Spring brings nice weather, and a cold

We have been blessed with record temperatures for the month of March. Over the course of the past two weeks, it has felt like we skipped spring and went right into summer. Last weekend, we were able to enjoy 70+ degree temps and take Levi for his first stroller ride. He looked at us a little funny, not really showing us if he liked it or not. We think he did, as he was asleep by the time we returned home.  On the other side of things, Levi came down with his first cold this week. I stayed home with him on Thursday as he had a fever and we brought him in to see the doctor today as we wanted to rule out RSV. The doctor says Levi just has a regular cold. I felt a little silly bringing him in as I don't want to be the mom who brings her child to the doctor for every little hangnail. However, the doctor was glad I came in as Levi is quite young for his first cold. We knew we couldn't keep him away from the germs forever and hope that he feels better soon. He is already feeling more himself, so we hope that continues.

Levi on his first stroller ride last Saturday

Levi catching some zzz's to try and get rid of his cold...he really likes to sleep with his arm up for some reason.

Since I am finding that I have very few pictures of Levi and I, I took a picture of us to show you all how I manage to get things done at my house. We love our baby bjorn!

And, FINALLY, I was able to capture a smile!





First Toy

Please note: We do have real toys for Levi to play with... but I am sure he will be ready to play with power tools before we know it:)

First Day of Daycare

My day started out quite early as I knew I had to leave the house by 6:15 a.m. Normally I always woke up an hour before the time I had to leave the house to ensure I was able to give myself time to get ready, pack lunches and still have a few minutes for breakfast. Now that we have an infant, that time has now doubled. Levi graciously woke me up at 4:30 a.m., so we were ahead of schedule:) I was quite proud of myself for getting everything I needed to, ready in time. I snapped a few pictures of Levi this morning all ready for his first day of daycare. I dressed him in his "I Love Mommy Sooo Much" shirt, just so he wouldn't forget just how much I love him on his first day away. The drop off went great, no tears! I felt very good leaving him with our care provider, Stephanie. Levi did great all day and even took a few naps. Stephanie warned me that Levi had quite the day as there was so much to look at. There are a few other babies there to look at, so lots of fun! They were even able to go on a little walk today with the weather being so nice here. I feel very blessed tonight to have such a wonderful care provider to bring Levi to while we are away at work. I could barely wait to finish my work day and see Levi. We made it home just before 6 p.m. and I was able to prepare supper in advance so we could have some cuddle time. I gave Levi a bath as soon as we got home and he fell asleep shortly after. We will do this all over again tomorrow!

Levi all dressed for his first day of Daycare!

Levi with Stephanie, our Daycare provider

Introducing Levi Robert Young!

After much encouragement from family members and friends, I have decided to join the blogging world. Many of you have asked for pictures of Levi and most of you know that I am not such a fan of putting many on Facebook with all the changes they have made in the last little while. I have talked with many friends who also have blogs and all of them have said it is a great way to keep track of daily happenings along with milestones that you would want to put in the scrapbook. So here I am. This has been on my list of things to do for a few weeks now and I am finally getting to it. I am shocked at how fast my maternity leave went by. Thursday was my last official day of leave. It worked out that I go back on a Friday, which I think was be good for all of us. Josh is home on Fridays, so he was able to take Levi all day instead of bringing him to daycare. I did fairly well I think, only sheading a few tears on my way to work. Monday may bring a few more tears as it will be the first day we bring him to daycare. However, we are confident we have a great care provider and lucky to have someone we know.  I’ll have to let all of you know how it goes! For now, I wanted to get a few pictures posted from the time I was home on maternity leave. I hope to keep updating this each week with a few more!


Levi waking up from a nap...he probably won'f fit in his small bassinet very long

Levi all dressed up for baptism

 

Family Picture after Baptism

What a cute little man!

Happy Valentines Day! I love Mom

Tummy Time! I love Dad

Levi loves sitting and playing in his new chair from Auntie Michelle

Levi trying out the Bumbo while mom cleans in the kitchen

 

All dressed up for mommy and daddy's tax appointment:)

 

My Auntie is the Best!

Three months old!