still hard

The thing about motherhood is that just when you thought you had things under control, it all slips out from under your feet, and I feel like I'm treading water just to keep my head above water.  Ok, no it's not that bad, I'm just being uberdramatic.  For the last few days, maybe weeks, Evan has been having a super hard time falling asleep for naps if we're at home.  In the car, it's no problem, he just konks out.  In the past I used to read him a couple books, close the blinds, rock him for 10 seconds and he'd be out like a light.  Then I'd put him down in his crib, no problems.  But NOW, he struggles and cries during the books, and struggles out of my arms when I'm trying to rock him to sleep.  He fights it every step of the way.  Maybe it's time to just put him in his crib and let him cry it out to sleep for naps?  Tried that, he just screams for however long I let him, once it was a whole hour! gasp!  Uh, what do I do?!  

more

We've been trying to teach Evan the sign for more and he's picking it up pretty fast.  We'll sign more as we ask him if he wants more food, or more milk, or whatever, and he'll sign it back but I don't know that he really understands the meaning.  Well the other day we were sitting down and Evan found a mole on my leg and was pushing it like a button.  I said, that's a mole, a mole, a mole, 3x.  And then Evan signed the sign for more.  It was SO CUTE!!!!!  So yeah, he doesn't get it yet!

ahhhhhh

Evan is playing with his Christmas cup, rolling it all over the floor.  Then he shakes it, drops it, picks it up, pretends to drink from it, then says "ahh" really loud. 

It's seems like a lifetime ago I was happy at my job.

Happy Mother's Day

Wanted to share this super cute video that Kyle and Andy took LAST year of Evan.  He was about 2 months old.

Are You My Mother?

I love that the book is upside down!  

date night

Kyle and I are trying to start a new thing, date night on Saturday nights.  Tonight we went to a party and then a movie.  It was so much fun!  My parents came over around 3 and they took Evan out for ice cream (really it was for my dad) and then dinner went fine and Evan ate a lot.  Then Evan went down easily at bed time.  I was all worried for nothing!  OK, I can do this!