Saying Cheese

Well, I did it...

I quit my job this week! After months of discussing, Alan and I decided that the best thing for me to do right now is quit my job and stay at home with the kids for a while. I have always thought that I wanted to stay at home while my kids were young or just work part time. I was looking for a change at work and with another baby on the way, we decided now was the time to do it. It was a much harder decision than I thought it would be. I've been at my current job for almost 10 years (my 10 year anniversary would be in January) and it was my first job out of college and all that I have known for the last 10 years. Plus I have made some really great friends there. But I think it will be worth it in the end for our entire family. I'll get that valuable time with my kids that you can't get back after they are grown. Plus they change so much, especially in that first year. There was a lot that I missed with Avery and I'm sure a lot of what we thought were some of her firsts at home had actually happened first at day care. So, I'm looking forward to spending the extra time with my kids and concentrating on watching them grow.

Happy Halloween!!

Avery was a ballerina this year for Halloween. She really enjoyed ringing people's doorbells and getting candy.

Bye Bye Pacifier - Part 2

I waited a whole week to say anything about getting rid of the pacifier because I thought it went fairly well and didn't want to jinx us. So what happened last night? She asked for her pacifier and started crying for it for the first time in several days! I told her once again that Baby Sam had them and she told me to go get them. She also woke up last night crying and we had to go and rub her back and put her blanket back on to get her to sleep. I no longer believe people when they tell me that they forget about them after a day or two. Actually, it really hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be and now I just know that it will not be an overnight thing. Avery just has too good of a memory!