Our Big News!

So I've been waiting on this post until everything was for sure but it is now and it was a big week last week! Today, Waylon gave his notice at his current job because he is going to be the Controller at Quanta Technology! This is a huge step for him - and for all of us! He's so excited and will be starting in a few weeks.

In the middle of all of this, my old boss called and offered me my job back. They wanted me to come back 4 days a week though and with all this going on with Waylon, we decided that it might be best for me to stay home right now. So, I'm now officially a stay at home mom! We are going to keep Noah in school in the mornings still. He likes it and it's good for him so that will be good.

Big changes in our household this week!

During all these big decisions last week, Grammy was here to help! As always, I packed the week with appointments and things I can't usually get done during the week. Everyone had a great time!


My mom rode down with her friend Roz, so during Noah's nap two Sundays ago, Kylie and I rode out to Southpoint Mall to pick her up. Then all three of us met Noah and Kylie over at Nana and Grandad's for dinner. Of course, Andrea, Sean and Savannah were there, too. Mayhem and so much fun as usual!

A rare picture with all the grandkids

Kylie had a doctors appointment last Monday. She weighed in at 16lbs, 1oz - a little smaller than I thought she'd be considering she was 16lbs 3 oz at her last appointment around 3 months but she had clothes on that time and it was a different scale so who knows. They aren't concerned considering she's still in the 95th percentile for weight! :-) At least she's back on the charts now though! She was 75th-90th for height and head circumfrence as well. She had two shots and an oral vaccine and was a trooper through that (and so was Grammy!). She was a little fussier than normal after these so I think they bothered her a little but nothing too bad. Oh, you might notice in this picture that she also had a touch of pink eye so we got some drops and it cleared up pretty quickly.

Noah has been doing great without the paci at night but naps are still a struggle. I fought and fought and then just went the easy route and started staying with him until he fell asleep. He just keeps saying he's not tired and doesn't want to sleep but once he's still, he'll sleep for 2 hours still! Last week was easy with Grammy here but we need to work on it for when I'm here alone with both kids. Yesterday and today he's fallen asleep in the car on the way home from school so that's been easy, too.

A few other cute pictures that Grammy took that week...

On Wednesday, Noah had his first dentist appointment! I was such a proud mom! He walked right up, hopped in the chair and opened his mouth, ready for the cleaning! I'm sure it helped that they had a TV with the movie Cars on it, too!! The hygentist said for the first cleaning, they usually just clean their teeth with a regular toothbrush but I told them that I thought he'd be okay with the spinbrush, so they used that and he was perfect! Then they 'painted' his teeth with flouride and he was perfect again. The dentist came in and she and the dental hygentist were both oohing and ahhing over how great he did - especially for his age (like I said, proud mom - I have to brag!!). :-)

A cute one of Grammy and Noah

Thursday, we did the professional pictures - afterwards I got a cute shot of Kylie sitting up - she can't do it for too long but she is doing it! I've realized that she's a real baby now (not an infant) and it's kinda sad in a way. Also very exciting though!!

Thursday afternoon, we thought it was nice out so we decided to go out and let Noah ride his bike. It was a little more chilly and windy than we expected so it was a quick trip but it was good to get some fresh air anyway.

A good idea as to what Kylie does all the time now - hands in the mouth! We are pretty sure she's teething and that we can see some white under the gums. It wouldn't be crazy for her to get teeth very soon. Noah got his first two at 4 months, too! Also, check out the adorable outfit Nana got for her. :-)

Grammy and Noah playing trains

Friday morning, we took Grammy back to Southpoint to meet Roz. Noah had fun playing in the play area in the mall and then we had a snack at Panera before they headed back to the snowy north!

Saturday was a fun day. Noah and Waylon ran errands in the morning and then after NOah went down for his nap, Nana and Grandad came over to keep the kids while we went to the NC State/Wake Forest basketball game. Waylon got box seat tickets from people at work so we enjoyed free food and drinks while we were there, too! Lots of fun and another 'date day'. Thanks yet again, Nana and Grandaddy!

Sunday was a pretty day, so Noah and I met Amy and Stella Dot at the park to play and have a picnic. Then, Waylon grilled sausages for dinner and we all had spring fever (even though yesterday was back to nasty cold weather. Hopefully we'll be on tire swings a lot pretty soon!!

Hope you all are having a great week! We sure are with our new adventures to come!!