I started back to work on August 1st. Normally I write this post earlier, but I just couldn't this year. These 2 weeks have been a whirlwind. Lots of Nelson moments and changes have happened during these weeks and I will try to remember most of them.
-My first week at work Cody stayed with both kids on his 4 days off that week and the one day he worked, they stayed with my mom. The kids LOVED 4 days with Daddy and no Mommy. LOVED it. Cody is such a great dad and our kids adore him. The end of the week was sad because Corey got a tummy bug so poor Cody was home with a sick baby and a high energy girl, but he did great.
- Last week Corey went back to our daycare. He has done a great job adjusting. He does cry in the morning at drop off, but it ends quickly. They have been so wonderful with our little guy. He has impressed them all with his verbal skills so they are moving him up a couple of classes where he will be with kids older than him who talk a lot like he does.
- Carley and her dad had 3 days together this week. One day she spent the day running errands with her dad to Home Depot, the fire marshall's office, the bank, and then LFD training while Cody taught a case review. Our little future fire girl loved it. Another day she and her dad had an entire day of dates that ended with them going to the Smurf movie together.
- We have also been blessed my friends who have helped with Carley. She spent Tuesday at her buddy Elise's house and Friday she went to a HS Volleyball tournament with the Hammonds. Friday afternoon she came to my work and enjoyed that a ton. Tomorrow she is spending the day with her buddy Charlie.
- I have had my own set of changes this year. I went from being the Curriculum Technologist at our Middle School after 7 years to being in a new position, Campus Intervention Specialist. I will be the testing coordinator and then do 504, RtI, SSI, and any other benchmark, assessment, data things come along. I am SUPER excited about this and AMAZINGLY humbled and what all I still have to learn. One day at a time though, right??
I have more posts coming this week mostly for my upcoming Kindergardener, but I did want to do a little catch up.
As always, the purpose of this blog is to be printed in a book for my kiddos. So to Carley and Corey, I want you to know the choice your dad and I have made for you to be in a family with 2 working parents is not an easy choice. However, we think it is best for our family. We do not take lightly the schedule it forces on you, the exposure to runny noses, the limited time at home, and all that comes with it. But we do truly believe you thrive in the places we send you and that you are happy and loved there. Good byes are never easy in the morning, but I leave you knowing this is a good plan for our family. Never once question that you are loved to the moon and back by your parents and that you are more important to us than any job. And quite frankly the trip alone in the car to Sonic to get my water on the way to work does some serious destressing and restoring of your mom's soul! I hope it makes me a better mom and our family a happier place. I love you both so much!
Corey had quite the big day of turning 2! First of all, he was sporting a self inflicted black eye that I have no idea where it came from. Since he had a black eye in his last set of professional pics, I had to postpone his 2 year old photos. That mess!
Cody and I gave him a trampoline for his bday and he loves it. He was surprised to see it when he came home from school. Then he gave me attitude when I tried to take him off of it to go put on his super cute Elmo shirt with a 2 and his name on it.
We had his party at the church. It was a good party, cute Elmo decorations, good food that Corey likes, and a super cute cupcake/cake combo. We ate, opened presents, and played outside. My favorite part was when he chased his daddy around the room covered in blue icing. Carley was a great big sister and really wanted Corey to have a special day.
