Scarlett - 4 months old

Dear Scarlett,

Wow...these months are going by sooo fast! I can't believe you're already 4 months old! It seems just yesterday we packed your tiny little self into your car seat for the first time to bring you home.

We've been notified by your doctor (who LOVES you by the way) that you're teething. You're still in the beginning stages of it, which is good and yo've handled it well so far but I know there's WAY more to come. I guess I better buckle my seatbelt, huh? You've also been to Physical Therapy because you tend to favor your right side. Your Physical Therapist is in love with you and you had so much fun playing with her during your appointment. We got you some new toys to play with and you tend to like things that make noise like rattles.

We went camping a few weeks ago and it was definitely an experience with a small baby. You were such a good girl and handled being outside all the time very well. You handled the near freezing temperatures at night well too, you poor thing. It was also the first time you rode in your stroller without your carseat (just around the campsite) and you seemed to enjoy it for the most part.

You started sitting in your high chair like a big girl and Daddy and I have taken to including you in dinnertime by putting you in your chair while we eat. We put your toys on your tray so you have something to entertain you, but I want to make it so we always eat together. Grandma and Grandpa did that with me when I was young, and I loved it.

Tummy time was a little bit of a struggle at first, but you're becoming a lot more tolerant and are even lifting yourself up onto your elbows. You tend to get a little frustrated after a while, but I know that's OK. You're growing up so fast!

I look at you every day and am amazed that you're mine and Daddy's. Your little personality peeks out every single day and you're such a sweet baby. You love to giggle and smile and you definitely LOOOOOVE your Daddy.

You amaze me every day. We love you our gorgeous girl.

Love,

Mommy

So, there's an explanation

So I know I've been MIA...but there's a REALLY good reason...I PROMISE.

Right now, I have two jobs. Let me explain...

I work for my MIL, and when I went into labor and had the baby, it was the middle of tax season, which is our main business. By the time it was time for me to come back to work, tax season was over and MIL wanted to keep our part-time tax preparer. So about a week before I was due back to work, MIL asked me what my plans were - to come back to work part time and work my way up to full time, or come back full time straight off the bat. I chose the latter. It was later revealed that she had decided there wasn't enough work for me to do, and that I would need to either just work part time until she deemed it necessary to increase my hours, or find another part time job. I instantly was given an email from a tax client who is the office manager at an engineering firm that is pretty local. Within two days of contacting her, I was hired. So now I have two jobs.

Now on top of that, at Job #1 (MIL's company), I got a BIG client that requires my presence at their office 2 days a week in the afternoons. So here's my weekly schedule:

Monday: Job #1 (8:30-12:45) then Job #2 (1-5)
Tuesday: Job #1 (8:30 - 1:45) then Job #1 Client (2-5)
Wednesday: Job #1 (8:30-12:45) then Job #2 (1-5)
Thursday: Job #1 (8:30-1:45) then Job #1 Client (2-5)
Friday: Job #1 (8:30-12:45) then Job #2 (1-5)

Now on tope of this, here was our weekends for the month of July:

4th of July weekend
9th/10th - My Dad's birthday weekend
16th/17th - went camping in Tahoe
23rd/24th - Scarlett's Baptism then our nephew's birthday party

As you can probably tell...I'm a wee bit EXHAUSTED!!! In the middle of working a crazy schedule, having a teething 4-month old, weekend obligations and trying to catch up on sleep, I havent had much time for blogging. I do apologize from the bottom of my heart...I really do.

I missed Scarlett's 4-month letter, which I hope to post soon. I also want to share pictures of her Baptism, so please bear with me. I love you all!