One Year

One year ago today, Mike and I found out I was pregnant.  Do any of you remember that episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy finds out she's pregnant and she has this grand plan for how she wants to tell Ricky?  And then, of course, it gets all messed up and she has to go to Plan B?  Well, years ago, I would always dream up ways to tell my future husband.  All kinds of cutesie and clever ways.  But, like Lucy, I went with Plan B...which was to run in to the bedroom at about 6 am, right after I took the test, wake Mike up and scream "I'm pregnant"!!  He was a little groggy, but we were so excited! 

And now, a year later, we have our little girl with us - our sweet little family.  Hard to believe sometimes.  When I think about it, she and I have been together 99% of the time for the past year!  The only exceptions really are the few earrands I run now and then when I leave her with Daddy.  That is all going to come to a screaching halt next Monday when I go back to work.  I'm really struggling with it.  I've said this to a few of you already, but I know millions and millions of women leave their kids every day to go to work.  But...it seems like such a cruel thing to ask a woman to do.  I know I can handle it, but there are and will continue to be lots of tears over it in the near future.

OK, enough of that.  Here are some funny pictures I took this morning.  She loves her sock monkey and shows him by kissing him and eating his face on a regular basis!  This first one is hilarious to me!  It's like she's shocked that this monkey is kissing her on the face!