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Florida is starting to feel like home to us and so far, we love everything we have discovered here! There's a local pizza place that we found and love! I joined the Tropical Touch tanning salon and am starting to get a tan :)
Carter is 8 weeks old and growing so fast and is full of smiles. He is about 10 pounds and almost 24 inches long! My baby is growing faster than I can keep up. He is so aware and loves to look daddy and mommy in the eyes, we absolutely LOVE it! I'm getting a routine down for bed-time and it seems to be working out great...he gets a bath (another of his favorite things), lotioned up, comfy pj's, a bottle and asleep he goes. I discovered last night, that a few of his 0-3 month nighties no longer fit and he never even wore them :( He mainly wears 3 month outfits now...wowzers! The last 2 nights, he has fallen asleep around 9:30 p.m. and sleeps until 3:30 a.m. We are very pleased!
Josh started his new job yesterday and he is enjoying it. His days will be unpredictable, so for me, it's a little different. I like to plan our dinners and when to start preparing them, so it's going to be a little adjustment. We miss each other so much even when we aren't apart very long. We were blessed to have the last 3 months together and Josh was basically able to be on maternity leave with me, so now, having this daily separation is a new experience for us. Being with Carter all by myself is a great bonding time, but at the same time...a growing experience for me. Being with a baby 24/7 definately helps to extend your patience and spontaneous changes. I am learning to get things done quickly and efficiently, in case Carter starts to cry or needs something. I am a clean freak, so I like daily chores to be done everyday...and I'm getting it all down to a science! :)
Last week, we got Carter's first professional portraits done and will be sending them out asap! We should have them back next tuesday. They turned out so cute and we are so excited about them. I was so worried that he would cry the entire time, but he was the complete opposite...he slept through it!
Yesterday was my first time driving since we have moved down and I was extremely nervous about it. My first trip was to the post office and since it went so well, I went to Starbucks too! :) I meant to go to the nearest one to the post office, but it wasn't drive-thru so I drove an extra 4.5 miles to the next one and it was so worth it! I wouldn't mind walking into the other one, but it was raining and I didn't want to carry Carter in it. Thank goodness for GPS!

This is what our life is like at the moment, but it changes daily...so I will do my best to keep updating everyone! I will try to do it more often too! :)

Lots of love xoxoxo