The Days are Short

Whoever said "The days are long, but the years are short" was not a mom nearing the end of her maternity leave! I think it would be more accurate to say: "The years are short, and the days are, too!" Now as we are on the downward slide of January, it seems as if the days are flying by. Sure, there have been some challenging moments, especially in the early weeks, when I was so ready for Boomer to come home, but most days now, it seems like before I know it, it's getting dark outside, and we are once again getting ready for bedtime. The passing of time became even more apparent this week when on Tuesday, my mom and I were organizing the nursery and packing up the newborn clothes. All the tinie-tiny onesies, the snuggly little sleepers, the outfit we brought Em home from the hospital in, 'First Thanksgiving' and 'First Christmas' clothes. As we replaced the newborn clothes with 0-3 month and 3-6 month clothes, it is hard to believe how big she is getting. I am trying to soak up every moment with my little girl.

Last weekend, there were basketball games at Forbush on Friday night, so Em and I picked Boomer up for an early dinner before the games got underway. We went to a local pizza place called Papa's in downtown Yadkinville. It was fun to see Daddy for a little bit in between the workday and his late evening. On Saturday, we went to Asheboro to watch our nephew Trivett and our niece Adelynn play in their rec league basketball game (their team won!). Then we made the rest of the drive to Star to stay the night with Boomer's parents. Em enjoyed the snuggles with Granny and Paw Paw. It was often a fight on who would hold her! :) With the MLK holiday, we had an extra day with Boomer at home on Monday. I feel like I blinked, and it's already Thursday! Here are some pictures from our week:

Going out for a date with Daddy (....Mommy tagged along!)

Visiting Great-Gma and Great-Gpa

Learning new tricks!

Falling asleep in Mommy's arms

Mommy & Baby Yoga!

Not pictured: a workout at the YMCA with Sarah, lunch with Katie (she's 32 weeks pregnant and due in March!), and a neighborhood walk with Meg and all our kiddos.