Starting Day Care

Tomorrow, Travis starts half-days at the day care. I can't believe he'll be 11 weeks old on Tuesday. Sometimes it seems that 12 weeks is too short a time to get to spend with my boy. If only I could have 16 weeks! He's just starting to become interactive, learning about the world. It's so fascinating to watch, and I'm sad that I'll miss his important milestones over the next few months. Since our day care is in Austin, we'll all 3 commute in together, so we'll still have some time to spend with the boy.

I confess that part of me (a very, very small part) is a little ready to go back to work. There are some projects that I've been wanting to work on, and I'm starting a new chapter at work with a different boss, so I'm interested to see how that will work out. Some days, I wish I were more experienced so that I could try to work for myself, but that idea frightens me a bit. I don't think I'd do so good as my own boss, but the idea of watching Travis grow compels me to find ways to spend more time with him. I suppose every new mom goes through the same heartache when she returns to work. We'll just have to take each day as it comes and continue to listen to God as he directs our lives, and pray that he continues to guide us.

Being a mom gives me a new respect for my own mom. I've always been proud of her, and have always been thankful for the choices she made and the support she's always given me, but now, those choices have more meaning. I love watching her with Travis, and am so glad that she was able to spend the time caring for him in his first few weeks - I think it gives them a stronger bond, and I want Travis to grow up knowing and loving her. As I've watched Travis grow these last few weeks, I've really missed Ken's mama, and I wish that she had had a chance to hold and know him. I've found myself wanting to call her and ask her advice on several occasions, and I've wanted to ask about Ken as a baby.

Well, no post would be complete without pictures of the boy. I post some almost daily on Facebook, so it's a good reason to sign up if you're not already on there! Also, this boy has the craziest hair I've ever seen on a baby!