Truly Blessed

So last night while I was rocking David to sleep I could not help to think how truly blessed we are. There have been many things that have occured in our lives over the last six months that made me realize this. I have been wanting to blog about many of them, but just kept putting it off. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, seeing the devastation and the loss that people have experienced, I wanted to document some of the things that have occured over the past few months that have honestly made our family stronger.

Our Baby Boy.....
First and foremost, our son, he has been a blessing since conception. Although some what of a surprise, he has brought true joy into our lives. Everyday we thank the lord for blessing us with a healthy and happy baby boy. He did bring change and a different dynamic to our family, which I'm not going to say was always easy, but we are gradually figuring one another out. He truly amazes us everyday.




Mommy Goes Back to Work....
When I was 5 months pregnant Dave and I began our search for childcare. We researched and visited several places in the Katy area. I think we finally found one that we agreed on when I was about 7 months along. It was close to home, a nice facility with great teachers. The first thing we saw when we walked in was a woman rocking a baby; it was a peaceful and loving environment. We just got a warm feeling from it. Well once David was born we would go back and forth on whether or not I should even go back to work. Your view on childcare drastically changes once you actually become a mother. We were scheduled for our orientation in July. We dressed David up in his cutest outfit, hoping the teachers would fall in love with him and that he would be one of their "favorites." We got to the school and I was actually doing quite well until I noticed that everything there had changed; different management, different room, different teachers. There were more babies in the nursery than before and the cribs were stacked up against one another. The whole time I was telling my self to hold in the tears thinking this will only be for 6 months then he is enrolled in the montessori school in our neighborhood and it will all be fine. Well I managed to hold the tears in until we reached the car and then I about lost it. It was not the right place for my son; I could not bare leaving him there. So the options started running through both of our heads....Most schools had a 6 month waiting list, so it was not like we were going to be able to find something by the time I went back to work part-time on August 12th. Dave told me I could stay at home, but I was not sure if I was ready for that. So I decided to post an ad on craigslist for a Nanny; one of the physicians I call on found her nanny on craigslist. I also registered on Care.com, which was a great resource that was resonably priced. Talk about fate; two days after posting our position we received the resume of the woman who worked in the nursery that David was scheduled to attend (the one we met that past February rocking the baby). She had all the qualifications, and more, that we were looking for. She accepted the job and has been working for us for the past month. I'll be honest; I have had my moments were I have cried, said I was going to quit, and screamed because the life of the working mother is NOT an easy one, but she has truly made going back to work so much easier. David is in his own surroundings and has the one-on-one attention that he needs. Who knows I may decide in a month that I want to take on the life of a stay at home mom, but for now this is working out very well for our family.




Hurricane Ike....
We are keeping all of those families affected by Hurricane Ike in our thoughts and prayers everyday. As I mentioned in a post before the storm we stayed here in Katy. I am not going to lie, it was scary and I think when the next one heads this way we will leave. We were blessed with no damage to our house and although we lost power it was back up the day after the storm. We were truly lucky and our hearts go out to those who did not fair as well as we did. We wanted to thank all of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. I believe it is truly paying off.