2 Full Time Jobs!

For those who don't know, I have a full time job and work from home 4 days a week (I go in to the office on Tuesdays), so I am able to stay at home with Evelyn!  I work as a Database Administrator and fortunately, our client does not require us to be on-site and my company allows all of us to work from home 3-4 days a week! I don't make as much as I probably should, but I do make a decent amount and definitely "a lot" for getting to sit my butt at home almost every day haha!

Being a working mom and having to take care of your child all day while working is TOUGH!  However, I am very grateful that I have this privilege. It can be tough at times, but I try to manage as best I can. I guess you can say I have 2 full time jobs!

With Evelyn being almost 15 months old, I have been thinking about a future child (but not yet!!!) I really don't want Evelyn to be alone, but I know that having another child and working full time would be a VERY tough challenge. With that said, my husband and I are trying to work as hard as we can to put ourselves in a financial situation where we can rely on one income instead of two! Hopefully we can make that happen within the next couple of years. I really don't want more than a 4-5 year gap between children. My husband is more along the lines of 3-4 years, but I am just not ready to be pregnant again just yet!

So.... for now, I will continue to do my job and take care of Evelyn as best I can, so that we can make the best life for her that we can!

Here are some pictures, since I haven't posted one in forever!

Mornings at my house...

Mornings at my house are very relaxed. Evelyn never cries or whines for us to come get her. However, we do know when she's up because she starts calling our dog, Molly! It's the cutest thing ever.  She will wake up, stretch and start yelling "Mo-yee" for the dog to come to her (which the dog does not do might I add -- lazy dog!)

I can count on one hand the number of times Evelyn has woken up unhappy... She is always happy in the morning, even if she's hungry.

Once I get myself out of bed and dressed, I go in to her room, pick out an outfit for her and try to get her out of bed. She's a little lazy one (like her mama!) She will lay or sit there and play with her favorite toy (My Pal Violet by LeapFrog) and just smile at me and be silly! She's so hilarious... When she finally stands up or gets closer to the edge of the crib (since I am too short to reach her when she's laying down), I pick her up, change her and bring her down for breakfast.  Evie is on a rotation of yogurt, waffles/pancakes and cereal for the most part. I also throw in some fruit depending on the meal. I really need to try to get her to eat toast or eggs more often... she's not very adventurous when it comes to foods!

After Evelyn eats breakfast, she usually plays around in the living/dining rooms while I work. I am very fortunate to work from home 4 days a week, so I have her playing here while I do that, so I can keep an eye on her!  The mornings usually go by pretty quick... she goes down for a nap at about 11 and during that time I work or get other things done around the house. We've got our routine down and we stick to it pretty well. Sometimes on the weekends we stray from the routine, but she's really good about adjusting! Thank goodness!

14 months and counting...

As you can imagine, raising a child and working full time is not easy and does not give you a lot of free time. Hence my not updating this blog in 8 months (haha!)

Evelyn is now 14.5 months old. She is as amazing as ever!

Here are a couple milestones:

-First word: da-da (of course!)
-Began crawling around 8 or 9 months
-Began standing shortly after crawling
-First steps (May 9, 2011) 6 days before her 1st Birthday!

Evelyn now walks (runs) around the house! There is no stopping her! She says the following words: ma-ma, da-da, baba (grandma), dzia-dzia (grandpa), Go-ga (my sister, Gosia), Molly (our dog), me, baby, yes (ssss)... I'm sure there are others I am forgetting but these are the ones she says most often. She is also a very happy baby. She still sleeps through the night (9pm - 8:30 a.m. ish) and she's learning toeat different foods every day.  We cut out formula at about 11 months and now she's strictly on whole milk (organic). She also drinks juice, water and iced tea (which she LOVES).

Evelyn also has just about all of her teeth (including 2 year molars!) Teething hasn't proved to be very bothersome for her... The last few have given her some problems but she doesn't really cry... she gets a bit fussy and whiny, but when it's time for bed, she still sleeps through the night. (I know... I am the LUCKIEST mom ever!)

Recently we took our first plane trip with her and she was A-MAZING! She slept through all the flights for the most part... when she wasn't sleeping she was watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the Touchpad or just hanging out.  I swear this kid is the best kid EVER.

I am loving being a mom! Though I must admit, it is challenging at times! Juggling work and Evelyn is an every day challenge, but we do just fine.  The past 2 months we have been remodeling our kitchen, so our house has been a state of disaster, but we are nearing the end, so hopefully within the next month or so we can get things back to normal!

We are looking forward to summer and getting out and doing fun things like going to the zoo, exploring our awesome city and taking some trips to the pool!