Time out? Check! Sleeping? Not so much...

I've been working on "time out" with Josiah recently. At first he didn't get it at all and would get up every time I tried but after a lot of patience and consistency I think he's finally got the hang of it! He will actually sit and stay there the whole time and if he gets up I just quickly motion him to sit back down and he will. Not that he's happy about the situation but he's listening so I'm very happy about it!

His sleep routine needs work. He was doing really well for a while but we went out of town over spring break and he had a terrible time sleeping while we were gone. We got home and he is now needing to be held to fall back asleep and waking up between 6am and 7am every morning. We're working on it but I'm not sure what to do because we travel a lot so I feel bad by getting him back into a good sleep routine just to mess it all up again as soon as we go out of town. Not to mention we'll be moving in August now and I'll have to really help him adjust to that. Hopefully that won't be as bad because he'll still have his own crib when we move.

On a more positive note, my cousin Carley came to visit us this weekend! Marland was out of town spending time with his mom after her surgery so I thought it'd be fun if she stayed with Josiah and I while he was gone. We all had a good time. Josiah loved the extra attention and I have to say that Carley was a huge help! I managed to get all my laundry done while she was here and we still were able to go out to eat and hang out at the mall with Josiah. I love her to death and I'm really going to miss us getting to do this!

I also took my last child birth education class for my doula training on Sunday! It was a great 4 week class and I really learned a lot. There was so much I wish I would have known before I had Josiah but I'm excited to know these things now and hopefully help educate other mom-to-be's on their decisions and choices they can make during their labor and delivery process. I enjoyed talking about it recently with my friend Cassia and her husband Thad because they had just finished their class with another doula. We had a lot to talk about and it was neat hearing about their thoughts and views about what they had learned. I'm excited for their little bundle of joy, Isaiah, coming very soon! Taking this class did bring back a lot of memories and sometimes I would get choked up thinking about my pregnancy and birth experience. I found some pictures of my pregnant belly while reminiscing so I thought I'd share.

I can't wait to be pregnant again! :) I think. haha!