Off to Work I Go!

Started working Monday and so far so good. Tim and I have developed a pretty good schedule. He takes Lincoln to daycare in the morning which helped me to not freak out. Lincoln loves daycare...or so we believe. Each afternoon when we arrive to pick him up he cries...He does not, however, cry when we drop him off! The ladies love him b/c he doesn't cry a lot and apparently lots of the teachers stop by to hold him. He's already a ladies man and only 8 weeks old!

Returning to work has been different. I am enjoying being back in the office, but there are lots of changes. They are all good changes b/c people are moving on to better things, but sad as well because I will no longer be seeing them on a day to day basis. I am just glad that I returned to work this month and not January - otherwise I would not recognize anyone in the building! This is normal for this time of year, but change is never easy. I truly believe that part of the reason I went through so many moves and issues with friends was to get used to change. It has been the hardest part of being in a church plant, but also one of the reasons I've been able to look back over my life and say, "Oh, that's why that happened!" Okay, that was a little random to be on LJ's blog, but it's true. I hope that throughout Linc's life he'll be able to hold onto friends from elementary school and on.

Linc's next doctor's appointment is on the 30th where he will get his first set of shots...Kind of sounds like a puppy dog! We have found that we've owned dogs one too many years...all of the ways we talk to Linc sound like we're talking to Pug or Mel. This morning Tim said, "I have to put him in his house." He meant carseat, but it came out house. For the dogs there "houses" are their crates/doghouse.

As for the dogs they are still getting used to Linc. Mel's been going into the garage on nights with cold weather (freezing or close to freezing).One evening Linc was sitting in his house b/c I was about to go somewhere and Mel trotted over to him and was rooting his nose through the carseat. It was humorous! Linc just takes it all in. Pug still sniffs around and then ignores, but anytime we are not holding the baby Pug parks himself in our laps! I've got a couple cute pictures of Tim holding both Pug and Mel and I'll try to post them...along with whatever other pictures I've promised. This is getting extremely long so I'll cut it off for now. Next week is Linc's first Thanksgiving and the first time he will be meeting Tim's brother, Jere, and his girlfriend. They live in DC and it's the first time Jere's been able to come home. I'm so excited about the holidays! It's my favorite time of the year!!

WAR EAGLE!

Tim, Lincoln and I are watching our Auburn Tigers play the UGA Dawgs. I'm going to fit Linc for an Auburn jersey sometime soon. In the mean time he'll be in mine:) I'll post a pic later. For now, I've got a picture of Tim's mom, Judy, changing Lincoln when they babysat a few weeks ago. I hope everyone is doing well!

Two Weeks Fly By Fast!

So my two weeks are almost up and work is getting closer by the day. As I said before, I'm not upset about going back, but it will be sad not to be with Lincoln 24/7 and see all the new things he will learn until evenings. I've got some more pictures. Grandma Boutet paid us a visit and spent the day with us. Lincoln had a blast smiling at her and being held. She was very good at putting him to sleep! I also took some pictures of him after bath time as well as some of him playing with Tim. He's growing everyday and seems to be showing more personality as well.


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Not Heading Back to Work Yet...

So, Tuesday was going to be my first day back at work, but thanks to a pediatrician who does not want Lincoln in a daycare until he's 8 weeks old (even if it was just going to be 2 days a week) and thanks to a very nice gift we recieved I am going to have 2 more weeks with my little one! I did go into the office on Friday just in time for the Halloween Bash. I didn't actually attend but I heard it went really well which is great.

I was in the office to go over budget stuff with my boss and although I was nervous because it was my first budget meeting and I was going to have to tell Gary that I needed 2 more weeks at home, overall it was a great meeting. Funny enough people were supposedly taking bets as to whether I would actually return to work or not. I understand the thought process as my former boss as well as at least 4 other co-workers have left after returning for only a few weeks (or not at all) to stay at home with their kids.

As much as I would love to stay at home with Lincoln, I am actually just as excited to get back to work. Don't get me wrong, staying home would be awesome, but while he's little and can't remember anything I feel like it will be just as great to continue to work. We have a fantastic year ahead and I'm really excited about several of the projects I'm going to oversee. I'm taking it slow though...Thanks to saved up vacation I am going 3 days a week for the first 2 weeks, 4 days a week for the second and then full time from that point forward. I think it will be interesting to see how Tim and I will juggle working, having Lincoln and the pups, and keeping up with our house... It's going to be an adjustment going back, but I'm glad I have 2 more weeks to figure it out...

Introducing Lincoln Jagger!

This is the video of Tim introducing LJ to Revolution Church. The first guy who comes on is Preston Porter, the Connections Pastor. He was the Children's Pastor at the time which is why he referenced hanging with everyone's kids. His son was 8lbs and 21in. at birth. He is now over 11lbs. and it's only been a month...

1 Month Report

Went to the doctor's yesterday morning. Lincoln Jagger has grown a ton! He weighs 9.67 pounds and is 20.75 inches long. The doc was pretty impressed with his growth (although he was pretty excited about everything...I think its his way of making parents feel calm and good). LJ's been eating like a madman so I'm interested to see how much he grows/weighs at his 2 month appointment. Next week should be my last week before semi-returning to work, however the doc was not excited (the only time during the appointment) with that news. He wants me to try and wait 2 more weeks and so...we are weighing the options.

Almost 1 Month Old

So the countdown has begun! I head back to work the last week in October and although it's only for a few days a week until Dec. I'm not looking forward to it. I am torn because I'm excited to get back to work because we have a lot of exciting things that we're gearing up for...however leaving Jagger at a daycare is going to be hard. We settled on one in Canton that is close to Tim's office and luckily (well unlucky for him) Tim will be the one dropping him off (I know it will be hard enough leaving him in the morning, but I can pretend that he's hanging with Tim all day).

For the time being I've been watching lots of daytime tv and catching up on some reading (that's in between feeding and sleeping). Jagger is an excellent sleeper and so far if we feed him at midnight or one then he sleeps all night. We've been working on a schedule, but I know that he's really too young to catch on. Some days it's every 2-3 hours of feeding/sleeping and some days it seems like it's every hour. He's extremely happy and really only cries when he's hungry or he's very sleepy.

This Monday Jagger's cord came off. I was visiting the daycare and wasn't home to witness it (not that there is much to witness). Kevin and Lyndsey were watching him and they unknowingly witnessed it. I say unknowingly b/c the cord fell off and into Jag's diaper. Kevin was changing him and thought it was odd, but didn't realize it was the cord. I only noticed b/c his stomach seemed flatter than usual in his onesie.

Alex (my brother) came home from college and was able to see Jag for the first time. He gave him a mini lacrosse stick and is working on a training schedule to make him the best lacrosse player in Georgia...ok I'm joking about the last part. It was great to see him. Oh, and if anyone questions his long hair: he's growing it out for Locks of Love an organization that collects hair for kids who have lost their own from cancer treatments. He is also going to be Captain Jack Sparrow for Halloween. I'll post pics if I ever get any from him:)

So for now, here are some updated pics.


Jag's Got Mad Skills


My First Starbucks!


Our Two Babies: Jagger & Charlie Pug


So Sleepy!


Tim & Jagger Hanging on the Front Porch:)


Tummy Time!


Uncle Al!