cRazY!!!

Man, it has sure been crazy lately! Between my new 37 1/2 hour schedule at work, L.C.'s shift work, Pheoby adjusting to full-time preschool and growing this baby things sure have been a little out of the ordinary. But... I think I am easing into working and I think Pheoby is pretty well adjusted and I have made it into my 2nd trimester so I think we are developing a new sense of normal. That is good! And the really good news is that I got my first check yesterday! That is really refreshing!!! I don't just have to go there because it is a really fun place with interesting co-workers and clients, but they also compensate me for my time! It is funny how becoming a stay-at-home-mom and "sacrificing" for the sake of really being able to invest in your child can really affect your mindset on a lot of things. Being a full-time mommy for 3 years has made me forget that I am also a professional with some good experience. Being a mommy for 3 years has made me forget how much cash people will give you at the end of a pay period (even in a profession where people don't do it for the money)! Being a mommy for 3 years has made me forget that I really did enjoy being involved in social work. That, too, is refreshing to me. I really did dread going back to work before I knew how great of a fit BHS would be for me. I was ready to make the committment to making the financial contribution to our future, but I wasn't sold on going to a job that I couldn't be passionate about. At this point, though, I am feeling great about the whole thing. God really blessed me with an outcome that I can be thoroughly satisfied with!

11 Weeks

I thought I would share this little pic of the growing belly. I wish I would have taken one at 3 weeks when I first found out so that I had a good comparison, because when L.C. compared week 10 to week 11 he asked me if I had my belly pushed out! I don't think I did, but you be the judge!!! Oh... and I know, I know... I need to smile!

5th Birthday--Pony Party

Tonight Pheoby was telling me about a conversation she had with her good friend Mia at school today. She mentioned very casually that she told Mia about her Rainbow and Pony parties. I, shocked, responded that I didn't know she was planning on having a pony party. She said, "Yup! When I am 5!" So there ya go... I guess we have a planner on our hands! I will be really impressed if we really do have a pony party when she turns 5. That is committment!!!

Pheoby's Rainbow Birthday

Last February we painted Pheoby's bedroom purple for her birthday. She loved it and I guess she figured it would become a tradition to change things up a bit. The other day she decided she wanted to paint her room like a rainbow for her 4th birthday! I kindly explained to her that we won't be painting her room for each birthday, but that perhaps we could put some rainbow stuff in her room. She liked that idea. The idea quickly grew and within days we had a whole plan for her birthday. She has requested a rainbow cake. And the other day she asked me to show her on the calender how long before it would be her "Rainbow Birthday." Too cute, huh?!?!?

Going to work

Well... after about a year and a half of considering a return to the workforce the seemingly perfect opportunity has presented itself in this time of major transition in our lives. I am really excited about it though. I will be reporting to work at Behavioral Health Services in Pickens County in the morning. It is a full time counseling position that I don't know a whole lot about quite yet. I am sure I will be able to share more about it later in the week. It is a full time position and I am surprisingly excited about it. It will be so good for our family to have the extra finances to throw at some things that have been looming over us for a while. I also believe that it is going to be really good for me personally and professionally to get back out there and involved in what I love to do. It is pretty exciting to me, too, that they will be investing in some training for me. In order to work there you have to become a Certified Addictions Counselor. I am really excited about diving in a little deeper in my education. And who knows... perhaps this will inspire me to head back to school to work on my Masters! That could be very exciting!!!