It has been a while and I thought I should write a quick post before everything slips away.

Jude is well. At his well baby check-up on Monday (his two month birthday) he weighed in at 11.5 pounds and measured 24 inches. I knew he had grown, but four inches in a month?!? That was pretty amazing. He has also started to look a little less like an old man and more like a really cute really fat baby. I love it! His little dark eyes catch mine and I am just in love. His temperament is still a little needy, but as a last child I am okay with that. He wants to be held all the time except at night. Then he wants his space. Bradley wears him in the sling quite often to do, well, everything. His back aches, but it is worth it to create that sense of security our boy needs.

As for sleep, we still aren’t getting enough though it is better. He generally falls asleep at about 7:30 and sleeps until about 1:00 or 2:00, then we are on the two hour cycle for the rest of the morning until about 4:00 when he just plain wakes up to flirt. And his flirtiness is so cute that we can’t ignore it. We have to wake up to respond to his smiles and coos. Yeah, we’re goners. Awake at 4:AM each morning to coo back at our baby. I guess it is our own fault we are so tired!

Speaking of tired, I started work last Monday. All has gone well. I was getting really cranky at home with nothing to do except recover from surgeries. I was tired of that and was beginning to really affect the atmosphere of our home for the worse. We are all much happier when mommy works. Guinevere told me that she missed me but was glad to have Daddy time again. I guess that is a good lesson. I love my job and it is a good fit for me. It has been really nice to be back with my students, thought they have gotten a bit lazy about listening and following directions. They are too comfortable and are ready for the end of the year I guess. So sad, but real life waits for no man. I wonder what is in store for me for next year. I am teaching a 3/4 split which should really make life interesting for me!

It is difficult to believe that summer is upon us. Already the calendar is filling with different trips to take and activities to participate in. We are headed to Disneyland as soon as school is out, have a family reunion in Idaho in August, a wedding, a zine convention in Portland, and a trip to Seaside Oregon planned. A busy and satisfying summer. I am looking forward to the warm weather and outdoor fun. Guinevere has already been enjoying splashing here and there, but a lake trip would do her good.

My weight loss goal was 10 pounds before Disneyland. I though I would be able to get back into the swing of things again with dieting, but now with the gallbladder out I have rediscovered cheese and peanut butter. And I have a serious carb addiction. I am having a really hard time reigning it all in. I lost a little last week, but this is going to be more difficult than I had anticipated to break the habits that I so quickly formed in two short weeks. Or perhaps I am just craving that stuff because I haven’t had fat for so long and have been relying on carbs for all of my energy source. At any rate, I am frustrated. I am keeping my calories around 1800-2000 which just won’t cut the mustard when I want to lose the tenner. I lost three pounds last week, I think. Our digital scale kind of jumps around sometimes, and while I think I lost three, sometimes it says four or two or nothing. I am splitting it down the middle and saying three, but we’ll see next week where I’m at when my Monday club again shares numbers for our weigh-in. Argh!

Okay, that’s it. Enjoy Memorial Day weekend. I hope I get the chance for some sleep…
Tamara