I don't know, maybe it's that I have 2 full-time jobs! In addition to my 40-hour-per-week day job, I moonlight as a mother of 2. And I mean that when I say moonlight. Luckily, Reagan is a great sleeper who sleeps well through the night, but Aubrey is another story. I must say she has gotten better in the last few days, but those first few days back to work were HARD on me. We might have been lucky to get her to go to bed by midnight and then she was up at least once before I had to get up at 5:30am. Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with her in my arms, but preferably not past 10pm. Moms (and Dads) just need that time! For 3 nights now, she has been to bed by 9:30 and is only getting up once about 2am. As much as I long for the morning that I wake up to my alarm and realize she has slept through the night, I know I will miss our little cuddling moments in the middle of the night while everyone else is asleep. I try to cherish every moment I have despite the extreme exhaustion.
Enough about the lack of sleep, on to updates about my babies! Reagan continues to be an awesome little boy and a great big brother. In the mornings, with getting everyone ready and out the door, Reagan sometimes doesn't really see Aubrey until they get in the car and are sitting next to each other. One morning, he said "Good Morning Aubrey" like such a little man, and this morning he said "Aubrey I like your dress, it's pretty!" How sweet is he? He can almost say his ABCs which makes me smile so big and get all teary-eyed at the same time. It's a sign my little boy is turning into a big boy. He loves his "John Deere twactors" and always wants to "play barn" with Daddy. He does have 2-year-old moments, but all in all, he is really a sweet boy.
Aubrey is just starting to smile socially, and it's so cute. There are times when I am working pretty hard to get a smile, and she may not smile at me, but she moves a lot, breathes heavy, and you can just see excitement on her face with big eyes! I love it! She just had her 2-month appointment and weighed in at 12 pounds. She is gaining rapidly, just like her big brother did, but she still hasn't caught up to what he was at this age. They are about 3 lbs different (despite being less than 1lb different at birth). She also has some fussy moments, but really, she's a pretty sweet little girl. We jokingly refer to her as the "princess" because she can be a little needy in the evenings, but we love her anyway and know that she could be a whole lot worse.
Overall, life is good in the Dunn house. I mentioned I am back to work, and that is going well. Aubrey and Reagan are both at Michele's house, and I know they are well taken care of. That makes it a lot easier to have to come to work everyday, even though I miss them quite a bit. I interviewed for a full-time permanent position at Dow AgroSciences where I work (right now, just a contractor). That went well, I think. I could use prayers for my patience as I wait to hear about that, as well as prayers for the right decision to be made if I am meant to work at Dow. I would appreciate it.
I will try to post new pictures this weekend of the kiddos.
