Starting Day Care

Tomorrow, Travis starts half-days at the day care. I can't believe he'll be 11 weeks old on Tuesday. Sometimes it seems that 12 weeks is too short a time to get to spend with my boy. If only I could have 16 weeks! He's just starting to become interactive, learning about the world. It's so fascinating to watch, and I'm sad that I'll miss his important milestones over the next few months. Since our day care is in Austin, we'll all 3 commute in together, so we'll still have some time to spend with the boy.

I confess that part of me (a very, very small part) is a little ready to go back to work. There are some projects that I've been wanting to work on, and I'm starting a new chapter at work with a different boss, so I'm interested to see how that will work out. Some days, I wish I were more experienced so that I could try to work for myself, but that idea frightens me a bit. I don't think I'd do so good as my own boss, but the idea of watching Travis grow compels me to find ways to spend more time with him. I suppose every new mom goes through the same heartache when she returns to work. We'll just have to take each day as it comes and continue to listen to God as he directs our lives, and pray that he continues to guide us.

Being a mom gives me a new respect for my own mom. I've always been proud of her, and have always been thankful for the choices she made and the support she's always given me, but now, those choices have more meaning. I love watching her with Travis, and am so glad that she was able to spend the time caring for him in his first few weeks - I think it gives them a stronger bond, and I want Travis to grow up knowing and loving her. As I've watched Travis grow these last few weeks, I've really missed Ken's mama, and I wish that she had had a chance to hold and know him. I've found myself wanting to call her and ask her advice on several occasions, and I've wanted to ask about Ken as a baby.

Well, no post would be complete without pictures of the boy. I post some almost daily on Facebook, so it's a good reason to sign up if you're not already on there! Also, this boy has the craziest hair I've ever seen on a baby!

Caught on Video!

I finally caught Travis rolling over on video, so I just had to share! He is growing so fast!

It's been awhile...

Well, if you were wondering what happened to us, we had a baby! I've been keeping Facebook updated with photos and status, so I haven't been keeping up the blog, but I will try to do better.

Travis Marlin White was born at 5:10pm on August 17, 2010 via emergency c-section. He was 9lbs, 7oz. It took some time for me to recover, but thankfully, my mom was here for several weeks and took care of me, Travis, and Ken. Once she left, Ken took 2 weeks off to take care of me and Travis. We're doing well now, Travis is 9 weeks old and just had his first round of immunizations. Saige is terrific with Travis, but we had to find Thor a new home. He moved to Lubbock to become a search and rescue dog and we know he's doing well, though I still miss him terribly. It's important to feel that your baby is safe with any pets in the house. Saige is wonderful, and Travis doesn't have any fear of her.

Travis is starting to smile and hold his head up, though it's still a bit wobbly. He's rolled from his stomach to his back several times, but no one else has seen it, so Ken's a little skeptical! :-) He is a very cuddly baby; he enjoys being held and rocked. He does not like to be put down very often. He loves people and is always very good when we're out in public, and he is a great observer. We are very much in love with him. 

I go back to work in just 3 weeks, and I know it will be very hard! I've really enjoyed the time I've spent with Travis, and can't wait to share his future milestones! By the way - he was born with ALL that hair!!