New Routine - Back to Work

Mommy is Back to Work Full-Time

Well as most of you know I returned to work this week on Wednesday. The 1st day off to the babysitter (Jane) went smoother than I was anticipating. Of course, Kennedi didn't want to get up at 7 am to eat and change her clothes. The look on her face said...What are you doing waking me up at this hour. Our little girl loves to stay up late, already a night owl, and then hates the mornings. When I was on maternity leave she would eat around 6 and then go back to bed until 8:30 or so. The first day Chris and I both went to drop her off for the first time so Dad could meet Jane and understand the process since he would be doing it going forward. Chris brought her by himself Thursday and today and he is doing a great job! I pick her up at the end of the day and it is the highlight of my day picking her up and seeing her smiling face. I am really going to cherish the time I spend with her at night and on weekends now that I am away from her all day.

So, How is Kennedi at Jane's? The report from Jane is that she takes cat naps during the day, haha, not too shocked since she needs to know what is going on all the time. She is eating great out of the bottles and overall happy when she is there. The sitter did experience a "Kennedi explosion" for the 1st time and I warned her it would happen eventually :). Thanks Jane for taking care of our little chunky monkey if you are reading this, I am so blessed I have found you.

Kennedi must have sensed Mom was going back to work, because she was sleeping pretty well at night for me up until this week. Starting this week she has decided to get up at 1:00 and 4:00 each night and she is up for awhile when she is up :(. She also has decided she is a big girl and doesn't go down until 10:30 when I force her down....for a little girl she doesn't sleep much. She is taking after her 1st cousin Hanna - my sister and I think it's girls :)!

Overall, I am transitioning well back into work and juggling the demands of motherhood. As always, posting some recent photos of Kennedi. We go to the doctor in 2 weeks so I will have updated stats for you then. My guess is she is around 15 pounds already!

The only picture I have with a smile, she always smile but as soon as I put the camera in her face she stops smiling and wants to figure out what is in her face, lol.

Kennedi's Sleeping Position

I am going through Judy's pictures and found 2 pictures that just make me laugh out loud. Kennedi gets her sleeping position from Daddy...so cute! Enjoy.

Have a great weekend!

Kennedi with Daisy

Thought I would post some pictures of Kennedi with Daisy too! It's hard to get all 3 to look at the camera for a quick photo as you can see from the pictures below. We have our hands full with 2 dogs and Kennedi :).

Our visit with the Millers...

As most of you know, Josh and Lori had a beautiful baby girl at the end of August named Zoey. I wanted to share the wonderful pictures Lori snapped of the two little beans when we went to visit. Chris said Kennedi is the Jolly Green Giant, lol. Zoey is 3 weeks old in this picture (if I remember correctly) and Kennedi is ~2 months. We had a wonderful dinner and enjoyed our visit....of course Lori and I shared similar stories of motherhood and the men sat outside I am sure complaining, lol jk! As our daughters grow I am sure they will become great friends and play buddies. Enjoy! Thanks Lori and Josh!

2 month photos

More pictures...

This picture was taken this past weekend, Oct 5th, so cute. It was hard to get Buster to pose with Kennedi long enough for a picture. I can't believe I got them both looking at the camera, the word T-R-E-A-T worked for Buster. Yes, my dog knows what that word means even when you spell it out.

Look at the new outfit Grandma Homan got me.

Kennedi's new long johns, I am ready for the cold winter months now!

Kennedi sitting in the exersaucer

Kennedi's new outfit, I love it on her...so cute. Thanks Nila!

More pictures of the star...

Here are pictures from Grandma Betty's 88th Birthday Party!

4 generation picture - Grandpa (Michael) Homan, Daddy (aka Chris Homan), Grandma (Betty) Homan and Kennedi Homan

Grandma Homan (aka Judy)

Kennedi with her 1st cousins - Adian and Kamden (Aunt Kristy's kids)!

Over the past few weeks we have taken lots of pictures, below are some of our favorites.

It's been awhile....

It's been awhile since I have updated you so I thought I would take some time today and show you what a big girl Kennedi is. She is growing leaps and bounds and the doctor affirmed that at the 2 month appt on September 11.

Stats:
12 pounds and 15 ounces
24 inches and 3/4

She still hates tummy time and has gotten smart enough to roll to one side to roll over to avoid tummy time. She is so interactive with her smiles and coo's and always want to let you know she is the queen bee in the house now.

Here are some pictures of Kennedi doing O-H-I-O, our little buckeye cheerleader :).

PS...can't believe Daddy was willing to do this with her even though he is a Go Blue fan...he seems to be enjoying it in the 1st picture. Thanks Daddy for helping me.

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Some Blog Fun

So, I decided to add enhancements to my blog :) while Kennedi is napping (which is not that often). Hope you all like the new background, I will probably have fun and update it often. I also added a play list, sorry if some of you don't like the music. You can always mute your computer so you don't have to listen to the songs while reading my blog.
Now for updates....this past weekend we went to my cousins wedding - Alicia's and it was a wonderful time. It was so nice to see the Post side of the family and as always fun to dance and show them the Post moves, lol.

Kennedi continues to grow and become a big girl each day, she loves to smile and make noises to hear herself. She just needs to start sleeping a little more for mommy. She would rather be awake and look around then nap or go to bed before 11 at night. Hopefully one day we can get her to go down before 11 and will begin taking more naps when she goes to the babysitter. She is a wonderful baby though and usually pretty happy when she is awake, I have been blessed.

I have posted pictures of the new hair accessories I got from etsy, sort of like e-bay but you don't bid on items and buy them straight from the seller. It is my new favorite site because it includes a lot of handmade items. A lot of the sellers are Stay at home mothers who turned to making things to earn some extra cash while staying at home. I bought little Kennedi some headbands with flowers and hair clips. I couldn't resist, she looks so cute with hair accessories and I can do it since she has so much hair.

She says, why do you keep flashing that light in my face mom!

1st Video Slide Show...

So here is my 1st attempt at a slideshow set to music. It captures my baby shower, Kennedi's arrival and stay in the hospital and the numerous photos we have taken since her birth. Enjoy!



Kennedi Homan 9/1/08