I'm officially a working mother

Well, I am officially a working mother. Well, I have been working for the past year, but only part time at night. I feel that at this time in my life, it is for the best. We NEED two incomes to live and I think that 90% of families do. I have been fortunate enough to stay home with my child for almost two years of his life. I think that he is at the age where he needs to have interaction with other children on a daily basis. I think that is why he is lacking with his speech. He needs to communicate with other children. I have been working with him with flash cards for the past couple of weeks and I see a very clear difference. He needs to be around other children, it will help become more social, which is a very important skill to have. He is not a baby anymore and he needs to learn to be without his mommy.

I was sad the first few days, I cried all the way to work on the first day, but it hasnt gotten better. Plus for the past few days, he has been with his dad. He is only going to daycare 3 days a week and I know the daycare lady very well. She is a good family friend, so I know he is being taken care of.

All in all, I think it's going well. Other than the fact that I have been SO tired (I"m not used to waking up at 5:30 am). The money is more steady, and MUCH more in general.

Well, wish me luck......

any other working mothers out there have any advice for me?

Not a baby anymore

He doesn't want to be rocked to sleep anymore. He wants to lay in bed and fall asleep on his own. He doesn't need me to cut up his food anymore, he can't eat it as a whole. He wants to open the door on his own. Look at this picture, he is not a baby anymore.....he is a little boy :(

The next olympic track star???

I think Ryan might be the next gold medal track star in the olympics!!!

What do you think?

I live for days like this

Mike has been working long, long hours lately. He leaves for work before Ryan gets out of bed and gets home after Ryan is in bed for the night. I work nights and by time I get home, he is usually already sleeping. At one point he hadn't seen Ryan or talked to me for 3 days. Poor guy, but you gotta do what needs to be done. So finally after a week of working 8 -13 hour days straight, he had friday off (so did I). So we took Ryan to the Ventura County Fair. A day of just us, bonding as a family. Enjoying happy moments and crying, cranky ones. Even the bad moments don't spoil the good ones. A day where you can just be you and be with your family, those are the days that I live for. With the people that keep me going. Those are the days that make you put things into prospective. The little things don't matter anymore and it reminds you that there are more important things in life than money and material things. This day came just when I needed it. I realized that everything I need is right in front of me.

I feel like I can never get ahead

basically, the title says it all. I am stuck in a big rut and I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel