Getting caught up

These days, we do our best just to get through the days! For two weeks in mid-August our office uproots and moves downstairs so we can serve a larger group of students during open registration. For me, this means getting to work by 730am so I can find parking, get to my desk and be up and running before 8. We work all day, take lunch, and try to get out by 7pm each night. Getting to work by 730am means getting up by 530 am to get myself and Mr. Hayden ready and out the door by 630am. Luckily there's no traffic at 630am so we can get where we're going in good time. For Jay and Hayden, it means dinners together (without mom), baths (without mom) and getting to see mom for about 15-20 minutes before they go to work (Jay) and bed (Hayden). It means little house work is getting done, only the laundry we need, and poor Oscar gets no fun. The weekends rarely slow down, which makes for one tired family!

But our downstairs time ended last week, and even with a busy weekend we're managing to get things back on track. Monday afternoon I got off at 5, was home by 530 and we were eating dinner by 630. Together. As a family. Amazing! After dinner and a bath for Hayden, I GOT TO VACUUM. Before anyone went to bed, at a decent hour so as not to anger the neighbors (because some of us are considerate) and to get up some of the dog hair and daily dirt that accumulates under our feet. Unbelievable! I actually got to do dishes from the meal THE SAME DAY WE ATE IT. Incredible! It's amazing what you can get done when you're not dog tired and ready for bed while the sun is still up.

Nice try

Me: Ok Hayden, it's bed time. I love you.
Hayden: Love you mommy. *pause* Daddy love me.
Me: That's right Hayden, daddy loves you too.
Hayden: (whispering) I not go ni-night.
Me: No, you still have to go to bed. Even though mommy and daddy love you.

Proof!

This is Baby Rogers 2.0. First photo at 7 weeks, 1 day.

Baby #2

Jay and I had the pleasure of announcing that we're expecting another baby, and I think it caught a few people by surprise!

We actually found out in early June that I was pregnant, but decided to wait until I was out of my first trimester until we spilled the beans. So far everything has gone really well, with no morning sickness or feeling yucky. This pregnancy is a lot different than with Hayden, especially since this time around Jay is here for all of it and I work full time! I'm getting my energy back, but that is balanced by working 12-hour days at work and house hunting on the weekend, so it's pretty much the same.

We plan on finding out the sex at my October appointment, and Jay is pretty sure it's a girl. We talk to Hayden about the baby a little bit, but since he can be rather impatient we don't want to talk about it too much since it's still pretty far away. He thinks he has a baby in his belly like mommy, since he also has a belly button. It's pretty cute! For now, we don't have names or much else figure out, just that we're really excited to be a family of four! 

Anatomy lesson

Hayden: (in bathtub) Want take it off. Want take it off, mommy!
Mom: Hayden, that's your wee-wee, we can't take it off.

Who knew bath time was learning time?

Charlotte Weekend

Last weekend, we enjoyed a night away in Charlotte to celebrate the 30th birthdays of two friends, Stephie and Paul. We left Hayden at home with my parents and Jay, Lizard and I headed to the Queen City. Lizard got in Friday night really late but we were so excited to have her here! We checked into our hotel, got ready for the party and headed over to the Godbolds'.

We had a super fun time catching up with friends at the party, but it was SO crazy hot outside. It was 90+ at 9 o'clock so we migrated from outside to the porch to inside to try to cool off. Paul had been cooking all weekend and we enjoyed the fruits of his labor. We made the punch, which most of the girls hadn't had since college. Around midnight it started to POUR down rain, so we made our way inside until we left around 2.

Sunday morning we woke up and checked out. Jay headed home to Hayden while Lizard and I headed to Village Tavern to meet some more Salem girls so we could celebrate Watts' upcoming wedding. We had a blast with mimosas and yummy food and catching up on all things Salem. It was nice to have an all-Salem weekend and see the girls!