Last full day! Tues. Mar 23rd

It's always hard for me to get to work on time on Tuesdays and Thursdays when I have my 8 AM lab, even when Andrew is home, so I was lucky to make it with almost 10 minutes to spare this morning. Johnny slept a little later this morning - 6:30, although I don't think he fell asleep until almost 7:20 last night. So I think he is starting to be an 11-11 1/2 hour sleeper, whereas for a while he was doing almost 12 hours. He woke up in a good mood, and even was ready to part with his lovey. He has gotten more and more attached to it recently, but this morning, he pointed to his crib after I got him dressed, and I walked over there, and he dropped it right in! We both had a good breakfast (him rice cereal w/applesauce and cheerios, me leftover tortilla espanola ..mmmm). He did OK when I dropped him off, and I was on my way!

Work was pretty good, although it was a much longer day than I had planned, and felt more behind than I started out by the time I left, unfortunately. I had hoped to pick Johnny up early today, but it was 5 by the time I got there. I just kept getting waylayed. He was so excited to see me when I got there, which was so nice - he just giggled and giggled! I think he's going to be really excited to see Andrew tomorrow. Even though it was close to his normal dinner time, he was eating crackers when I picked him up, and it was so amazing outside that I couldn't resist some yard time. Of course I forgot to bring the camera outside, and didn't really want to deal with the tantrum that would ensue if we were to go inside to get it. So, I just have a couple of pictures from breakfast this morning. Sorry, Andrew. We piddled in the front yard, and I pulled some weeds and trimmed back some perennials in the front yard. So therapeutic! I really needed that. Then we came around back and Johnny showed off his mad slide skills. Not only does he have the hang of pulling his leg out from under him and sliding on his own, but he has figured out how to pick his feet up so he goes faster! He sends a stick down the slide for a test run, and then down he goes! After that it was almost 6 already, so we headed in for dinner. We talked to Andrew on Skype while Johnny ate dinner and I cooked myself some food. Casey stopped by to return the truck, and then Johnny toddled around a bit while I ate my dinner. He ate a pretty good, if odd, dinner of peas, cheerios, goldfish, milk, cheese, and a little mac and cheese once I got it ready. Then it was time for a quick bath, getting ready for tomorrow, and some reading! He went on to sleep really quickly a little before 7. Hopefully he'll make it to 6 tomorrow morning. I'm not setting my alarm! Can't wait to see Andrew tomorrow afternoon!

March 23, 2010