Joy and Grace: A Tale of Two Sisters: Week 7

Week 7

"Forever would never be long enough for me, to feel like I had long enough with you..." This is a song lyric from Train's song 'Marry Me'. Although it is a love song that first line just says everything I feel about my baby girl. As the weeks fly by my anxiety about returning to work increases. I still have 9 weeks left to spend with Ava Joy but I know that the time will go too quickly. I find peace in knowing she will be home with Jordan two days a week and only at daycare 3 days a week (in our neighborhood). I find myself already worrying about pumping and my milk supply dropping. I am trying to just push all this worrying and anxiety aside and focus on this precious time. I also love that she will be 4 months old when I go back. Just trying to focus on the positive!

This week Ava Joy and I have continued to go jogging. She absolutely loves it. She loves her stroller (when in motion) as well as the car seat (when in motion). This is a good thing and hopefully she will prove to love the car seat for an extended time as we make our first trip to Gainesville on Sunday. Jordan has to go out of town for business so Ava Joy and I are headed to Gainesville for the week. Packing with a newborn is overwhelming but I'm excited to spend so much time with her and our family and friends. I don't know what I'm going to do without Jordan. This is the longest we've been apart since before we were married. Luckily we'll be able to skype.

On Monday my mom came down for the day and helped me set up my classroom. It was the first time I left Ava Joy. Of course it was with Jordan so it made it a lot easier. She did great. Slept most of the time, woke up and had a bottle and we were home not long after that. Luckily I had prepared most everything at the end of the school year so my mom and I got my room done in 2 hours. On Tuesday Jordan's mom and sister (Jessica) came to visit. It was the first time Aunt Jessica got to meet Ava Joy before she headed back home to California.After they left our neighborhood had a food truck round up at the clubhouse. We put Ava Joy in the stroller and being the time of day it was I expected her to be awake, but no she slept the whole time- loud music and all! Wednesday Ava Joy and I did a little back to school shopping for my kiddos. Friday I took Ava Joy to visit Jordan at work and show her off to his staff. Of course everybody loved her. :)

This week Ava Joy has continued to sleep great. We even got a TEN hour night one day this week. On average it's a 6 hour stretch, eat, and then back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. She even has taken a few naps in her bouncy seat this week.

Here are some pictures from our week: