Happy Birthday to Me

We celebrated my 37th (gulp!)birthday with a low key lunch at Mom's house.

The generations: Syd LOVES the balloon we got for Daddy for his birthday:

Syd and her Dad are getting me an i-phone when my contract is up in March. I decided with my 37th year I will sadly give up my beloved blackberry and attempt to learn something new.

Bri filled our kitchen and family room with these beautiful flowers:

I loved celebrating my day with my girl who was, and always will be, the best gift I've ever been given.

The presence of his absence is everywhere ~Edna St. Vincent Millay

I love this quote. I saw it right before Christmas and it said everything that I was feeling.

Dad's been on my mind a lot these last few days. While he is never far from my thoughts, he has had a loud presence recently. Maybe he's hanging around, spending some time with his beautiful granddaughter?

We had Syd's 3 months photos taken this past weekend by Char at Trystan Photography who shot our engagement and wedding photos. The last time I saw Char was when she took our family photo in November 2010. Nik and I had arranged it, knowing it might be our last chance at a professional family photo. Maybe it was seeing her and thinking about how much our family had changed since our last meeting?

Missing you, Dad.

Happy 3 Month Birthday, SJ!

Back to work

Back to work I go...actually I went. I went back to work on Tuesday. I had a few tiny meltdowns in the weeks building up to it. It is a scary thought to realize your child is going to spend more time with someone else rather than yourself. Now, I will say we are blessed that Syd's "someone" is very special to us and Brian and I trust her completely. She adores Syd and knows her well. We are very lucky.

I shed a few tears on Tuesday morning and she weighed heavy on my mind all day. As soon as 4pm hit I was out the door! I couldn't get to her fast enough. When I walked in she was happy and cozy and I knew we would all be just fine!

I never thought I would be someone who would stay home. During Maternity Leave I was sure that I had become that person. Now that I am a few days back into work I've decided that I am a Part Time kinda-of-gal. It would be the perfect mixture of both worlds.

I cannot believe how fast time has flown since October 12th, 2011...I've loved. every last second of it!