A Kathryn update

My eight minutes have turned into about eight seconds lately... I'm not sure how it happened but I have been busy! Blair has been home more this last week which has been wonderful, we even went out one day during one of Ava's naps (this is a shocker for me) and visited the duck pond on campus, did some shopping downtown and walked about ten miles. It feels so good to have some family time, some me-time and to just have an extra pair of hands around the house.

In keeping with the busyness, we are leaving Thursday for a trip down to my sister's for the weekend. We've had very limited time with my side of the family in the last year so we're hoping for some saturated cousin/aunt and uncle/grandparents time. Traveling is stressful for me because usually it means Ava doesn't sleep well and I have to make hard decisions about skipping or moving naps. Since Ava was born her naps have been a huge priority for me and we rarely skip one or nap outside the home. So... there's always a little anxiety about that before trips but I know in the grand scheme of things it is good for her (and me) and we'll have a great time! I love naps but in some ways am looking forward to the day when there are no naps to miss!

Yesterday we celebrated my second Mother's Day and it was a really great day. Blair made me breakfast in bed and I got up to pictures of Ava taped all over the house. It was so great to sort of celebrate Ava all day too, I spent much of the day remembering how great it's been to be her mom for the last 14 months and looking at pictures of her as a wee little baby. I love being a mom more than anything and it's fun to have a day not only to be celebrated for it but to be reminded that I have the best job in the world.