Mondays are difficult days.

Not for the reason most people hate Mondays.

Well, maybe for that reason too. But Mondays just mean to me that I don’t get to be with this lovely girl.

I only get about 3 hours a day during the week.

Sometimes, as I am walking to or from the Mother’s room at work and I am thinking about our little family, I forget that this isn’t a temporary situation. It almost feels like I am only doing this for a few more weeks, and then I will get to stay home with my little girl. I always imagined that is what I WOULD be doing.

But life doesn’t always happen the way we imagine it.

I do get sad that I am not her primary caregiver. Daddy gets that privilege. But I get to take care of her in another way by going to work. And that makes me feel a little better on Mondays.

My sister wrote about a new blog that she has been reading about homeschooling. Obviously, Cambria is too young to be schooled in much yet. But looking back on the education that I got in public school, I feel like we are probably headed in the direction of homeschooling ourselves.
This article could have been written [...]

I have heard many people say, “Your body is just never the same again after having children.”
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Now I know what they mean.
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Cambria is 4 months old. I lost all the baby weight plus 5-10 lbs. But my clothes still fit funny.  I kind of feel like I need one of these:
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(If you are squeamish about the body [...]

I didn’t realize how little time I have for myself now that I am a working Mom. As I was chatting with my Mom today, I put together my daily schedule for her.
Here it is:

6am – Wake up, shower, put myself together, eat breakfast (maybe), make my lunch (maybe)
7am – Nurse Cambria
7:30am – Gather all [...]

My dear sweet little Cambria,
You are now 3 months old. I can’t believe the time has gone by so fast. You have grown from a little lump that slept 20 hours a day, into an adorable and happy baby that smiles more than I thought a baby could.
You LOVE to take baths, and you hate [...]

I really want to blog more.
And I really don’t want it all to be about my baby.
So, I have decided to make Fridays “Confessional Friday”.

No. I’m not Catholic.
My confession today:
I LOVE the Olympics!

The only Olympic Opening ceremonies that I have missed were the 2002 Salt Lake City games. (I was on my mission)
Before the age [...]

Cambria slept for 7 hours AT ONCE last night. She went to sleep at 8:30pm and did not wake up until 3:30am. It was WONDERFUL! My head didn’t bob, trying to keep myself awake, while driving into work today.
I’m REALLY hoping this isn’t a fluke.
I really need this to be the routine.
I’m guessing it will [...]

So, my time as a Stay-at-home Mom has come to a close. On Monday I will be going back to work. I think it will be one of the hardest things I will ever do.
Before Cambria was born, and even before I ever got pregnant, I was a little afraid of the day that I [...]

I have been thinking I would like to Crochet a little hat for Cambria. When I went online I found a pattern for this fabulous number.

But I think I will go with something more classic like this:

The last few weeks really have been the best and the hardest of my life.

This little girl makes my days the best I ever had. And my nights… um… well… you know.

Tonight was the first time I have ever been away from her.

I was only gone for 10 minutes. But it felt really strange.

I actually [...]