Back to Work

I had the "joy" this week of going back to work. First thing Monday morning long before bright and early I got back into the routine of work. BOOO. I'm just joking, I am very blessed and happy to have a job during these difficult times but it is hard to leave my wife and my new born son at home all day while I go back to work. I have found that I cant put pictures up of him on my computer or anything because I find myself sitting there looking at his picture wishing I was at home holding him and talking to him, explaining the infield fly rule to him... But it's important for me to get back into that routine and making money, not much but money none the less. Being back at work makes coming home from work my favorite time of the day. Pulling into the driveway and seeing Anna and Leyton waving to me from the front window is the best sight I will have seen all day. Walking up the porch and into the house and getting to hug and kiss my wife and hold my son, usually followed pretty closely after by a diaper change because, "Anna has been changing them all day." But that is my favorite part of the day.


Leyton had his first doctors appointment on Tuesday with Dr. Borrelli. He tipped the scales at 8 pounds and 14 ounces! Gaining over a pound since he had left the hospital. He got a good once over and the doctor said that everything looked great! We get to go back in about six weeks and have another check up and he'll get his first set of shots since leaving the hospital. Not looking forward to that. Other than that not a lot new. Lots of eating, sleeping and pooping and he is very good at all three!

Time together at home.

Leyton, Anna and I got to come home Saturday afternoon. After two days of checkups and tests the doctors and nurses decided that Leyton and Anna were healthy enough to come home! We packed him up in his car seat, covered him up in blankets and headed home. Anna's mom is staying with us for a while helping out around the house. We are figuring out his sleep pattern and how often he eats and how much he eats. He is a great sleeper, eater and pooper. Those three things he has down! He is not a fussy baby, he only really lets us know hes upset when we are changing him. I have this week off work so I am here all day helping out where I can.

It has been a pretty smooth transition from hospital to home. We had been told over and over that we need to sleep when he sleeps so we have been doing that and sleep has not been an issue for us yet. We worked out an on and off pattern where I stay up with him after she feeds him so she can sleep, and she lets me sleep while she is feeding him. It has kind of worked out for us so far. We just try to remain patient and flexible because I'm sure it will not always be this smooth.

Anna and I both have posted some pictures on our facebook pages. Feel free to check them out there. I will keep everyone up to date and try to blog again in a day or two. Please continue to pray for Anna and Leyton and I as we figure out schedules and routines. Pray for continued good health and wonderful times spent together.