Updates

Oh my! I can hardly believe it's been more than a week since I posted. I tried to sit down and post on both of my blogs Monday night (or maybe it was Sunday night) but I couldn't muster up the energy much past sticking the laptop on my lap. I also think I got distracted by the tv and actually getting to sit and watch a show peacefully. So here are some updates on life at the Brockman Hotel. They may seem a little boring but we are settling nicely into a routine now that I have returned to work.

• Kenley is an AWESOME sleeper. I don't want to jinx it but that girl has been sleeping through the night since the first week I went back to work. Her bedtime is usually around 730-8pm as she finishes eating for the last time and we have to WAKE HER UP at 7am to go to the sitter's. I feel horrible waking her up but I may try to get her bedtime a little earlier so she can have an extra hour or so. We keep wanting to try bath time around 615/630- then eat and bed but mom and dad haven't gotten their acts together yet with dinner.
• Another thing to mention about her sleeping that makes us  LUCKY parents is the way she goes to bed. After eating and burping she will sometimes get squirmy so I will just lay her in her bed with her pacifier and the music on softly and she will go to sleep on her own like a big girl. We love it!!!
• Napping is a different story at least according to the sitter. At home she will nap when needed for 45minutes-1 hour about 3 times a day which is fine with me. The sitter says she doesn't nap very well, long, or often. I wonder if there is just too much going on. I'm sure she will figure it out and I shouldn't worry about her not getting enough sleep, but I do.
• I need to go shopping soon and get some spring/summer clothes for her to wear. She has a limited warm weather wardrobe so a shopping trip is in order. Now I just have to find the time to do it.
• I am doing okay back at work. I am very busy so the days go very quickly which is nice. However my favorite part of the day is leaving to go pick her up. It's also hard for me to get to work on time in the morning because I want to be there when she wakes up and I don't want to leave until she is ready to go (that has to do with some control issues I have and letting go but that is an entirely different post.)
• Kenley is also eating really well for us at the sitter. She is up to eating over 20 ounces a day there and then 1 or 2 times at home before bed. I've been able to keep up so far and freeze at least one day's worth of milk per week so that when I stop nursing, she will still have a little in frozen reserve. I think we may be moving to the bigger bottles soon since she rarely eats less than 6 ounces.
• Oh and one last thing. I know that I won't miss these pumping days. I don't like having to pump before work or before bed. It makes me feel rushed  in the morning and it's the last thing I want to do before I hit the hay. However, I'm aiming to make it 6 months so I will keep chugging away.

So there you have it. I'm sure that I'm missing more but they are just small updates in our new routine. I do have some new super cute pictures that I will try to post soon (maybe tonight, but no promises.)