Back to Work

The latest news is that I went back to work on May 4. The transition went well for all 4 of us. For me, it was kind of like being in a time warp at work; like I never left, but it was 3 months later! The boys so far have had good days. The first 3 days (Wed-Fri), they just stayed home and hung out. They didn’t go to swim class and story time because Shaun had a cough/cold (yes, again which he passed to both Bill and I; but not Logan!) This week they were back to full activities and all 3 did well on the outings.

Logan is doing well. Right around when he turned 3 months, his fussing seemed to get a little better. More of his wake times are happy now. He still can be fussy though. Napping is still an issue that we need to work on. At night he still is getting up once a night around 2 or 3am. About a month or so ago, he was making it through the night some nights, and now no nights, so just a few nights ago I decided to go back to giving him a bottle as his last feeding instead of from me. The first night I did that he slept until 6:30am! The second 2 night he woke up again about 2am. We’ll see how it goes.
I got my entire ‘To Do’ list that I mentioned in the last post done, plus got both cars in for service!!!! I am very happy about that! Now to stay on top of pictures and baby books so I don’t get behind anymore!

Here are the other happenings in the Hunter household since my last post:

Ocean trip!
We went on our annual ocean trip on April 15. This time we stayed at the Navy resort at Pacific Beach. We rented a 4 bedroom house right on the bluff above the beach. It was great! We went with my parents, sister and Aunt and Uncle. The house was great and just the right size for all of us. The 2 bedroom condo we have shared with my parents and sister at Moclips was just getting too small last year and especially now with Logan too. It was pretty cold this year, so we didn’t even take Logan on the beach. Shaun had a great time making some sand castles, running around and flying a kite. We also had a grassy area right outside the house to play too. I can see even more playing happening out there in the future. We already made our reservations for next year (have to because they book up quickly for weekends). It’s a bonus that the house rental is cheaper than renting the condo, and way cheaper than 2 condos which my Aunt and Uncle would rent too. Plus the resort has other amenities like a hot tub, fitness room, restaurant and 4 lane bowling alley. We went bowling on Saturday night. Shaun came and had a blast. Dad helped him give the ball enough propulsion to get down the lane and he loved to watch it hit some pins.

Easter 2011
This year for Easter, we went to Beth & Jon’s house across the water. Shaun had another fun ferry ride, like he did on Thanksgiving. We had a good visit with family including the 3 boys. It was fun to watch Shaun & Antonio hunt for eggs on the back deck. Shaun new exactly what to do this year, while Antonio was still trying to figure it out, like Shaun was last year. It was pretty cute.

Zoo!
We went to the Woodland Park Zoo on April 30. We seem to make it there once a year. The Saturday before I went back to work was the best day of the days we had available in the last week I had off, so we went and luckily it was the first day of the new Dinosaur exhibit. Shaun loved the dinosaurs!!! We all went through the exhibit once. Then I sat and fed Logan while Bill and Shaun went through it 2 more times! He got a few dinosaur souvenirs too: a shirt, stuffed animal and figure. We got Logan a shirt too. Grandma & Grandpa are talking about taking him back sometime this summer too. The dinosaurs are life size and move, make noise, and some spit on you! It is a temporary exhibit through September 5.

Mother's Day
I had a good first Mother's day with 2 kiddos! They got me a nice new ring! It has all 4 of our birthstones on it. A very nice gift!