Life is good...

Over the past few days I've just been in so much gratitude for where my life is today. I feel like God just continues to "hook me up!" Now this isn't without it's fair share of pain and fear and heartache. But through all that comes the light on the other side.

This is an awesome song that kind of sums up how I'm feeling...



I hope that your day is filled with joy too :)

A blessing AND a curse

On Monday I got the new codes for the Web Monitoring system in Garrison's new class and I can't stop watching him!! Now I have to admit that this happened before when he was much younger and so I stopped watching all together. It just made me miss him so much! And now that he's a mover and a shaker it's so much more fun to watch him. I can barely get anything done at work! Ok, it's not that bad...but seriously, I am obsessed!
So even though I'm totally for web monitoring, it is a curse too! I guess I must exercise some restraint...

I hope everyone is having an amazing day!!!

A new face

Garrison has started making this face and we think it's so funny! What a little cutie...

Movin' on up!

Well Garrison moved into his THIRD classroom at his daycare. He is really movin' on up! FIrst it was the itty bitty baby room, then when he was 9 months old he moved to the next room that had lots more room to play, and now he's in a room with 1-2 year olds. I met with his teacher this morning and she told me about all the cool things they do. First of all, they have a much more structured schedule, which I think will be really good for Garrison. Here's what his day will look like:

7:30-8:30 - Free play

8:30-9 - Breakfast

9-9:30 - Play outside on the playground...G LOVES it out there! That a post in and of itself :)

9:30 - All the kids come inside and line up (yes, apparently my 1 year old can line up!!). Then the Ms. Olivia washes each child's hands and face.

10 - 11 - Circle time...singing songs, learning shapes, colors, ABC's & 123's

11 - 12 - Lunch

12 - 3 - Naptime/quiet time (G now sleeps on a cot instead of a crib and he's doing GREAT!)

3 - 3:30 - Snack

3:30 - 5:30 - More learning and playing

Here is a little snipit of his 1st day's "Daily Report"....

Apparently he was very ready for this transition because he is adjusting very well :) And his new head teacher, Ms. Olivia, just couldn't love her job anymore than she does! She is just wonderful with her kiddos and they learn so much!

So even though I'm not thrilled about him being at daycare so much, I do love the environment he's in. And it helps that he's happy every day when we pick him up :)

One year ago today...

I went back to work. I can't believe it's already been a year!!! Being a workin' mama has been the hardest job(s!) I've ever had. It is so tough being away from my baby all day. And recently I'm really not sure I'm doing the right thing. I am just feeling like I am not raising him. I don't get to spend enough time with him to really parent him the way I want to. It is seriously heartbreaking.

SO we are exploring our options and there may be some changes happening soon. I just know that I wouldn't be able to forgive myself for not being there for him the way I feel I need to be.

And I hate even posting something like this because it is such a controversial issue. But I really believe that it is a very personal one and there are many "right" answers out there depending on the people involved, circumstances, that sort of thing. I'm not saying that working full time is the wrong thing to do. I just feel like it's not exactly right for me. Ideally, I'd love to work part time. Still get my adult/me time but also have lots more time with Garrison. I'm praying that God will guide us in this decision and make thing possible. He does know my heart though, so I have a good feeling :)

Anyways! Enough about that. Here are some cute pics of me and my boy today and 1 year ago...

August 11, 2009:
He's so itty bitty!

I'll keep ya posted!

My son is weird

So Garrison is a weird little eater. He LOVES fruits and vegetable and turns his nose up to "normal" kid food. I'm talking chicken nuggets and hamburgers people! That is wierd!! I mean I really shouldn't be complaining because it is really AWESOME that he loves healthy food but it's seriously shocking when he picks around the "yummy" food for the veggies.

Another "weird" food thing about G is that he likes the hot and spicy Cheez-It's! I was eating them one day and he was hovering and so I gave him one thinking he would hate it and leave them alone, but NO...he kept coming back for more! I guess all those jalepenos I ate while pregnant with him gave him the taste for spicy foods :)

Here are some pics of my funny food eater...

"Give me more mama"...

Just a cute pic of my cutie...