a lil update

I went back to work myself, 2 weeks ago now and so far, so good. It's amazing to have a part time schedule! My coworkers have been awesome and my boss too. She let me be really flexile with my schedule which has been amazing. The first day back was the hardest (I had an awesome day)but I was gone for 10 hours and apparently Levi had one of the hardest days of his life, according to Marcelo, who reported that he cried inconsolably for 3 hours that evening :-(It was super hard to hear. I haven't had to work such a long day since. I am so blessed that I like my job and it feels great to be back. I'm lucky to have such a great balance. Over the next 2 weeks I'll be going to a 4 day training to teach a new class. It's a 6 week course called "Healthy Living with Chronic Condtions." So excited! Other than that I've been making it to the gym for yoga about once per week which is awesome! I also walk about 2 days per week. I am also VERY tired a lot of the time. I usually only sleep about 6 hours per night and Levi is getting so big that he is heavy to carry! Levi is doing awesome, we are so blessed. He is getting very chunky. Every single day is a miracle before our eyes watching him grow and change. He can roll over from back to front, hold his head up, hold onto toys and coos with delight constantly! He also laughed for the very first time today when I was playing with him! It is so fun and exciting and so much hard work too. Probably the most challenging thing about returning to work has been pumping (my breast milk to feed him later.) It is very time consuming and requires a lot of supplies, but I'm happy to be able to do it! We are still looking for houses too, which has been exciting, but the inventory for duplexes that are part of the first time home buyers program is low. Also, Marcelo's brother, Tito, who arrived here in LA a few weeks ago with his daughter Paola told us tonight that they're moving on to Minnesota to live with Marcelo's sister. Work prospects and housing affordability look a bit brighter for them over there. We're sad but, of course, want the best for them as well. OK, well I better g to bed. Levi has been waking up at 6:30 these days! Will try to post more too. My phone has been broken but I should have the replacement up and running soon to post more pics :-)