img_0423Can you believe my baby girl is 12 weeks old?  Officially she will be 3 monthes on Friday.  I have to return to work on Thursday which leaves me with a hole in my heart.  Am I really going to pay someone to raise my little girl?  I know it is going to get easier, and I know I don’t really have a choice right now due to money, and I really really do love my job and it is who I am, but this doesn’t make it any easier or hurt any less to know that I will most likely miss most of her firsts.  It pains me to think she won’t be napping in my arms, or spending every waking (and sleeping) moment with me.  It pains me to think that she is going to love Mrs. Sherry.  My heart hurts so bad thinking about what is going to happen Thursday morning as I drop my baby off at someone elses house.  The good news?  This lady is wonderful and I am so thankful that she is going to be able to keep my sweet baby.  This lady will love Kennedy and Kennedy will love her too.  This lady has been doing in home day care for years and I have met several people who know how wonderful she is.  And more than anything, I love my job.  I love my students and a teacher of kids with Autism is who I am.  I love Oak Pointe and I love my co-workers.  I guess that is a lot better to leave her to do something I love than to leave her to do a job I don’t.  When asked who I am I previously would answer “I am a teacher of kids with Autism.”  I thought of my students as if they were my own.  A few things will be changing this year.  Who am I?  I am Kennedy’s mom.  What do I do?  I teach kids with Autism.  I will always love all of my students, but there is a new number one in my life.  I heard someone the other day say that if you live your life in this order than everything will work out just fine: God, Family, then work. 

To end the summer we took one final vacation.  (Yeah I know we go somewhere every weekend.  Let me tell you I am actually getting tired of going, going, going.)  This weekend we went to Charleston Thursday night and spent the night with my good friend and former co-worker, Karin.  She loves Kennedy and she is a great friend.  Jay had to go to court in Charleston on Friday so while he did that, Kennedy, Potter, and I went to the market.  Did you know you aren’t allowed to have dogs in the market?  After our visit to Charleston, we went to Dataw Island to spend the weekend with Doc and Dori.  We had a blast Friday night hanging out with Jennifer’s friends and their kids.  Kennedy had her first play date.  Sadly it did not go well…. moments after a cute photo shoot the other youngest baby (7 monthes) crawled over and grabbed Kennedy’s face and left a scratch under her eye.  This did not make Kennedy happy and the play data was officially over.  Maybe it is a good thing that Jay and I have no friends with babies right now:)  Saturday Jay woke up real early and went fishing with Doc.  They didn’t catch any fish so they bought some shrimp and crab cakes for dinner.  When they got home, Doc, Dori, Hayes, Jennifer, Jay, Kennedy, and I went to the the pool and played in the pool and ate some yummy lunch.  We had so much fun!  After everyone in the house (Potter included) took a 2 hour nap, Jennifer, Hayes, Kennedy, Jay, and I went to the beach.  We took some cute pictures and had a great time!  We came home to a yummy dinner that Doc and Dori cooked.  This has been such a great weekend it has gotten my mind of off that is coming this week.  Dori volunteered to keep Kennedy Thursday and Friday, but I told her I thought it would be better for me to start on a two day week before we have a weekend.  Here come the water works…..

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