"Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body." Elizabeth Stone

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Parenting is not a one person job


This is something that Chris and I are working on. We are both very independant people and I personally have trouble working as a team. Trey needs us to do this and so we are trying, very hard. I grew up in a single parent home and most of the women in my life have take the world on by themselves and don't ask for help. This is not how I want to raise our family but I do not know how to operate anyother way. I have a terrible habit of taking on to many task and never haveing enough time, couple this with an inability to ask for help and a limited support system and this becomes a recipies for disater.

Trey is now walking and learning to talk and I/we need to work as a team because a walking, talking toddler is not a one person job. I now understand why they say " it takes a village to raise a child" and depending on that child it may also take small army.

This Memorial Day weekend we spent most time at home and with the Butlers. (C works with R.Butler they share a sick love of Madden and I really like R wife and Daughter J) Sunday was J's 2nd birthday and on Monday we went with the Butlers to the Cincinnati Musuem Center's Childrens wing and let the kids run themselves ragged. It was great to spend time with another couple while spending time with the kids. Secreatly I hope that J grows up and marries T because she is so cute and I want beautiful grand babies!


T starts day care on the 9/23 and beleive it or not I am not the least bit worried. I am kind of looking forward to it. It will be nice to have designated time to myself for school and anything else I need to get done. J is also in daycare at the same place in the 2 year old room and she is very intelegent and definatly well adjusted and her mommy trust the daycare and I really like and trust J's mom so it is a done deal in my mind.