Back in the swing of things

Well I think we're all looking forward to some cooler weather anytime soon. This past week we had a cool front and it went below 100 degrees for the first time in weeks. We were all so excited! Yesterday we even broke out the kiddie pools and had Ang and Noah over to play. Maya is doing really well being a big sister, she can always make Katelyn smile and loves to play with her. I can only imagine how much fun it will be when Katelyn starts to play back! Maya's preschool starts back up after labor day and they'll be working to get her ready for Kindergarten next year. A couple of her friends are going this year and I'm sure next year will be here before we know it.

I'm definitely back into the swing of things with work and we have a new daily routine around here. Katelyn is doing well at her daycare although we have challenges getting her to eat and sleep enough over there. She does just great for us on the weekends so we think it's just too noisy for her at daycare to get any good rest. The good news is that when I went back to work she started to seriously sleep through the night, like from 7pm till 6:30am the next morning as long as I feed her before I go to bed. It's been very nice getting a full night sleep again! I definitely miss my baby time during the week though since I only get to see her for 2 hours before it's bedtime.

Hard to believe Katelyn is going to be 3 months old this week. She's still growing like crazy, today I weighed her and she was 15 pounds. Here are some smiley pictures of her. She's getting pretty good at tummy time and sitting in her bumbo chair. And I wouldn't be surprised if she's rolling over when I sit down to do the blog next month. We really lucked out having a 2nd 'easy' baby I'll say that much!

Back to work I go...

Well it's back to work for me this week :-(. I'm really not looking forward to it, but then again when does any new mom want to go back to work and we all survive just the same. It's funny though just about the time I get her all figured out and she becomes and easy baby for me, I have to hand her over to someone else to benefit from my hard work. The girls will be going to separate daycares because Maya's is geared towards older kids, so I will be dropping them both off in the morning and then driving 30 minutes to work, Chris will be picking them up when he gets off. Our week days are about to get super hectic!

About 2 weeks ago I started tracking Kate's schedule and really started trying to get her to bed by 8 and seeing how many hours of naps she needed during the day, etc. Ever since we went through that exercise she has been crying less, taking naps and going to bed on time. It's amazing what paying attention can do! She is definitely our chunky monkey, she goes for her checkup this week but I'm pretty sure she already weighs as much as Maya did at 4 months old.

Last week I went to visit my mom in San Antonio with my sister Angela and her son Noah during my last week of freedom. It was very spur of the moment and while it wasn't necessarily a relaxing trip for me it was good to go visit my mom and spend time with my sister. Maya and Noah got along really great until the end of the trip was near, but I know they both had tons of fun. We got back Friday afternoon and since then this weekend has been relaxing, I haven't had to do much of anything around the house so this first week back to work should hopefully go smoothly. Last night Grandma Bennett babysat the girls, Katelyn didn't spend the night but it was still nice to get out for a nice dinner. Cheesecake Factory...yumm!

This outfit inspired her current nickname. When I was at my mom's I looked at my baby pictures, I think Kate might have bigger cheeks than I had but otherwise we are pretty identical.

I'm so happy to be two months old today! I'm smiling alot these days and I LOVE my playmat, I'd rather be laying down than be in a swing or bouncer or even be held!

Here are Maya and Katelyn just sitting around...