catch up!

last bath with grandma

alright- time to catch up! i went back to work a week after gall bladder surgery. during that week i went back and forth whether i would keep my job or not. chris and i talked about it- a lot. i decided to quit my job to stay at home with maria. it was a tough decision but it is so hard working and having a baby. i seriously don't know how working moms do it. so to all the working moms out there- you are the true heroes of the world. when i think about going through basic training and ait and then spending a year in a iraq versus a week of working and taking care of maria- i'd rather join the army again!

four generations of the jones

other news- my parents have spent the last 2 weeks here taking care of maria during the day while chris and i went to work. i really enjoyed spending some quality time with my parents. i think the first couple of days might have been a little tough for them but they survived! they even joined in for game night this monday at our house! we played secret tijuana death match and zombie dice. i never thought i'd hear my parents say things like "i'm betting on el motho!" and "i'll hold on the 2 shotgun blasts and take my 3 brains". it was hard to see them leave today- this is the most time i have spent with them since i lived at home- 14 years ago! since i had today off from work (lbj's birthday- state holiday) i followed my parents up to temple, tx to see my grandfather. he is currently residing in the veteran's nursing home. it was nice to papa. he was really happy to see maria- it was the first time he had seen her. i'm glad maria and papa got to meet each other.

lunch with the grandparents in temple,tx

the funny thing that happened today- maria snorted with laughter when i was changing her diaper this evening. i think this kid might have a pretty good sense of humor.

she really likes swinging and grabbing the monkey!