Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Back To Work I Go!

Today was my big day back to work after a nice, long maternity leave! What a day! Although it was tough to leave Andrew, my work could not have made the transition any better. When I arrived to our Monday morning meeting it was actually a surprise "Welcome Back!" party. We enjoyed yummy treats and danced to "Celebrate!" At the conclusion of the meeting, my team serenaded me with a song to the tune of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe!" It was adorable and I had to share the lyrics. (Imagine a group of 8 adults singing with the background music on)
You've been gone so long, it seems
We really miss you on our first string team,
You may not think that all that's true,
But Kaye, we really did miss you

Kaye
We missed you, Kaye
We missed you, Kaye

You don't know how quiet it's been
Without your laugh, we can't even begin
Sometimes we're sad without you around
We need you here from dawn to late sundown

Kaye
We got you, Kaye
We got you, Kaye

Andrew has a very good mom
We like to say that she's "da bomb"
We hope you're ready for a thrill
Jump on this ride, it can't be all uphill

Don't think of it as working hard
The people are the most important part
We tried to help your teacher out
But they need you, there really is no doubt

Kaye,
They need you, Kaye
They need you, Kaye
They need you, Kaye

Now that totally made my day! Andrew, of course, had a WONDERFUL day! He was so easy!!! Ahh!!! Good Times

Fishing and Cord Wrangling

So, Andrew continues to be quite the mover. A friend's husband took care of Andrew while her and I ran to a baby sale and his comment was that Andrew was wonderful he just had to be corralled! He loves moving... He is rolling everywhere and is attempting to master the butt scoot. I am worried that crawling is coming up and am trying to discourage it, since it means I will be booted from the New Moms Connection group that I am in! He is also always after cords. I think I have them all hidden and then suddenly he makes it from across the room to find a cord, which is so scary. I can't take my eyes off little man for a moment...
Well, Greg and I have a favorite movement that Andrew does at various times throughout the day. We fondly call it "fishing". Greg was able to capture a video of it too.

They don't make things...

The saying "they don't make things like they used to" has been our household motto over the past week. We have had a new humidifier break, our TV's remote control, Andrew's mobile, and our most recent, the 3 year old 42 inch Plasma TV. UGH! We are frustrated by these things just randomly no longer working, but I think my frustration level increases when I get the details from the manufacture. Our TV is past its' warranty and early estimates are between $400 and $500 to fix. (We could easily buy a brand-new one for just a little more...) Fisher Price is working to fix the mobile (after I paid $11.00 to send it back to them and need to wait 3-6 weeks). Which means Andrew's bedtime routine is a bit harder now... UGH! I just wish that products lasted a reasonable amount of time and fixing things was a bit cheaper! Off to go try and return the humidifier....

Andrew's Antics

The hospital we delivered Andrew at has the most amazing New Moms Connection group. Basically we get together and talk about the realities of motherhood! It's so amazing... Anyways, today Andrew decided to be a major roly poly, but with a goal in mind. He ended up rolling over to the baby girl next to us and grabbed her toy and then rolled back. That was hilarious, but the best part is then later he rolled over and took another toy, which she was able to grab back and then he grabbed it again! Seriously, he is out of control! Greg wondered if I had brought any toys for Andrew, which of course I had, hers just looked a whole lot better :-)