New Photo albums on Henry's website

I have finally added some new photo albums to Henry's website. The new albums include Easter (thank you Aunt Hailey for the wonderful Easter basket), Bath time and Time to Eat. also, I took some pic's of Henry opening his birthday presents from the Meek Family (thank you Corbin, Natalie and Gwennie for the UNC t-shirt and the musical stacker).

TGIF

I am ready for the weekend, although I will be spending most of my time working. Now that I don't have any childcare, I basically just check emails throughout the day and tackle tougher stuff when Henry is napping. Over the weekend I catch up and work on projects. I am excited for David to see and spend time with Henry this weekend b/c Henry's walking has really improved since last weekend. With David working 70 hours in a week he doesn't really see Henry during the week unless Henry wakes up before 7am. Henry woke up this morning at 6:45am so they got to hang out for a little bit. Henry was all over David and cried when David left. I know they will have lots of fun this weekend---and so will I (I really need some alone time).
Gieger had another hypoglycemic episode today but I caught it before it was serious. It was scary but I just gave him some corn syrup (rubbed on the gums) and some food once he could lift his head and within about 15 minutes he was back to normal.

It's Official--Mama is staying home

It is now official. I just sent an email to my team telling them I have turned in my resignation letter. Even though I am thrilled that I am able to stay home with Henry, I am really sad about leaving TNC. It has been a wonderful place to work and has been a positive part of my life--I missed it so much when I left before. I also have a special feeling for my current position since I was the first person to hold that position and I was instrumental in developing it. Of course, It has been wondeful to hear both from my supervisor and the head of my department say that the door is always open if it is three months or five years. I feel like I am leaving on top and if I had waited a couple more months I would have been a wreck. Looking for childcare and trying to talk myself into being okay with working has been emotionally draining. I don't want to even imagine what I would have been like if I had continued working. Ultimately, it would have been work and Henry. I have this crazy work ethic that I can't shake even when I have a toddler climbing up my leg for attention. I hate hearing myself begging him to be quiet so I can finish an email. Soon he will have me 100% and a lot less stressed out.

Keeping an eye on Gieger

Today Geiger went into hypoglycemic shock and had a seizure. It was pretty scary but I was able to get him stable with honey and got him to the vet in 5 minutes. He stayed at the vet during the afternoon and they kept a close eye on him. When I picked him up at 5pm he was back to his old self. It was all very scary and sad seeing him in that state. Henry and I had been on the floor only a couple feet from him. Henry was taking a nap in my arms (yes, bad habit) and out of the corner of my eye I saw Gieger twitch. I jumped up, put Henry is his pack-n-play and ran to Geiger. Henry cried at first b/c I startled him but once he saw me with Gieger he just kept repeating "geiger" over and over again. Geiger looked horrible. It reminded me of Tigger passing away. He was twitching and he looked like he was in terrible pain. I started giving him honey and then called the vet. When I called the vet I was still fairly calm until she told me to come right in. I just thought, OMG, how am I going to get Geiger and Henry in the car. I remember saying to her "I've got a baby" and she siad "don't worry, I will help you when you get here". After I had my little freak out moment I just went into overdirve and everything fell into place. I was at the vets in less than 5 and the only one crying was Geiger (which was a great sign!). At the vet the receptionist took Henry until I could get Geiger settled. Henry didn't even mind. She was showing him the dogs getting groomed and Henry just seemed totally content with this stranger. This isn't the first time Henry has come through during a crisis...he sure is a special little guy. So, tomorrow I will be giving Geiger a little less insulin and monitor him for any drops in his blood sugar. I hope it never happens again but if it does I know what to do.

What a week!

On Tuesday we found out Geiger has feline diabetes. By Thursday, I had learned to give him insulin injections and started administering those. On Wednesday, I turned in my resignation letter at work and fired the nanny. It was only a coincidence that those things happened on the same day. The previous week I had told my supervisor that I would be resigning my position. I had agonized for a couple months on every work and childcare scenario. I had even started working 80% time (28 hours a week) a couple months ago. When it comes down to it though, even 28 hours is too much and I know I will never actually work 28 hours. I want Henry to have a mom who isn't stressed out and totally beat at the end of the day. It has been especially hard now that David is working long hours so I think my decision is not only good for Henry but for David and me. I am really looking forward to being with Henry and raising him. One day a couple weeks ago when Henry was having a very fussy day, I thought, what am I thinking giving up work!!! I am giving up having a nanny and a housekeeper (I thought this and laughed b/c I would give up everything to be with my little guy). So, we had quite a week. O, yeah! We also got a new car and it's our first NEW car too. AND, on Saturday David gave Henry his first haircut. He looks like a little boy! It is very cute!

Ha! We have a blog

We now have a blog!!! Like I needed one more thing to update! I am already behind in updating Henry's memory book, his journal and a calendar. O-yeah, I also need to add Henry's b-day pictures to his website. Now that David will be working only 70 hours a week maybe I will have a little more time for all this updating.

Actually, most of our "free time" for the next couple months is going to be spent looking for a house. On Easter we speint our time driving around neighborhoods. We had been seeing houses posted online in Rockville, MD and liked what we saw. We drove over and really liked the neighborhoods around the Rockville Metro. So, we are going to be getting an agent and concentrating on that area. It is a little further out from DC then where we are now (13 miles as opposed to 6 miles). We really liked the close proximity to the subway and the revitilization of the Downtown. The Downtown has a very urban feel and the neighborhoods felt very quaint. Also, only a couple miles driving distance is a very big Whole Foods and other shopping. More to come...