So I meant to post when Tyler was 3 months old on the 15th of September, but now is is almost 4 months old! Oh how time flies!!! But he is growing up so fast and we are having so much fun with him. We have him on video laughing with Chris and it just melts my heart to watch it. He surprised me on September 9th when I was playing with him on the floor and he rolled over all by himself! I didn't think he was old enough to do that, but he was. And now he seems to roll over as soon as you put him on the ground. He hasn't learned to roll from his stomach to his back yet, but I think he will be happier when he learns to do that.
We are finally to the point where he is starting to sleep through the majority of the night, of course, he has had some help learning to do that. Before, our schedule was going to bed at 11 pm, and waking up at 3, 4, and 5 am and then up for good at 7. He wouldn't really nap well during the day, just little cat naps here and there. I knew newborns didn't sleep much, but it didn't seem like it was getting better like it should. So after talking to my cousins, they told me about a book I should read that really helped with their babies. So of course I was willing to try anything and this book as been a lifesaver! Not that life was terrible before, but it is so much better when you have sleep. Tyler now takes two pretty good naps and goes to bed at 9 and wakes up around 5 to eat and sleeps until 8. Life is wonderful! I feel bad because I don't rock him to sleep like I imagined doing with my babies, but teaching him to sleep on his own has really improved his sleeping habits which has been so nice for me.
Chris has not heard regarding PA school yet and so he has implemented his plan B and applied for nursing school for NAU in Tucson and filled out his application for the U of A. We won't know for sure about PA or NAU until the end of the year, and if neither of those work out he will apply to the U of A for the nursing program. He is taking two online classes right now and regular class at Chandler Gilbert. He is also working part time designing and fixing websites for Veridian Health Management and continues to be amazing dad and husband. The other day, I woke up to find that he had taken Tyler and done the grocery shopping for me and put all the groceries away. This meant he had gone to three different stores in addition to finishing the menu for the week. He continues to make amazing meals, I truly don't know how I got such an amazing husband!
For me, I am excited that I will soon be done with school, two weeks and counting! I will graduate with my Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. I started the program last August and even though it was tempting to take a break after I had Tyler, I am glad I didn't because I am so close to being done. Another exciting development is a job offer I got from Post-Partum at Chandler Hospital! I have been trying to get into another department for the last two years, but nothing has happened. Not saying that I am ungrateful because I have a job, which is more than a lot of people can say in these hard times and the job I have has been really great. However, I have worked in Med-Surg for 4 years and I am ready for a change. I am hoping by working in post-partum it will help me to eventually switch into Labor and Delivery or the nursery. I am very excited for this new opportunity and I am excited to learn new things.
Me and Chris are really enjoying parenthood. Tyler is such a happy baby and so much fun to play with. I love the days when I can just sit on the floor and talk and play with him. He has discovered his feet and hands and is continually putting them in his mouth. And of course he is drooling like crazy. Chris took him to Weeblos the other night and Tyler had an explosion! I mean, he not only got his pants, but shirt, and carseat! Bad thing was he didn't have a change of clothes in the diaper bag so I had to run a change of clothes to Chris before I went into work. But is so much fun. Today at church this older gentleman came up to me and asked if I was the mother of that cute baby. I answered yes hesitantly because I didn't know if he was talking about my baby or someone else's ha ha! But he in fact was talking about Tyler, he then asked if he was the first baby and I replied yes. He then told me that I need to have several more because Tyler is so cute and I have to agree that he is adorable! Think me and Chris will wait a little while before having another one though:-)
