Just an Update

These past few months have been pretty hectic for us. We've had lots of big changes from Anthony going back to school part-time, to me changing career directions, to personal family struggles that we've had to overcome that weren't always so easy.

Hanging out on the beach of Puerto Vallarta

Luckily for us, we had planned a vacation with our friends to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico which happened to come at the perfect time. Right when I felt like I was going to blow my lid off, we were able to get a small escape from reality, just the two of us. It was beautiful there. The weather was perfect, we were in good company with some of our close friends, and we were ready to let loose. We stayed at Dreams All-inclusive Resort. This was our first time coming to Puerto Vallarta, let alone experiencing the luxury of all-inclusive, and let me tell you, we took full advantage of this! 24-hour room service, amazing waterfront restaurants, and cocktails included? What more could you ask for? Needless to say, we had a GREAT time. We missed our baby but mommy and daddy needed a break!

Rosalie is almost 9 months old now and her personality is really shining through. Her smiles are priceless and she does a little army crawl to get around. She babbles, shes screams, she sleeping less and less during the day and more during the night. Watching her grow is amazing. She is definitely getting to be very clingy to me, always looking around for me and wanting me to carry her. She screams bloody murder as soon as I walk out of the room! It's flattering but at the same time, I feel bad that she doesn't let other people play with her as freely as she once did when she was a couple months younger.

This has been a bit of a problem since she has recently started day care. She's only been there a couple times so I can't really tell you how well it's going. It's been really tough for me to leave her in the care of someone I barely know, but I definitely researched a lot of local day care options and I've found that this home day care was probably the best option for us. It breaks my heart knowing that she is not being taken care of the way that she would be if she was with me or her dad, but I'm hoping that she will adjust and so will I.

Happy Baby at 8 months old

I have also cut down my hours at work to only 3 days a week to be with her more often than not. For the past month I've been really torn about what I should do about child care but in the end I decided it was best to meet halfway and do day care only half the time and just cut down my time at work. I honestly wish I knew how other working moms do it. Especially moms with other kids. One of the reasons I'm scared to have another baby is finding child care options for two children. I always wish that we had more options...me being a full time work-at-home mom sounds ideal but how would I find such a job? You really have to pick and choose what sacrifices you make in life. To work or not to work? To be at home with your child or work to provide for your child? Either way, I know that I am very blessed to be working so I will continue to do what I feel is best for my family.

Although we've faced our challenges, I feel that we grow closer as a family everyday. Marriage and mommyhood is not always easy. Some days get the best of us but we do what we can to move forward and continue to grow as people and as parents. I really feel that these past two months have thrown it's fair share of challenges at us, but here we are, still madly in love and still happy. In the end I know that it really isn't about how many times life knocks you down, but how many times you choose to get up again.