More About Me

I know that it says that it is more about me but *me* is my family too.  I'll get to me in a minute.

First, the victim experiment preschooler himself :

Jackson - May 2014

He's missed the September 1 school cut off by a mile.  He won't be 4 until December.  All the school administrators also tell me that he's a boy (really? news to me) and as such, he will automatically become behind in a few years anyway so why challenge him now?  Jack is a ...well, he's high strung.  He can sit through a high adventure chapter book but can't remember what you told him 10 seconds ago if his mind is on something else. His favorite things are swimming and playing superheroes.

Then there is #2.

Smushing a waffle into her beautiful face

She's awesome.  8 months of sweet baby girl.  Madeleine is the kink in all my grand schooling plans but she is easy going and low maintenance.  She's full of coos and smiles.  Sometimes I wonder if I'm giving her enough of the one on one that I gave Jack but when I see how much she loves her brother I think that she might have something to make up for it.

They actually love each other

And please let's not forget the man that makes all these wonderful things we do possible:

My guy

He doesn't get a lot of shout outs because he is busy being the hardest worker you'll ever meet but he deserves all the praise in the world.  Tim is a devoted partner and he indulges all my crazy ideas.  He's a pretty damn cool dad too.

Cool guy

And me.

I look best when viewed from a distance.

Never in my life did I dream of being a stay at home mother to 2 kids.  All I wanted was a successful career and to see all the places I'd only read about.  Funny how life takes us to those places you never wanted to go but somehow needed to be.  When I got pregnant, I was so afraid I'd be a terrible mother.  But now, now I get it.  I get all the things my mother said to me about having us.  There is nowhere I'd rather be than where I am now, and that is one of the best feelings in the world.  I realize how lucky I am to have such a loving and supportive husband, 2 smart and healthy children, and the means for us to live comfortably on 1 income.  I do my work every day to the best of my ability and all I can hope for is that it continues to feel as rewarding as it does now.