Back at work and lots of baby growing and development

Evan and I are both back at work now.  While this is great for the cash flow it is heavy on the heart.  It puts us at ease that he has been in good hands with our friend Tricia and now his Grandma Jo.  The next step is daycare or a nanny.  We have a daycare, but we are waiting for another little one to transition to the toddler room.  She has taken a few steps and once she is walking, Oscar will take her spot in the baby room.  The daycare is super close to our house and we know a few people who have used this daycare so that eases our minds.

We are also exploring the option of hiring a nanny to care for Oscar, while it is a bit more expensive, it is way more flexible and convenient.  We really like the idea that Oscar will have more attention with a nanny. 

Being back at work has its roses and thorns.  It is good to have adult time and feel like you are contributing to the world, but it also takes us away from Oscar.  We are fearful of missing things in his life or that he won't be as connected us. We also just miss him and his little snuggles and smiles. 

Oscar has really developed in the last couple of weeks.  We are thrilled and awed by his ability to learn new things.  He found his fingers and has learned to grab things, which immediately go into his mouth, very slimy.  He also has learned to vocalize more than vowels, he can pronounce hard g's. Working on rolling over is also on the agenda, he has mastered the bridge pose in yoga and any day now he is going to roll over.  He practices this in his sleep which startles him to a point of waking up - this means very little sleep for me. Oscar is smiling a lot, which isn't new but we just can't help but talk about it and eat it up, he is a very happy baby.  I learned that if you sing to him and play with his legs you can actually get him to laugh.  What a joy that first giggle was for us.  We are trying to capture all this on video, but each time the camera goes up Oscar puts on an Oscar face (fish lips and gaze to the ground).  He might be a little camera shy or just not ready to share with the world. 

Finally, this post would not be complete without pictures, so enjoy the little series of pictures below.