Five Things Friday

 Hey hey, it's Friday! The weather forecast is looking great so I have high hopes for the weekend! Here are 5 things on my mind these days!

1. I upgraded my iPhone to the latest model - the 13. My iPhone 8 was over 4 years old and the battery was not holding a charge well anymore so it was time to upgrade. The activation process was a cinch! When I upgrade to the 8, the process was HORRIBLE. I use my phone for work and my company had some security wrap-around that made it difficult to transfer everything to the new phone. Luckily they changed their phone security so it did not impact the activation. So far I'm very happy with the phone - the camera is so much better! I need to play around with it a bit, but here are a couple of photos I took using the portrait mode. Paul so badly wanted to hold Will which is challenging since he's so wiggly - and not that much smaller than Paul!!

2. The weather has been WONDERFUL here this week. It's been in the 40-50s and the snow is really starting to melt. Plus with the daylight savings change, it's still light out after dinner so I was able to take Paul scooting after dinner one night. He was so happy! His helmet isn't buckled in the first picture below but I definitely buckled it before he started to scoot. Now that the weather is nicer, we ordered his bike and it arrived this week. He's been wanting a bike with pedals as he did not care for the strider/balance bike we got as a hand-me-down from the neighbors. He doesn't know that the big box sitting in our living room is a bike but he is going to be thrilled when it's assembled and ready to ride, hopefully this weekend!

3. This was week 2 of being back in the office and I was in 3 days - unlike last week when I was only in 1 day thanks to a stomach bug. Overall, it's gone pretty well. It is nice to see people in person and I've enjoyed buying lunch every day. Starting next week, I'll shift to buying one meal out and one coffee out. It's definitely harder to fit workouts in, but it's easier to hit 10k steps/day so hopefully it all evens out? I worked out on Monday, ran with my neighbor at 7pm last night, worked out this morning, and will run with my neighbor tomorrow morning. 4 workouts seems fine for this stage of my life. My company is providing memberships to the gym in our building, so I might try to go there one day/week or something like that. 

4. I am feeling a little bit weary, though, which is probably partially due to being back in the office in person but mostly due to Will's sleep. He's been waking up around 5-5:30. I thought the time change might help but it hasn't. We pushed his bedtime back to 7pm and he's napping for about 1-1.5 hours total at school (which is typical for our kids - they don't nap well in the infant room). I googled 15 month sleep regressions yesterday and it sounds like the culprit is teething. He's getting his 4 canines and wow they seem to bother him. He's pretty cranky in the morning and often doesn't eat well which is out of character for him.

5. We have one things planned/day this weekend which feels like about the right amount for us. Tomorrow we are going to a friend's house for lunch. Paul is SO excited to see her boys. They are older - 1st and 4th grade I think - and they are so sweet and really dote on Paul. On Sunday morning I have swimming lessons with Will. I'm hoping to spend lots of time outside since it will be in the 50-60s including a visit to the park hopefully.

Ok,  your turn! Tell me what's on your mind today!