Fun Foto Friday!

I love how my hair is a mess! Gotta love my new coffee mug!

Taking the big plunge!

Well, I applied for graduate school. And to be honest, I'm scared out of my mind! I applied for my Master's in Secondary Education with a focus in Math. I really believe that I'm going to be a student for life! I do want to start working, the education field has always been intriguing to me. Just a few things I have to think about:

• How soon will I start to teach after I get my degree?
• What about Alex? Should I wait till he's in preschool?
• When I get pregnant with my second child, will I take a break or just continue working?

Ideally I would teach fairly quickly and Alex can go into daycare. I would tell myself that it wouldn't be too bad since a teacher's schedule is no where near as demanding as any other job. Plus, I would get summers off and once Alex starts school, we'd both be on the same schedule. I want to be around for those precious moments but I also feel the desire to work. I'm really torn. I keep thinking that if we were in Albuquerque, I would go ahead and start working and leave Alex with my mom.

I also think about maybe just getting my Master's for right now and then get another Master's in school counseling later, and when our kids are in school, I can go to work. I'm unsure. I love staying at home with Alex, but with the current job situation, I feel that James and I should have some sort of a back up plan.

I wish this could be easier. I wish that we were closer to my family and if we had to put Alex in daycare, he could stay with my mom and it would make my choices easier. I'm not sure where my dilemma is. Is it the fact that I might be leaving Alex? Or that I don't want to put him in a daycare? Would I want to put him in one? What if I don't like being away from him? What about if we have another child? So many choices.. So much to decide..

Motivation?

I have tons of laundry to do. I need to clean out our bedroom.. I still have this big to do list and not a lot of it is getting done! I just wish I could hire a maid and have her do it all for me! Plus, Alex is being a real handful lately. I try my best to play with him and clean during his nap times. But I think he's teething, so he's been really fussy. Well, we're going to Albuquerque this week, so maybe thinking of that will get my butt into gear..

Fun Foto Friday!

This picture was taken at my mother in law's house over the 4th of July weekend. I thought it was adorable and appropriate.

4 Month Stats!

Well today Alex had his 4 month well visit. And he was a good boy as usual. He weighed 21 lbs 10 oz and was 27 inches long! So he was 95th percentile for length, but well above the 97th percentile for length. The doctor isn't concerned about his weight now, since he is exclusively breastfed. But she did mention that when we start solids with him, we may need to monitor his weight a bit more. I'm just glad he got a clean bill of health and now we officially have to install the convertible car seat we got him. I don't want my baby to grow up! I want him to stay this size!

Scale Sunday!

So I've been internally battling with myself, deciding whether or not I should post my weight and what not. I'm not trying to be super skinny, just enough to get down to a healthy BMI and get more energy to take care of Alex. Before too long, this kid will be crawling and I will be even more exhausted. Well, my answer is I will keep track on here, but nothing like a full time weight loss blog. After all, this blog is about everything I do as a stay at home mommy, which includes my scale troubles. Here is my weight for today:

6-28-09 : 184.0 lbs

I just plan on posting my weight once a week. And I'll be able to look back and see it when I need to. My goal this week is to hit the gym at least three times for an hour workout each time. And it's going to be tough since I'll be in Austin for the weekend ;-)

Feel the burn!

So today, I finally got off my lazy butt and went to the gym. I had not been to a gym since my dad came to visit, about two months ago. I've been running a few times, but I don't get a great workout running. I had been checking out gym prices, and found out that Bally Total Fitness had the best deal. I don't know if I want to start a separate weight loss blog or not. Battling weight problems is technically something Stay-at-home moms do, so I may just keep track of it here, along with the healthy eating and recipes.

After the gym, James and I decided to take Alex to the community pool, and we had a blast. My side of the family is part fish. My dad use to scuba dive and I use to be on swim team, so we love the water! Can't wait till he enjoys the water more, but he wasn't scared so that's always a good sign!