Ashton rolls over

I was taking pictures of Ashton since he's doing so well on tummy time. And what do you know? The little guy just rolled over! He arched his back and plopped over! What a stud?!

Watch Ashton Grow

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Christmas pictures

The cousins picture
Nanay... the matriarch

The Tomate family

Matt and Me relaxing while Ashton is being passed around

My last weekend of maternity leave... and dilemmas.

This weekend brings the end of my maternity leave. I'm still not mentally ready to go back but who is? It's still surreal. Ashton is 3 months old and I was lucky enough to be able to take vacation time to get me through the Christmas holiday. I wish I could stay at home and watch him grow but at the same time I honestly think I would go nuts, especially on those days that Ashton is screaming at the top of his lungs and I have no idea why! Of course, being the pediatric dietitian I am, I start with the thermometer to make sure there is no fever. Of course that is never the case... knock on wood, so far! My BIG dilemma is that I am still not into a daycare. My first choice and best chance of getting in (given that I was on their wait list in February!) was right next door to work and perfect in the sense that I could walk over at lunch and nurse him... well, they are victims of our economic crisis and will be closing their doors June of 2009 and are no longer accepting new enrollments. Unfortunately for me, I was at the top of their list and now am SOL on daycare. So, now I am going crazy trying to figure out if I should put Ashton in a daycare that has availability but not the best word of mouth. I am having a hard time saying sure. I'd rather take unpaid leave from work if I can. So I will be going day by day, week by week. Matt fortunately is working half-days next week, so I will work the late shift to get us through next week. I have no idea what to do the week of January 5th. And my Mom will be able to fly out to help us out except she needs a 2 week advance notice for her work. But with all this stress, I know it will all work out in the end. Ashton will get into a daycare without me having to compromise too much and with time we will get him into one that I will love.

Christmas Day in Santa Maria with my family

My long California trip ended with Christmas day in Santa Maria with my extended family. It was a long tiring trip but I couldn't have asked for anything more. It was so nice to be able to share Ashton with everyone. I hope one day that our home will be closer to our families. I loved every minute of it!

For some reason, the blog site is not letting me upload anymore pictures. I must have exceeded the daily limit. I'll upload Christmas pictures tomorrow.

Ashton meets the Besmer family

The Besmer family

Great-Grandma Renfer meets Ashton

Great-Grandpa Renfer gets down to Ashton's level

Grandpa Tom and Ashton take a snooze

Cousin Will and Ashton having floor-time fun

Fresno meets Ashton!

My godbrother, Jr making Ashton cry! Or was he trying to make him stop... I can't tell

My godsister and matron of honor from my wedding, Tryna. We are 2 1/2 months apart and grew up together. Congrats to her... she is pregnant with her 3rd child! We're hoping for a boy!

Shailyn, Tryna's daughter did not want to put Ashton down

Still doing strong

Jenny (Godsister-in-law if that is a term) and Ashton

Chelsea didn't want to put sleeping Ashton down

Stacey and Dominic with me and Ashton

Another family picture

Proud Grandma and Grandpa Tomate with Ashton