Stay at Home Mom

Well today I turned in my resignation at the preschool after 3 1/2 years of being a teacher there. For the weeks leading up to the birth of my baby I thought the decision to be a stay at home Mom would be easy, but after his birth the reality of not working for the first time since 6th grade began to sink in.

I love my son more than words can express, and I am so excited to have the opportunity to be with him, to watch him grow, and to teach him myself since my degree is in Early Childhood Education. However, turning in my resignation was also one of the scariest things I have ever done. I have loved my time at the preschool, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such great people and to have met so many amazing children; and although nervous beyond belief I am ready to step into the role of managing our home and family, and I hope to make some great friendships along the way.

Not So New Years Resolutions

Well today I woke up and I realized a few things. Tomorrow my baby will be 7 weeks old, he is sleeping much better, I am finally starting to get the hang of at least part of this being a mom stuff, and most importantly now is the time to set new goals to achieve!

I realize that during the last 7 weeks I have not spent my "free" time very productively, so starting today the TV is turned off, Facebook will not be checked at every feeding, and I will not waste my time for myself or my time with my beautiful son.

Now just pointing out the things that I will not do is not enough, because if I do not create alternate activities then I will fall back into old habits. So starting today I WILL talk, dance, read, sing and play with my son more. I WILL read more, for pleasure and learning. I WILL start to exercise again (given I had to wait for doctors approval to start this anyway). I WILL begin preparing for the Mommy & Me groups that I want to start by March, one group for birth-2 and another group for 2-preschool. I WILL begin to play my dulcimer again and hopefully finally leave the beginner stage behind me. Finally I WILL begin to update our blog at least once a week.

I feel refreshed to know that I have so much to learn still, and excited to start doing it! For now I leave you with a picture of our little blessing :)

 

 

Daddy's crooked smile

Kick off of Summer

Right up front at the Bats game!

So summer is officially here, for me at least. Caleb is still working and taking 2 more summer classes, but we still find time to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather!






One of our favorite activities is going to Bat's games! We bought a package of 10 games this year and so far we have had great seats almost every game. Unfortunately they don't win very often ;-)

I am also using summer break as an opportunity to practice my cooking. I love being in the kitchen, and I have been experimenting a bit. One of our favorite experiments is homemade biscuits and brown sugar molasses! This is my grandmothers recipe and I am trying hard to perfect it, so far it tastes yummy but I am having trouble getting my biscuits to rise, so I would love any advice on this!

Rolling and cutting out biscuits like my grandma

 

Biscuits before they go in the oven

Homemade Biscuits and Brown Sugar Molasses

So this is our summer so far, but there will be many more adventures to come. Including moving, vacation, our first anniversary, and finding out if we are having a boy or a girl! Happy summer!

Well, now that we are starting a family I thought it might be a good idea to start a blog. Preschool is officially out and summer break has started. I am still working a couple days here and there, but I am really looking forward to some time at home. Caleb is still going to school through June, so his classes are keeping him very busy! We are really looking forward to some time together in July, then in August it's back to work and school until Baby Fox is born!

 

Now for more about the Baby. As of right now we are about 10 weeks along, and baby Fox is due to arrive around December 16th (But I am hoping for 12/12/2012 because that would be really cool). We had our first ultra sound at 7 weeks and we were able to see the baby's heartbeat, arms, legs, and the start of eyes. In 1 more week we will have the 2nd appointment and I am really hoping to hear the baby's heartbeat! I will post more as we learn more!