Prior to me going back to work, we had decided that we wanted to uproot the fam and move back to Mississippi to be closer to of course our family and friends. So while out on maternity leave, we started the job search. Our search began in Starkville, MS which is where we attended college...good times!! Justin made a few calls to some of the manufacturing plants, and it just so happened that Aspen Bay Candles was going to be looking for an Operations Manager soon. So, Justin interviewed when we were in town for a leadership conference at the first of February.
Now to the not so fun part......My 12 weeks of maternity leave ended at the beginning of February which meant time to go back to work. The first day back at work was the hardest thing. I felt so sorry for the lady who was the first to ask how it was being back at work...don't know if she really expected the tears!! We still at this point did not have a spot in daycare for Tanner. My mother-in-law was sweet enough to stay with Tanner in Dallas while we waited on Justin's potential job offer in MS OR on Tanner's spot in daycare to open up which was looking like at the earliest the end of February. God was truly looking out after us because Justin was offered the job and Tanner never stepped foot in daycare!! It was really sad for us to leave Lockheed and Dallas considering the good friends that we had made, but we felt this move was best for our family. Right now I'm staying home with Tanner and enjoying every minute of it, and Justin loves the change of pace with his new job.
Now to Tanner who's been waiting to tell y'all what all he's been doing.
Since my mom last posted about me, I've grown a lot... for one I can type now!! In addition to typing, I can now suck on my toes, drool like crazy, grab anything and everything in site, jump up and down in my johnny jump up (thanks Grand), entertain myself with my exersaucer, and most recently sit up with mom or dad really close by to catch me when I fall over. I've also learned to do a fake cough that's really cute. It always gets the attention of my parents which is what I'm shooting for!! The stats from my 4 month check up were: weight - 12 lbs. 6 oz. (11 percentile), height - 23 7/8" (27 percentile), and head circumference - 16" (25 percentile). My six month check-up is next week, and I'm hoping to have gained couple of lbs with the help of oatmeal. My bedtime is quickly approaching,so I gotta run and step into my jammies...night, night!
