A World of Change

Time is flying by and I have some serious catching up to do! I've tried to capture a little of the last 5 months before I forget it. Its been a crazy time. I've started and attempted this post a dozen times. So finally....

August:

Weston: 6 months

At 6 months Weston is just that much more mobile. A master at getting into things. He is such a happy smiley boy. He is sweet and such a joy to be around. He is almost impossible to get anything done around anymore. Hard to do housework, or work work at home. Naps are still a struggle. He sleeps best in my arms, or napping with me. He still gets up 3 times a night, but the second or third time I give up and bring him into bed with me. I'm just too tired and let's be honest, I love to snuggle.

September:

This was a hard month. I went back to work, with Weston a little more than 6 months old. I was SO lucky to get so much time at home with him! He did awesome at daycare, which made it easier. Sending him to "school" when he was sitting, crawling, and cruising was so much better than leaving him when we has helpless and immobile. Going back to work was OK. Nice to have some adult time. But... at the beginning of August I was contacted my Tesla and asked to interview for the position of Senior Architect at Tesla's Gigafactory in Sparks, NV. Normally, I would ignore a job offer in another state, but this was Tesla. And the Gigafactory is planned to be the largest building in the world when its complete. So, out of curiosity I said OK, pretty certain nothing would come of it. After a series of phone interviews they flew me out for an onsite presentation and series of live interviews. Each step turned into the next one and by mid September I had an offer for them to relocate our family and start a new career and a new life in Nevada. It is one of the most painful decisions I've ever made. But it was an opportunity Jason and I agreed we needed to take. We only had 4 weeks from the offer to pack up our whole life as we knew it before I was expected to start my new job. We wrapped up our jobs, and tried to cram in as much San Diego life and friends and family as we could before we left.

Last Beach Day

October:

Weston: 8 Months

Hudson- 3.5 years

Halloween

Outing at Scheels- This is one of our favorite places to go in Sparks. It is a HUGE sporting goods store with so many fun indoor things for Hudson to do, and... gelato to finish off a day of fun!

Our temporary home in Sparks- We rented a place sight unseen. It turned out to be a great location, with an amazing view! We love it, as much as we can. But, we hate renting. We are trying to enjoy our temporary home and location, but can't wait to eventually be in our real home.

November:

We will forever miss beach days as long as we're in Nevada, but.... we have SNOW days!  They are a little colder than beach days. But, pretty fun. Hudson LOVES sledding. And snow ball fights. And well, just the snow. Weston, is not yet a fan. OK, he kind of hates it. But, I am sure in a year or two these boys will have great fun playing in the snow together.

December:

Hudson and Katelynn- aka #Kateson

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. With Hudson super excited about gifts and Weston's first Christmas, plus getting to spend it with the grandparents. It was nice being back in California and getting to see family and friends. It was hard to leave and go back to life in Nevada. Hudson misses all his friends, and I do too. We miss our Carlsbad culdesac and the support system we had there. It will take time to re-build our lives here.

January:

Weston 10 Months:

At 10 months, Weston is walking! The week after Christmas, right after we got back home, Weston took traded in crawling for life on his feet. It's been so fun watching him get him footing and build his confidence. And it is so darn cute to watch! Also, at about 10.5 months Weston finally slept through the night! It's not consistent, but sometimes 3 or 4 times a week! The other nights he gets up once around 3am, drinks a bottle and goes right back to sleep. This is a HUGE improvement for Mom! My quality of life has improved now that I am finally getting more than 2-3 hours of sleep at a time.

Home Update:

All of our finishes and options are selected! Now we just wait as they build our house. They are on week 2 of framing and already have the first and second floors underway. Its really exciting to see it come together, and hard to believe that in time this will be our home! We are really looking forward to having a home of our own again, and feel like once we get moved in we will finally be able to start growing some roots here. Its hard to really find a sense of belonging here when so much of our lives right now feels "temporary" with much of our stuff still in boxes and knowing that we will be packing up and moving to a different city in some months.

