Random Thoughts From a Mommy

Dear Alastair, When you're little, there's no time. Time is just right now. So the idea of tomorrow seems foreign and far away. Then as you get older, time goes by a little quicker. Then suddenly you're an adult, with bills, work, friends, family, and all the fun things to balance. And every year on New Year's Eve, you wonder where the year went. But nothing prepares you for when you have children. Time seems to go by quicker than before. You blink and your child is teething, crawling, walking, talking. Then you have 2 kids, and time doubles the speed. Then we had you. And it just went exponentially faster from the day you were born. With your sisters being polar opposites, I honestly did not know what to expect with you. Turned out, you move the most out of the three. And your demeanor seems to fall between your siblings. You are calculated, taking in all that is around you and processing everything slowly before showing a smile. You weaned a couple of

It's the night before going back to work. A part of my heart aches a little bit knowing I will be spending less time with them from here on. Mostly though, my heart is just so full. I'm grateful for what the last year has brought. When I first started this mat leave, I knew for sure at around the 3-4 month mark, I would ask to go back to work. Sure enough, around Christmas time, I talked to one of my previous managers about going back part time. Then I didn't hear anything back. So I left it. And am grateful I did.  This was the mat leave where it would be the last time all 3 kids would be in the house at the same time. This coming September, Mack is going to kindergarten.  This past year, we've gone on camping trips, Great Wolf Lodge, drove to Edmonton, many many beach days/evenings, and just a ton of outings as a family. We have been blessed that Bryan is around during the day. We were spoiled not only because we got to spend the entire year together, but