The Mountain Life: Hello Again!

This blog has taken a bit of a back seat to life lately so prepare yourself for a massive update on what we have been up to--complete with a large number of pictures of our super cute babe. You have been warned. :)

Will is now 14 weeks old which is just crazy. I cannot believe our little baby is over three months old. That's 0.25 years!! The kid is going to be walking and talking before we know it, I'm just sure of it. He is absolutely the cutest little boy I've ever seen and is a very happy baby. He has the sweetest smile and will even smile at strangers. He's going to be a charmer, that's for sure. We have also managed to create some sort of schedule which is fantastic and he is now sleeping in roughly seven hour stretches at night--even more fantastic!

We moved from our old one bedroom apartment to a two bedroom unit in the same complex. With Will we just needed more space and it has been great to have the extra space. He has been sleeping in his own room for the last month, an adjustment that was much harder on me than it was on him.

I have been back to work for about a month now and it gets easier with each shift. I don't get much sleep before and after a shift but I'm making it work. Matt is over halfway done with his internship and has been enjoying working for Ball Corp. I must admit, it's nice that his evenings and weekends are free from school work and we can enjoy the time together as a family.

We have been enjoying the summer and trying to take advantage of the outdoors as much as possible. Thankfully we have not been affected by the wildfires that have been rampant in the state. I have started running again using a running stroller (a great way to get Will to nap in the morning) and am starting to train for the Denver Rock n' Roll half marathon this October. It's been great to be able to get out on the trails and run again, even if I do feel horribly out of shape.

We drove down to Colorado Springs back in May with a group of friends and it was so good to visit our old stomping grounds. The Springs was the first place other than St. Louis that felt like home and we had an absolutely fantastic year living there. We stopped by our old house to introduce Will to our old neighbors and it was nice to catch up.

Our two year wedding anniversary was June 11th. It's hard to believe that it has already been two years since we said "I do" but they've been a busy two years! We celebrated our anniversary racing high speed go-karts before enjoying a delicious dinner at one of Denver's best restaurants.

We took a quick weekend trip up to Copper Mountain a few weeks ago and it was wonderful. It was great to escape the heat (the mountains were a good 20 degrees cooler, so we're talking upper 70s as opposed to upper 90s) and enjoy the area in the summer. We did lots of hiking and Cooper had a blast. I will never get sick of the beauty that this state has to offer and simply love spending time up in the mountains.

I have been making some new mom friends thanks to a new moms group that the hospital sponsors. It really is so reassuring and helpful to have other moms to get together with and chat or ask questions. Plus, it will be great for Will to have other babies to socialize with once he's actually aware of them.

We are planning a trip back to St. Louis in August and plan to be there the 8th through the 20th or so. We are incredibly excited to see all our family and friends back there and cannot wait to introduce everyone to Will!!

I'm sure that I've forgotten things that I meant to include, but if you are friends with me or Matt on Facebook I'm sure you have an idea of what we've been up to these last few months. So, here's plenty of pictures to enjoy: