Daycare is tough...

Why does it have to be so hard to send a child to daycare? I mean most people have to at some pint and time. So why do we mothers always feel so guilty about it? Troy has started going a few times a week for a few hours so he can get used to it before school starts back (or so I can get used to it). I really do want to go back to work but I feel awful leaving Troy. I have been lucky to be able to stay with him for the first year but it is still so hard. I have thoughts like: I don't want someone else to raise my baby and will they watch him like I do? or will all his needs be met the way they are at home? It is really tough! I know people do it all the time, so I will make it. I just worry about so much. I don't want to waste any time that I have with him, I didn't even want him to nap this afternoon because I wanted to spend time with him. I don't want things to have to change too much for him. 

Father's Day weekend.

MeeMaw and MiMi came to visit us on Sat. We had a great time going out to eat. 

Here is MiMi and Troy 

On Sunday after church we ate at Gwen's house then got ready to go kayaking on the Coosa. Trent went with us. Obed and I flipped three times and I got very scared the last time we flipped because I got hung under the boat and couldn't get out from under the water. Obed had to come under and find me and pull me out. Once we got through that set of rapids we find out that a man from our group had just drowned in the same place. It ended up being a very sad end to a great Father's Day. I pray for the family that lost their dad/husband. 

This is what happens when we let Mo feed Troy: He dumped his pudding out on the table and was playing slip and slide in it. It was so funny and I got a little on video that I will share. 

Happy Father's Day to my sweet husband. Thank you for being such a great dad to Troy. I know he loves you very much. 
sorry the video is sideways. I guess I had the camera turned and I couldn't figure out how to rotate the video...

Pool time...

We got Troy a new pool today. He cut the grass with Obed while I got it set up. I almost passed out blowing everything up. HA So here are some pictures and a video of him playing. 

playing with the slide:

Baby boy clothes????

I got back home tonight to find Obed, Trent and Troy playing in the sprinklers- Troy was too cute! He loves the water.
Before I headed back home today I went material shopping for Troy. I am going to make him some John John's because you just can't find cute ones for boys????? I am still on the lookout for a cute birthday outfit or material to make one. Laura Beth said she would help me and Carmen offered as well.

finally caught up...

so I made it to June, It took a while to go back and post all of my journal from the past year and 1/2. But I finally got it up to date. I am sure things were left out, but I hope to keep it up to date from now on. June has been very busy for us, with pottery parties, football workouts, job interviews.... I will be working at Eclectic Elementary next year! I am excited and sad about going back to work. I think I am ready to get back into the swing of things with work, but I am really nervous about leaving Troy somewhere. He will be staying with Gwen Sides and I know he will be fine, its me I'm worried about. HA.

I am headed to Madison for a pottery party this afternoon, be back in Wetu tomorrow night. I am going to miss Troy so bad!!!

Troy is SO close to walking, he has even let go and taken a step a few times. I can't believe he is about to be walking. I feel like he was just born. I gave him another haircut (#4) yesterday. This child has some wild hair thats for sure!

From May 2009...

May 31 2009- we went to MiMi's and MacMac's for a fish fry. Troy got to play with Cate and Tanner and go swimming. He loved it.

Cate feeding Troy goldfish:

Obed with Tanner, Cate and Troy:
Obed and Troy:

Down at the creek behind Mo's house playing around:

just had to take this picture, no we didn't let him ride like this!!!! Trent is smarter than that.
Couldn't resist playing with his hair in the tub:

Mo let him eat corn on the cob, of course he loved it!
Play date in the back yard:

May 10 2009: My first Mother's day! We went to church and then to pizza hut (for Gwen) here is a picture of Troy on the way to church. I love his hair like this. Too bad it won't stay this way!

playing at his "work bench" with no diaper on?????
too funny!

From April 2009...

April 26 2009: Me, mom, meemaw, charlotte, gerald, mandy and the kids went to the beach to celebrate meemaw's 80th birthday. The kids all had a blast! Troy loved the sand and the ocean.

playing in the pool with MacMac:

with MiMi:
Tanner and Troy digging a hole:
playing the ocean with Cate, CaCa and MacMac:
trying to get loose

playing in the sand

MiMi and Troy
I think he liked the sand:

Mac Mac and Troy on the beach for the first time.

April 18 2009. Today is MeeMaw's 80th birthday and today was Tanner's birthday party. We went to Pell City for Tanner's party. We are going to the beach next week to celebrate MeeMaw's birthday. It will be Troy's first trip to the beach. I am so excited.

MiMi and Troy:

MeeMaw and Troy: excuse MeeMaw's black eye a plate fell and hit her in the face.

April 13 2009: This was a great weekend. We had the whole family over on Sat for Easter. We ate and the kids dyed eggs and had an easter egg hunt! It was a blast. Sunday we went to church and then to Gwen's to eat. Here are a few pictures from Sunday. I haven't loaded the ones from Sat. yet because they were taken with a different camera.

trying to drive...

my favorite picture of the day


April 8 2009: Today we went to a baseball game with daddy. Here is Troy riding in his new car seat for the first time. He doesn't fit in the other one well anymore. He acts like his legs cramp up because he is too long for it. So we will see how this one works out.
April 2 2009: Troy got his THIRD haircut today. And from the pictures you can tell he really needed it. He was such a good boy sitting up in the big chair!