Blessed!

It's not Tuesday, nor am I a "10 for Tuesday" participant, but I have limited time, so here's some quick updates!


1)  My sweet little guy slept for a four hour stretch last night, which means that I slept for a three hour stretch.  I am so thankful and feel very rested!
2)  I think my husband and I were finally able to reconnect.  Having a baby redefines marriage. 
3)  Thankfully, I am less grumpy with my sweet husband.  (See #2).
4)  James is napping by himself in his own room in a bassinette that he doesn't usually sleep in.  Pretty soon I hope to move him in there permanently.
5)  He is smiling, cooing and almost laughing.  It makes up for the sleepless nights.
6)  He can roll over if he is on a slight incline.  He's always really surprised when he does that and his eyes get really big.
7)  I swapped my 40-hour/week job at EWU for my 24 hours/day job at home.  It was a tough decision.  My boss was amazing, supportive and offered me a possible leave of absence.  That is truly flattering.
8)  I have mixed feelings about staying home.  I know it's the right decision, but I have always found my identity in my job.  Now my identity has extremely changed and it is an adjustment.  I think I will go back to work eventually, but want at least the first year home with James.
9)  Yesterday I ran 3.6 miles without stopping.  It was hella hard, but I kept thinking about my labor and delivery.  If I can go through 20 hours of that, I can run 3.6 miles, dammit!  It was really tough but boy, was I in a great mood afterward.
10)  I am truly blessed with friends.  I ordered 75 birth announcements and that is barely enough. 
11)  I am (still) in love with my wonderful husband.  He is so good to us.  We are still adjusting, but I feel that I am living a very blessed life
12) My sweet little nieces are getting baptized this Sunday. I am so proud of them!

Signing off!  Gotta get dinner going!