Mother Goose

Mother Goose is the name of Olivia's new daycare. This is a picture of her on her first day, Tuesday, August 19th. Her teachers all said that she did pretty good. Their routine is a little different from ours so there will be some things that she is going to have to adjust too, like no morning naps, sleeping on a little cot, and eating different kinds of table foods. But I really feel like she will do well there. She is in a room with eleven other 1 year olds and three teachers that have all been CPR certified and First Aid trained. They all seem to be very nice and caring so that helps a lot. I have to say it has been probably the hardest on me. While I know that she is at a very good daycare and the staff is very nice and caring, I still have I hard time leaving her. She does seem to have a lot of fun there though and the kids in her class are all so cute!

Back to Work!

Well, it's been a long time coming, and it finally happened, I had to go back to work! It was a big decision, and it wasn't taken lightly by any means, but when you added it all up it was time. People would always tell me that not a lot of women my age get to stay at home anymore and that I should feel lucky that I was able to for so long, and I do. I feel very blessed to have been able to stay home with Olivia for her first year of life, but even knowing that doesn't make leaving her every morning any easier.

But what does make it a little easier is knowing that I am working for someone that cares about me. It just so happened that Adam's uncle Tom at Sadler Machine Company needed someone in their office as an assistant. The lady that was working there just quit. So, I am starting off part-time, 8 to 1, and then working into full-time, 7:30 to 4. Patti, the lady that I work with the most, has been really nice and is teaching me a lot about the job. So far they've got me doing your basic office work and some accounting.

I still count down the minutes until I can pick up Liv, but it is getting better. And I'm sure that over time it will get easier and easier.

Olivia Turns One!

Olivia had her first birthday on Saturday, August 2nd. Then on Sunday we had all the family over to help celebrate. Adam and my dad grilled hamburgers, brats, and hot dogs. My mom made potato salad, Adam's mom made baked beans, coleslaw, and a cumber salad, and my sister Theresa brought the fruit. I made the cake, cupcakes, and frosting, and my dad made the homemade ice cream to go with it. It was delicious!

I couldn't believe how many people actually came. She got a ton of great gifts. Lots and lots of toys and money! And of course all the money went into her savings, I know, we aren't very fun, but I'm sure she will thank us when she doesn't have to buy books for college someday (I hope)!

This first year Olivia has grown so much. She has gained almost 12 pounds, grown 9 and 3/4 inches longer, cut 4 teeth, gone to numerous baseball games, been on 9 different airplanes, lived in two different houses in two different states, she learned how to smile, laugh, sleep through the night, roll over, eat baby food, sit up, crawl, stand up, drink out of sippy cup, wave bye-bye and hello, walk along the furniture, eat table food, take some steps on her own, and play, play, play all along the way. It has been amazing and a blessing to able to watch her grow physically and mentally. She is so smart and we are so blessed to have her in our lives!

Say Thanks...

..to Ashley and Audrey for guilting me into starting a blog! I can't promise weekly updates but I will try my hardest to at least update it once a month or when special occasions come around.

Hope everyone enjoys!