A New Do

I took a plunge and went for the "mom do".  Just kidding, but really I chopped my hair.  Monday I went with my mom and I cut about 12 inches off my hair and had it straightened.  I donated my ponytail to Locks of Love, so I hope it finds a loving new home!  Hopefully with my hair straight and short I will be able to get ready faster (keep your fingers crossed), and it won't fall in Carter's face while I hold him.  When you get it straightened you can't wash it for 3 days, so I get to start my first day of work on that third day!  They are going to think I gave up showering on my maternity leave, ha!  I hope it stays this straight and shiny when I actually get to do it myself  :o)

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What a Champ

Carter did fantastic at daycare!  We get a report at the end of the day and Mrs. Nona showed us some pictures she took of him.  They have something called the Bye Bye Buggy....it is pretty much a huge stroller that all of the infants can go ride around in (it is so cute, I will take a picture of it).  Mrs. Nona said he LOVED it and showed me pictures of his laughing while riding in it.  Seriously one of the cutest pictures I have ever seen of him.  She also said he loved watching the older kids play and was mesmerized by the big kids.  And today they took him into the atrium in the bye bye buggy to watch the big rain.  As much as I hate leaving him I am so glad he is doing well.  Tomorrow I start work....hope I remember how to do everything :o)

First day of school....so handsome!

So tired when he gets home.  Both days he has fallen asleep before we even get to the car and takes a long nap, sweet!

Dooms Day

The dreaded day as come....today was Carter's first day of daycare.  Jamie has a Horizon's school is his building at work so Carter will be tagging along with daddy everyday.  We have heard fantastic things about this daycare/school and it will be great that Jamie is so close and can visit him as much as he wants.  It would only be better if I worked in the building as well :)  Carter will also have buddies there....our friends Chris and Grant's son Mac will be starting this summer and our friends George and Danielle have a little girl starting at the same time.  I am fully aware that this will be good for him and he will be well taken care of, however it did not make this morning any easier.  I start work on Thursday but I wanted to ease Carter into this transition so he is going half days for the first two days while he gets his feet wet...okay, okay it's b/c I needed two days to adjust.  It's been an emotional day but I have done better than I thought.  I went in this morning for his first day and he fell asleep in my arms before I left....obviously it was hard for me to put him in his bed and walk away.  Just writing this post I am getting teary eyed so I am going to go pick him up.  I'm sure it gets easier everyday so wish me luck!  Starting soon his aunt Stacy is going to keep him two days a week so that will also be a transition.  I am grateful to have wonderful family and friends that help us out with our little man!!  On the way to GP I am going to stop and buy a lotto ticket just in case....I'm not losing hope on this stay at home mom thing, haha!!

Vacation

We just got home from Cape San Blas for our first family beach trip!  We had an amazing time, and I will be uploading pictures this week.  Sadly I become a working mom starting on Thursday....it's going to break my heart to leave my little man but it has to be done.  I will be enjoying my last full day at home with him tomorrow.  I hope I can make it through this week without lots of tears, but I highly doubt it.  Wish me luck! :)