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Kisses and Kicks!!

Aylen John recently learned how to give kisses and IT'S SO SUPER SUPER CUTE!!!  What I just think is awesome is that his kisses are not the closed, pursed lips kinda kiss.  Those are plain BORING.  Aylen chooses the open mouth, usually accompanied with a decent amount of slobber, type of SMOOCH~!  (He's going to LOVE me 10-15 years down the road when he reads this, but whatever AYLEN your partner will love to read this!) 
So I'm enjoying his smooches because I know from my friends and family that it is only a matter of time before he will decide to not be AS COOL, and will refuse to give kisses to his MOMMA!

A couple of weeks ago I had my prediction confirmed that indeed I did have an anterior placenta again with Biscotti.  Bummer dude.  For those that may not know, this means that essentially it goes the outside of my stomach, my placenta and then Biscotti.  Opposed to stomach, Biscotti, and placenta.  And I appreciate my placenta--LORD placenta don't get me wrong!  BUT because of its placement I have to wait extra long for those movements and kicks before I can feel them!  So I waited patiently, and finally the last couple of weeks they have come!  At around the 21 week mark-Biscotti was a moving!  AND he/she has not stopped!  EVEN this morning at 5am I couldn't get back to sleep because he/she was just grooving around!  I'm not annoyed not one bit, I feel honored to feel this feeling:)  It's great!

Love Momma

J

This week was the week of the Jay-oh-Bee!

Let's see how I'm feeling about the week-- tired, tired, tired, excited, overwhelmed, appreciative, lucky, scared, nervous, oh and did I say tired?

The week consisted of meeting a TON of people from both my Prevention/Intervention team and both of the schools that I will be working in.  I feel really good about where I'll be--everyone is SOOO awesome and welcoming!  But it's always hard when you enter a school and you aren't employed by the school district.  I'm definitely my own island and that can bring a bit of anxiety.  It's kind of the concept of moving schools when you are a kid and you don't know ANYONE at the new school.  

I'm friendly.  I know I'm fully capable of making connections and I will, but sometimes it takes a lot of energy.  I'm pretty sure that I'm an Extrovert-but barely.....my need for my introvert time is soooo sooo necessary, and especially after this week!

I'm currently in a state of mind in which I'm very excited about my position, and proud of myself for getting this job.  Some days I do the whole pouty me "boo hoo hoo-I don't make much money".  BUT not this week, and hopefully not for awhile.  I got a great job, with great hours, and great work-life balance.  I'll be learning a ton about prevention work and trauma response.  

I'm super stoked about the Trauma Response part.  I'll be part of a team that is on rotation and responds to traumas that happen within the school and the community.  I love crisis work.  I love being a part of a community and to utilize my services-which happens to be emotional support.  I remember when my Russell got called down to aid in the crisis management after Hurricane Katrina.  I knew he was happy to be able to serve his country.  I kept thinking how I wished I could go down there and be an ear to all those people who experienced such a scary event.  (Sometimes I think about what I just said and realize that it's rather morbid (is that the right word?)-I'm counting on others' tragedies to give me my sense of fulfillment).  But really tragedy will happen with or without me-I just feel honored that I have skills that could help those to get through the roughest times.

Well anyways-back to my JOB!  I have two offices!  One is in a room sans windows.  But it is a former conference room so it's actually probably the biggest office that I've ever had!  I think with some nice poster I'll be able to spruce it up.  

And my next office...well it's pretty much the cream of the crop.  It's the reason we moved to Colorado.  My office is said to be the best office in the whole St Vrain School District.  It's better than the principal's office.   And you ask why?  This my friends....This is why....

 And this is on a rather cloudy day.  BUT check those mountains out!  And this office is big, and it has a HUGE bookshelf, and it HAS a huge couch:)  Yes.  Life. is. GOOD!

Love,
Momma 

 

Yesterday was a big day!

AJ, while able to walk on his own since July 4th, has had a preference for having a one-hand handle. Yesterday marks the first day that he actually wanted to walk on his own, and maybe even discovered a little of the enhanced freedom and mobility!

We were so totally proud. :D