Life of the Party

     It's official. I have now seen the "Back to School" supplies everywhere. Ahhhhh. I was hoping retailers would at least give us until next week before putting up the signs.    Summer break always seems to pass by so quickly. With Taylor, I didn't even get to read a single novel this summer. Maybe next year she will be more active and vacationing will be much easier to do. 

 Your baby's first year passes by so fast. Working and trying to juggle mom hood has been a real struggle for me. I feel like I missed out on so much of her "firsts."  She is walking now, and I cannot help but think back to her first crawling moment. She's is almost running now. It's sad that I didn't get to enjoy her first year because I was in survival mode. Endless tasks and mom guilt is a REAL thing.  That first year...     Everything is overwhelming. Simple tasks seem enormous and beyond what I could handle. Even going to doctor's appointments was challenging. My appointments, not hers. My doctor offices made is seem like a bad thing that I had to bring my child with me. We don't all have extended family ready to help. She hasn't even spent a night away from me. Oh... and the first year shots!!! No one told me how hard it was going to be for me to watch my child get shots. The nurses were beyond nice, but it still didn't help with the tear...