Finley's Forever Family & Charlie!: Random Updates

* I survived my one week trial at being a single mom. Brandon was in Las Vegas for the dealer show and I was home with the kids. Thank god for in-laws and DVR! We made it through just fine, but boy were we glad when Daddy walked in the door!

* The new dishwasher and stove are awesome! Not that I've been cooking much...

* Emma is a chunky monkey just like her brother was! She's already over 12 pounds! She's smiling lots and really starting to coo and make noises other than screaming.

* We have been enjoying our mom and tot tumbling class immensely! Jack still refuses to do the group warm ups- lots of songs and stretching. When it's time to do the actual activities though, he's all over it! His favorite things are the trampoline and the obstacle course. It's so fun to spend that special mom and boy time together. He went to Kung Fu Panda this week with Daddy. He showed him where to get the popcorn, lemonade and the straws. He came home and showed me how to bow and say "master and skidoosh" whatever that's about! We've been taking him to the pricier kids place for haircuts this summer. His hair is so thin, fine, and blond that you can see every scissor cut. So when he gets a bad haircut- you can REALLY tell! Catherine has been doing such a great job with his hair that it's worth the money. This week she said Jack was one of her best behaved customers! He sits so still in the chair and really takes it seriously. He gave her a big hug goodbye when we left!

* Emma has been pretty much sleeping through the night for about a week now. She stopped eating over night right at 6 weeks (just like Jack did) and if she wakes up now, she just needs her pacifier. Last night she was asleep by 10:30 and got up at 5:45. Since she's sleeping so well, how come I'm still so tired in the morning??

* Jack made a trip up to Green Bay with Brandon, Bampa, and Bampa's brother, Bernie on Friday. Jack had a great time doing the Lambeau Leap and scoring some touch downs at the hall of fame. What a big boy adventure he had!

* I have to be at school on August 26th for meetings. I can't believe how this summer has flown by! Actually, I can. Throw a newborn into the mix and the time just speeds on by. I'm excited to get back to school. A few nights ago I couldn't go to sleep until I made a list of all my new ideas for this school year. I'm going to do some work in my classroom this week so it's not crazy during our week of meetings. It's been a great summer hanging out with Jack and Emma, but I can really say that I'm definitely made to be a working mom. We're lucky enough to have 2 very loving grandparents to watch the kids while we're at work. It makes the choice to go back to work that much easier.

Here are some pics of my chunky monkey!

Stretching after a nap