Lucky to be here...right here.

This is the hardest job I've ever had. It's also the best. I always knew I wanted to be a stay at home Mama. I don't think there is anything better than raising your own kids. I honestly never thought I'd have kids. At 25 years old I'd never even kissed a boy...much less been on a date. Things can change in the blink of an eye. A mere 3 years later I'm married to my best friend, we own a home, we have a kid, we've been married 2 years (almost) and I get to stay home with the cutest baby in the world. I always knew this would be tons of work but WHOA...it really is. At 28 you'd think I'd be a complete grown up about some things but wow do I miss just sitting on the couch with my laptop, cup of coffee and puppy and relaxing. With no real plans. I can do that now, but it's in much smaller increments...and honestly I sit there and feel guilty that I should be doing other things. I'm in pretty good physical condition and I don't know how someone w/ health problems could do this. I'm exhausted. And Rylie is a great baby. Somedays go by in such a blur...at the end of the week I'm amazed that another week has gone by...Rylie is a week older...I've been in love w/ my husband another week...and I've somehow survived this blur of stay at home Mama life.

Now onto my current life. My everyday ins and outs. Today is Thursday. My parents are on their 2 week journey across America and back in my Dad's corvette. I miss them terribly. Plus my twin sister, Amy, is going out of town w/ her husband and in-laws for the weekend. So...my family is scattered and I miss them. Jason and I have plans on Saturday morning...but other than that, I expect this to be a pretty low-key weekend. I will have to make the 20 minute drive up to my parents each day to feed Leo, the wonder dog. Today should be low key as well. Rylie slept from 8:40pm last night to 7am this morning. Insane....and great. I just put her back down (at like 9:20 or so). Hopefully this nap session will allow me to put dinner in the crockpot, put up the insane amount of dishes that need to be put up, and possibly look for Father's Day gifts. I wonder if it's too late to order something....OH and Rylie is teething...for REAL. Ugh. Those chubby little hands are always in her mouth. This should be fun.