I'm back!

Since soooo much as happened since my last post, I'm a little lost on what I should cover in my "comeback" post.

I guess a re-introduction and a little background story on where I am now might be in order at this point. 

Hi, I'm a mom of two boys. I am currently living on the upper west side of manhattan. My two boys are twenty (20!) months apart. I found out I was pregnant with my second boy (Elliot), just as I was coming back home from my first (Owen) boy's 1st birthday party. Elliot was born in late October of 2011 at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital in NYC at the hospital's Birthing Center (The only Birthing Center at a hospital in NYC). We had a natural delivery, as planned. It was relatively "easy" compared to my first birth experience with Owen. I'll write about it in a future post, since my first birthing story seemed to be one that many of my mommy/expecting friends have referred back to.

I've also just returned to work from a four-month maternity leave. I'm not sure how much I like being back just yet. Still adjusting to the schedule.

Elliot is also not sleeping thru the night. He gets up at odd hours during the night and starts giggling and laughing, just wanting to play. This is likely the source of the dark bags under my eyes these days. He's a sweet baby. Not an "easy" one by any means, but his cries are soft (usually) and he laughs a lot. He's got a little dimple on his left cheek and it melts my heart every time I see him smile :)

Owen enjoys the outdoors, no matter how cold, rainy, snowy, or windy it is. We try to take him to the park, even on the gloomy days, just so he can get some fun outdoors time. He really loves animals and drawing & painting and he loves to sing and dance (and hum). He talks nonstop and is constantly learning new words to put together into 3-4 word sentences. I couldn't be more proud of how he's grown!

We moved down to the city nearly a year ago for my husband's job. His hours were getting long and he rarely had a chance to see the kids, so we moved down to the upper west side. I was quite hesitant about the move at first (I'm a suburban gal at heart) but we've since come to LOVE and adore living in Manhattan. There are soooo many resources and activities for kids here, the choices are endless and top notch! The only downside is the space (or the lack thereof), and the pre-school admissions process (which I'm already pretty behind in). 

Over the next few months, we'll have a few pretty exciting things to write about:

-Owen's first birthday party at a FARM (he's going to loveee it!)

-Elliot is starting his solids (I'm planning to introduce him this weekend!)

-Owen's first visit to the dentist

-NYC Pre-school Application Process (eek!)

Til next time!