I Love the Summer, er, Winter!

It's Baby Time!

This morning one of my former co-workers had her first baby. I am so excited for her and can't wait to meet the little guy. I am jealous of her 6 pushes and he's out, though! :) As I heard the news, I reminisced with myself about those moments and how much I truly loved them and miss them so much.

This is the season for babies in our circle of friends...We know so many preggos that are due in the next two months. It started with our nephew, Shivaya, who was born in December. And now two more have been born, two more to go.

The next round starts this summer I guess.

Who's next???

Mother Nature is not-so-gently reminding me of my impending age. Advanced Maternal Age. She is giving me months of undeniable pain to gently poke me and say, "Hey, your eggs are on the road to expiration!" That and when my children scream in unison, the eggs basket tightens up as to say, "Absoultely not, don't even think it."

Crazy how one day, you are at a child-bearing age and the next, you are ancient. *shrug*

It's Almost Valentine's Day!!!

I kid.

Dirty Scraps Challenge #2

This page is for the Dirty Scraps challenge blog. The challenge was to scrap a pivotal point in your life, good or bad. There were so many for me to choose from! Jake's diagnosis was the first one that popped into my head. I figured I wouldn't over think it and just go with it. I'm so glad I did...

Journaling reads:

What do you do? It’s not like he’s different today from yesterday, right? Same kid. Same challenges. Same love and light of your life. So you grieve a day or two when you realize your child isn’t perfect. You already knew he wasn’t. You’ve been dealing with the monster tantrums, the inability to focus, the non-stop energy for his 5 years. Now it’s time to form a game plan. How are you going to prepare for school, for home, for life? It’s just a label really, but it opens up new opportunities and of course, the unknown challenges.

Jake,
We took a parenting/social skills class together after your diagnosis. The first night we went around all shared what we admired about our children. Many things that are hard for you or tough for us to deal with are overall qualities to be admired. Your creativeness, your amazing leadership skills and kindness to all will take you great places. We all need to learn how to steer you in the right direction. This is going to be a long and winding journey, but we won’t give up on you!

Love,
Mama

Journaling: 2/7/10
Photo: 6/2009 @ CUIDAR graduation