This Is Going To Be Rough

This is my last week of maternity leave before heading back to work. It's so sad for me to even think about leaving Nolan in someone else's care all day. I have to stop myself from thinking about all the cute moments and "firsts" I might miss. Justin has been able to do most of his work from home the past couple of months, which has been so nice, but even though he puts on a strong face, I know this transition is going to be hard on him too. He sure seems to be doing a lot better with it than I am though! The other day I had a mini freak out when I thought about how scared I'm sure Nolan will be when mom and dad aren't there when he wakes up! (Really, I know he'll be just fine). Then, I was doing some "calculations" and realized that if I pick him up at 5 on the dot every day and he goes to sleep between 9 and 10 that's AT MOST only 5 hours we have with him every day. And when he gets older it will be even less time because he'll go to bed much earlier! Justin has to keep reminding me that there are still weekends. I guess he's right...but still. I know this is the best thing for our family right now, but that doesn't mean it will be easy for any of us :)

Anyway, on to the fun stuff...pictures!

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He's been getting so much better at tummy time and lifting his head up!

He used to get really upset when we tried tummy time :)

Sitting up like a big boy!

 This little "snake" is Nolan's favorite toy at the moment.

He loves staring at it and whacking at it! He also loves looking at himself in the little mirror. Understandable, I like looking at that cute face too!

 Silly kid sometimes even holds up his bottle all by himself!

 He looks like such a little man in this picture.

 He's made his first attempts at rolling over this week!

 Walks with Nolan are such a treat. I love watching him observing the world around him. I can see his beautiful little eyes moving from the grass to the flowers to the sky. Just taking it all in. 

I think children can really help you see the world through new eyes. That's one of the things I'm so excited for as a parent. I hope I'm never in too much of a hurry to let my kids look around and see the beauty that surrounds them. 

This was my view on the walk. Jealous?!!