Backyard

Weston- Months 3-5

I've always said (to myself) that my second child would never have second child syndrome.  I would surely document, photograph and blog about all of my children equally. Ha. Haha. We'll just add that to the list of stuff I do as a parent that I was naïve enough to think I wouldn't. It's a long list....
So, I don't know if it's life with two, or just life lately that has been so crazy busy.  There's a lot going on, like all the time!  I think if time speeds up anymore I'm going to start to actually feel the gravitational shift.  HOW has it already been 5.5 months since we brought Weston home!? Just how?
OK... I have some catching up to do.... Here's a recap of the past few months:

At Three Months:

Loves: Hungry Caterpillar, being walked around

Now he is: Rolling Over both ways, gaining mobility, very smiley and interactive. Started crawling at the end of 3 months.

Sleeping: Still 3-5 hours at a time at night, 30 min - 2 hour naps during the day (Not consistent)

3 months

Watching TV together

3 mo- here comes the personality

3 mo- so fun and happy

3 mo-starting to explore

3.5 mo

3.5 Mo- will not stay in his chair

3 mo + 3 weeks- what I wake up to

They love each other

At Four Months:

 

Loves: Hungry Caterpillar and Mickey Mouse Club, watching his brother and the dog, playing with Mommy or Daddy

Now he is: So, so mobile!  Crawling with tummy on the ground and tries all 4's, just doesn't quite have to coordination to move his hands and feet at the same time. Can sit propped up or for short periods by himself. 

Sleeping: I should just erase this part. It's not getting any better :(

4 mo

4 mo + 3 weeks- fully crawling

First Plane Ride

Trouble Maker! (4 mo)

At Five Months:

Loves: To climb everything! Crawling, getting into everything, chasing the dog, watching his big brother 

Now he is: Crawling quick! Pulling up to a stand and trying to balance, trying to stand in the middle of a room, but hasn't gotten it yet.  Eating pureed foods & baby cereal. 

Sleeping: Please say a prayer for me. This is NOT getting better. Maybe worse.  Trying to sleep train. Sleeping in his crib. Up every 2-3 hours.

5 mo- pulls up to a stand and climbs everything - helps himself to his brother's toys :)

5 mo- sitting/ Crawling transitions from sit to crawl on his own

5.5 mo- Furniture cruisin

Because he's my second child, I would have preferred him to stay an infant as long as possible.  I would have encouraged Weston to be a late bloomer. Just lay in my arms a little longer, wait a bit longer to crawl, sit, walk etc.  But... the opposite couldn't be more true.  Weston was an infant for about a week.  After that he was determined to grow up at warp speed.  Before 4 months he was crawling.  Granted it was uncoordinated and involved a lot of face plants.  But within a few short weeks he had it figured out and mastered.  At about 4.5 months he was pulling himself up to a stand.  Frustrated that the only way to get down was to crash, he continued that fiercely until he had that mastered. At 5 months he's cruising furniture and refuses to stay off his feet.  I can only imagine it will be a short time before he figures out the walking thing.  This is amazing to watch, but also kind of heart breaking.  He is growing and changing so fast and I am sadly missing those few short days of having a newborn.  I love this sweet, talented little guy more than I can even begin to describe.  Life with 2 kids is just that much sweeter. I LOVE my boys!

Hudson

 Hudson continues to do great.  He is getting to be such a good swimmer, and loves swimming in Grandma and Grandpa's pool.  He can jump off the diving board and swim across the pool without a life jacket or any help.  We still do swimming lessons when we're not too busy, but haven't been too consistent this summer.  I've taken the opportunity to do some fun things with him this summer while I've been off of work, like zoo trips, LEGOLAND, and SeaWorld. Its been nice to be able to go places in the middle of the week!  He's the perfect age to be a big brother and loves Weston.  They're starting to be able to interact more each day and it's pretty fun to watch.  Hudson has been taking a summer drama class at school twice a week, and next week is his big performance!  I love that he's trying new things.  He's been begging to start karate, so looks like that will be next.  

Weston turns 6 months next week, and I have to get back to work soon (I have managed to put it off for 6 months!!!) So, I'll have new updates soon.  Lots of love till then! xo