"Ready for Some Fun!"

So this week has been a big week for me and James! Maternity leave is over and back to work I go after a nice 3-month break. Not only am I trying to adjust to working full-time again but I also have a new title and new job responsibilities...exciting and challenging at the same time. I am giving myself a week or two to get back into the swing of things before I start to panic ;) One of my New Year's resolutions is to stress less and go with the flow more. Most of you know this will be nearly impossible for me but probably quite important as a mother of three little kids now! So far it has been nice to be back at work to interact with adults again however I do really miss my snug time with James. Dropping him off on Monday was heart breaking. The good news is that while he has refused to take a bottle for Brian, he is a trooper and realizing he must drink from a bottle at school. He is still making it known that it isn't his preferred method of milk intake but at least he is drinking and that in itself makes it much easier for me and Brian. I also know that in the long run daycare is great for kids and he will make friends and have fun so I try to remember that when I feel sad and miss him. He hasn't been sleeping much at school though and still prefers his little cat naps. I told them that if he is held he will sleep like an angel for hours but you try and put him down and you may get 20 minutes if you are lucky. So overall, the first three days of James' in daycare and me back at work is going well (minus the part about how tired I am)!

Spending time together as a family at night seems so important now so we are trying to do fun things with the kids and focus less on the house being tidy or those pesty chores that always seem to nag at us. Monday night we decided to have a dance party! So for almost an hour we turned up the tunes and all had a great time singing and dancing. Kate prefers "fast music" to dance too so Lady Gaga "Poker Face" was one of her favs. Both girls got a kick out of me and Brian singing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and we too had a great time. James even joined in the fun and stayed awake to dance with us too and observe this crazy family he was born into :) (I think we pooped him out as he slept the whole night through!) On Tuesday Kate wanted to have another dance party so when she got home she said in a super cute voice "Are you ready to have some fun?!" and proceeded to wiggle her little hinder. So, once again we got out our dance shoes and boogied down. Here's to more fun in 2o11!