Jack turned three months old on Saturday. I worked a long day and didn’t get around to posting until now. What’s to say? He’s a chunk of a guy and we love him to bits! I think we lucked out an awesome baby. We tried to take some photos Saturday night while he was asleep, but we woke him up with our whispering and camera clicking.
Here are some videos I took today for your enjoyment.
I went back to work today – and what a day it was! It was supposed to be a day of class/orientation to catch me up from missing the summer and be sure I knew my stuff. Last night, the recorded message of our daily schedule told me that instead I would go to one of our hospitals and work with a nurse there, getting familiar with some of the new policies, then go to our main hospital to go over missed material from mid-day on. I was called at 4:45 am to ask if I could go straight to the main hospital instead. One of our morning staff got called in and was already in the ICU since 3 am. Sure, no prob. When I got there at 6 am, lo, our third person had called in sick. So it was just me and one other nurse to run a room full of patients at our craziest facility! So much for easing into it!
Somehow, when I put my familiar, bleach-stained scrubs on my muscle memory took over and I was a nurse again. I strung machines and assessed my patients. Right away I stuck needles in a guy who had infiltrated his fistula yesterday during a stick – and mine worked! I gave medications, I troubleshooted poor access flows, I managed fluid volume with saline and meds. It was kind of amazing. All these things I hadn’t thought about in months came flooding back.
It was a crazy day and we didn’t get a third person in the room until 9. I ran out as soon as possible to pump. Pumping is the worst part of returning to work. I really dreaded it. It wasn’t so bad. I managed to get three sessions in. I spilled about 6 ounces 🙁 but it wasn’t too messy and I tried not to cry. (Ha! crying over spilt milk.) I was on my feet for all but 60 minutes today. Boy am I glad to have tomorrow off. And hurrah! They gave us a teleconference number so I can call-in instead of attending a staff meeting in person. I MUCH prefer to attend with Jack in my lap.
Speaking of Jack, he’s been asleep since 5 pm so I haven’t been able to hold him yet. It sounds like he had a very nice day with his Dad. He doesn’t want to go back to work tomorrow 🙂 I’m so so happy with our Jack-watching arrangement. I can’t wait for him to wake up so I can feed him and cuddle with him.
Jem HATES water. But this was such a nice warm pool! Maybe she’ll change her mind?
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Jem swims in air from Rachel Mason on Vimeo.
A little Jack update for you. He’s 11 weeks old already! He coos almost non-stop when he’s awake and is still trying hard to laugh, but hasn’t figured it out yet. He still fits size 3-6 month clothes, thank goodness! But most of his socks are too small. He still naps for most of the day, staying awake for 45-90 minutes at a time on average.
He got a fancy new bouncer chair that he loves so far. The bounces are reactions to his kicks. Although he doesn’t understand that, he can get is going nicely. There’s a nice wooden toy rack that attaches to the front. I was thrilled to see that he immediately started reaching for it!
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Jack’s Chair from Rachel Mason on Vimeo.
We’re back in Denver after a long vacation at my parents home. Many came to visit, we swam almost every day, and I made over a dozen batches of gelato. Great trip, yes? I’m uploading all my photos (minus a nudie shot of Jack) to flickr. It’s so hard to skim down to my favorites for this post but I’ll try!
I brought some Fancy Tiger fabric to make bibs for Jack. Only succeeded in making one. It’ll be an ongoing project.
Grandpa snoozing with the baby.
Miranda and Zaley came to play! Z wanted to hold Jack. She did so with mixed results. I love Jack’s face here, he’s like “Whoa, going down!”
Natasha reclaims her rightful property – Amanda’s lap.
So sleepy 🙂
Brian helps Zaley reach another level on the mini-trampoline.
Lovely timing.
Grandma and Jack. I love bold, clean lines for baby clothes! This one reminds me of the ninja turtles.
Toss her in!
Even me and Jack!
Baby toes get pruney too.
He has a swimsuit, but going naked is easier.
Yarn shopping on Main Street for the moms, a Giant Frog for Zaley.
When I got my mom a yarn winder and swift as a gift, you know I was scheming to use it myself.
Don’t you love fast knit baby clothes in bulky yarns? Don’t you love the glam rock style this evokes?
Cat is still jealous . . .
We all get lunch when we go out.
Grandma Betty so happy to be back in Colorado.
Jack’s looking a tad gangsta in the other sweater I knit this trip. Maybe it will fit better next year.
Whoa. There are NO pictures of me making gelato. How did that happen? I made the gelato to stock pile for Andy’s reception next weekend. Mom has a DeLonghi gelato maker and it’s all kinds of rad. Here’s a list of what I made:
So so good.
Like I said above, many people came to visit while I was there. It went something like this:
A little confusing, yes?
The last Saturday Ben and I went to see Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Of course I loved it. How could I not? Edgar Wright + Michael Cera + Jason Schwartzman mixed with a funny script, crazy production style, and video game flavor. I can’t wait to see it again, and then buy to watch at home over and over.
We took the scenic route home to avoid traffic. Eh, I don’t recommend doing that. Happily we did all our laundry before leaving, so the post-trip mess isn’t as bad as it could be. Today I’m working on bills, organizing my return to work, stocking our kitchen, and of course keeping Jack happy 🙂 It’s raining outside and the animals are hiding in the basement. A very quiet day back in Denver.
Here are some of the best shots I got from our trip to Salt Lake for Andy’s wedding. Click on any picture to see a larger version. I’m splitting it into two posts to make posting pictures easier for me 😉 There are many many more on my flickr account here.
We stayed at a Marriott downtown with the Waterhouse clan. Sadie has taken swimming lessons and was showing us her new skills.
Friday night we attended the rehearsal dinner at Bucca di Beppo. We met Jenn’s family and joined up with some of the Cook family (my mom’s side).
Saturday morning was the ceremony in Cottonwood Canyon.
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