Unplanned

I am sleep deprived...... I am sleep deprived...... I am sleep deprived...... I am sleep deprived......

Notice a pattern here???? This workin and NO NAPS is for the birds!!!!! It is only Weds. and I am ready to fall out in exhaustion. I need prayers and some sort of Speed.
And to top it off...... my babysitter got sick the second day she was to keep Hunter. So, Thank the Lord, my Mommy never hesitated to keep Hunter on Tuesday. I don't know what I would do without her. Today, Wednesday, Hunter is going to stay with his Uncle Stebie (Steven) for the day. And, again, Thank the Lord, Steven never hesitated to keep him. I have heard Uncle Stebie is extremely excited to do this favor for me. I hope they both know how much it means to me. As of right now, Hunter will head back to the sitter's tomorrow.

Tell me when I will get used to this lack of sleep and sickness?

Hope you all are having a good week and getting some rest.

Thanks for checking in.........................

Dreading it : (

I am sick to my stomach thinking that tomorrow Hunter and I will be separated for the first time in our lives. My bag is ready for school and Hunter's is ready for the sitter's house, complete with diapers, formula, extra clothes, wipes, bottles, and anything I think he will need. I am sad each time I walk by the door to the garage and see our bags sitting there.

I am dreading going back to work. It sucks that I can't stay home with him. I miss teaching and all that goes with it (well, most of it anyway), I really do, but who wouldn't want to stay home with that precious face?

I know he will be taken good care of. I don't worry about that at all.

But will he know I am gone? Will he know the sitter isn't me? Will I be able to make it through the day without crying at the drop of a hat? I would like to think the answers to the first 2 questions is Yes and I am sure the anwer to the last question is NO.

I know I am not the first mother to have to leave her child. But this is a first for me........ leaving a child I never thought I would have.

As much as I am dreading leaving Hunter, I am excited at the thought of picking him up after school and smothering him with all the kisses we missed during the day. That thought will undoubtedly carry me through what will most likely be one of the hardest days of my life.

Priceless

What I have learned about being a Mommy (so far)...............

• "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Roseanne" are on NickAtNite, pretty much ALL nite.

  Info-mercials start about 3:00 each morning. Bowflex anyone??

  A Poopy diaper can awake you from a sound sleep.

  Making bottles in the middle of the night with your eyes half open is easier than it sounds.

  Sleeping for more than 2 hours at a time is a gift.

  Going to the bathroom without a 1 month crying is also a gift.

  Taking a shower is a gift............. (notice a trend?)

  Spitting up is inevitable.

  Giving a 1 month old a bath at 4:30 in the morning b/c he just hurled formula all over himself and you is a Gift. Yes, I said a gift.

Watching your little boy smile at you for no particular reason at 2:00 in the morning, AND taking great pride in it and smiling back............ PRICELESS!!!

Sleep deprivation

Life as I know it is now in the hands of a little boy named Hunter. He makes the decisions around here. He tells me when to sleep and when to be awake. He is the most precious little boy. I just want to smoosh his little cheeks and kiss him all day. I can't imagine my life without him, although I still can't believe I had a baby!! Then, 4:00 in the morning comes, he starts crying, and then I remember, I did have a baby. How life changes !!!!

Here are some pictures for you all to drool over............ and he is mine, no, you can't have him!!