This has been a crazy past month! I went back to work part-time which was a blessing to be able to kind of command my schedule. The boys have had my mom come take care of them during the day and have thrived beautifully! They are now sitting up all on their own without assistance. Ayden is ready to be mobile…he tries really hard when something is just out of reach. Zachary is content with being put where ever you place him, except if Mommy or Daddy walks out of the room, then we have tears. Separation anxiety has begun!
They had their 6 month check up (just a month behind) last week and immunizations. They took them like a champ (though it was tough on their Daddy to watch). Zachary is up to 20 lbs 5 oz (four times his birth weight) and Ayden is at 17 lbs 15 oz (over four times his birth weight). Our doctor said she isn't worried about them gaining weight anymore, it is time for a diet, haha! They are definitely eaters! Ayden is still quite picky and continues to gag himself when he doesn't like something.
They are talking to each other up a storm. They find it quite humorous. Jealousy has also begun in the Swartwood household. Both boys don't like not to be held if the other one is being held. AND, Zachary is not okay with me holding them both at the same time (which began this past week). He is quite dramatic about it. He, also, does not like Ayden to touch him (I had no clue this started this young!). I can just hear it in the car now - "Mom, he touched me!" with screaming. They are both enamored with "Let It Go" from Frozen and it can instantaneously stop a screaming fit! Though I did not originally like this movie, it has become my favorite!
Another change over the past week is that I quit my job. There was a lot of drama and situations I wasn't comfortable with, so after much prayer and thought, we decided it would be best for me at this moment. The nice part is that I have to give a two months notice for my resignation and my doctor decided that I could spend the two months at home spending time with the babies than working that time out. I have, also, found another job, in the meantime. I will begin at the end of the two months with an urgent care in Hendersonville, TN. This is quite exciting (as I will be back in general medicine) and scary at the same time (I will be working 12 hours shifts). It will still be 3 days a week, which is nice, but I am struggling with being a full day away from the babies and not able to put them to bed at night.
We have had a crazy amount of options and changes in the work environment for both Alan and myself in the past week. We are looking for a home closer to my new job and church. It's proving to be a little more difficult than we thought (though it has taken almost 3 years for us to decide to buy a house and figure out what we like). So, we are praying for God's wisdom and guidance through it all. We know it will all pan out in the perfect timing (like everything in our life has)!
That's this month's update and we are hoping that not every month is as lively and chaotic as this one. I am so grateful to get to be a stay at home mom for the next month and a half or so again. Looking forward to cherishing each moment with these boys as I watch them grow up way too fast!
