Spring has arrived!

We had a fabulous weekend with daddy home, getting ready for school. The weather was beautiful and has stayed nice all this week. Once we turned the clocks forward last Sunday, it has started to stay light out until almost 9 pm. Quite a change from dark at 5:30! We got some cleaning done while daddy packed, had steaks on the grill and went to the international bazaar on post. We got wine and cheese from our favorite vendors, and Jay's gummi bears. Hayden got very used to all the attention from both of us, so he was reluctant to have his usual independent time on the quilt or in his exersaucer. We went bowling with some friends, and for once I broke 100!

We watched "Slumdog Millionaire" and loved it! The weather was nice enough for Jay to play a little golf before he left, which he enjoyed with his new clubs. He left very early on Wednesday for school, and Hayden and I have been busy ever since! We're working on the house and making our plans for our trip home and trying to get everything in order for that. On Wednesday we headed over to Kelly's for our weekly scrapbooking get-together with some fun ladies and their babies. We always have fun scrapping with them. That night, Jenn and Addie came over to scrap some more. Addie had a diaper malfunction, and needed a bath so the babies enjoyed back-to-back baths in Hayden's baby tub. They played with most of Hayden's toys, made use of the playpen and the swing, and let us get a little bit done!

Thursday was another infant massage class. This week we learned arm and hand massage, which is very similar to legs and feet, and also chest massage. The babies did really well, considering how much longer it was once we added the new sequences. The class is fun because after we learn massage techiniques, we discuss other relevant baby/parent stuff, and this week it was about spoiling and bed-sharing. We all had our own experiences and opinions, but it's fun to talk about it in a group and discuss the current research.

Yesterday we helped decorate for the "Breakfast with the Easter Bunny" fundraiser, but slept in this morning so we didn't actually go. No worries, because the Easter bunny will be on post this weekend so Hayden will still get his picture. We've just been going and going all week and Hayden has started developing a slightly different sleep schedule. He's getting much better at sleeping 3-4 hours at a time during the night and is still napping well. He has found his toes and loves to play with them, and is pushing off on his feet while he's on his belly. It's not a crawl, but he has managed to scoot himself about 5 feet on his belly without rolling.

We have a giant list of things to get done before we fly next Monday, but I'm pretty sure we can do it! This week we have appointments and massage class and scrapping dates, and actually packing everything we'll need while we're home. We have our rental car reserved, our hotel booked for Reunion Weekend and our plan is slowly coming together. We can't wait to see everyone!