Father's Day to all the daddy's out there!

First for a picture.......

Daddy and Chuck take a nip nap.

And now for some video.......

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