WHY?

So why is it that when I go to put a picture on our blog from our mac laptop it looks a little something like this

I don't get it! It hasn't always done this...just within the last couple of weeks. That is why we don't have a picture on our header anymore...I tried to change it and the picture was all crazy. So if anyone knows what the deal-e-o is, please let us know. And don't say that it's because we own a mac - that one is old. Alright, thank you, and Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

It's updated

I updated our blog yesterday, but the date says the 9th because that's when I started it...so to all of you who get the "Who's updated their blog" list...ours did not show up. But I would love for everyone to read our blog...so read below. :-)

Motherhood, the best job in the world!

Well, here are some pictures of our cute little Benjamin. He had his 2 month check up on December 1st and he weighed 11 pounds 15 ounces and was 22.5 inches long, putting him in the 50th percentile with height and weight. When they gave him his shots, at first he was confused, but then he screamed. After they gave him the roto virus orally and we popped the binky in his mouth, he was just fine. What a trooper!

He has been sleeping better the last couple of nights, but I also have been home because I was sick...yuck! I've been sick more this winter than any other time in my life! AND I even got the flu shot and the whooping cough shot. It kind of makes me not a believer in those shots for me. Oh well, what do you do?

It's been hard to go back to work, but what a great blessing it's been knowing that he's either with Josh or with Alyssa Howe, whom we trust! I do have a confession. When I was about ready to give birth to Benjamin, I was terrified of being a mother and was being altogether very selfish about the whole thing. I thought that I wanted to go back to work and that I really liked my job. While I do like my job at the University, I was unprepared to fall in love with being a mother. Truly, it is a job that I love and I love doing! Yes, it's hard and there are days when I cry and get stressed out, but at the end of the day...I still love being a mother. I can't believe how much I love being home and taking care of my boys! But I am grateful that I am able to support my husband through this time that he is in school so that someday I will be able to be a stay at home mother. I find it such an honor and a blessing to be a mother!

Mother Question

So I've gone back to work. It's not what we want, but it's what needs to happen for now. Luckily I'm only working 75% so I work from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and we still get benefits and all that good stuff. Really, we are so blessed with the fact that Josh watches Benjamin most of the time and our amazing friend, Alyssa Howe, is able to watch him about 8 hours a week when Josh is in class. Anyway, Benjamin has been sleeping through the night for the past 3 to 4 weeks. He usually wakes up sometime between 5:30 and 7. Usually more like 6 or 6:30. However, this week, starting on Wednesday, he has been waking up at 5, 4:30, and 3:50 a.m. Why? Does anyone out there have an answer for me. :-) Could it be linked to the fact that I'm back working, or is it just a phase he's going through, or something else?? Anyway, if anyone has some great suggestions for me, that would be great. Thanks, and I will post pictures soon. Speaking of pictures, you know how people post a bunch of pictures altogether and they're are like 5 across and 10 down..if you know what I'm talking about...how do you do that? I've seen them on people's blogs and I would like to do that, but I don't know how. Help. Okay, thanks!