Life is Different

Life is definitely different with a child.....especially as a working mom. I knew this, but I really know this now. I get home and just want to hold her. But I have so many things that need to be done; like updating this blog! My floors are nasty, my dogs are nasty, my Christmas cards are still "to be determined" on my computer, etc, etc. Well, enough complaining for now.
Tomorrow we are headed to Waco to meet Natalie's birthmom and sisters. This will be the first time for the sisters to see meet Natalie, and we here they are super excited. We are glad to get to see them again, but hate that we are taking up yet another Saturday from home to drive more. We already drive so much!
The good thing is that we are able to knock out our second post placement visit with our agency. This should save us $50 or so. Every dollar helps! I will update later with how our visit goes tomorrow. I anticipate it going very well. No worries.
Wednesday night NJ went to her first Christmas party for Brian's work. We went to a local restaurant called Gloria's. They have amazing bean dip for those who haven't heard.......yummy! There are about 12 guys that work in Brian's group, and out of those 12 about half are still single, and only Brian and I and our friends, Aaron and Steph have children. No one in his group is over the age of 30. In fact, Brian, his boss, and Aaron are the oldest in the group. Isn't that strange?! God has really blessed him with a good work environment. Anyway, I said all that to say how CUTE Natalie looked for her first party. I was beside myself with excitement! I dressed her up like a little doll and then hurried to show Brian like a proud little girl. She was adorable! Don't you agree?!!? That silver bow just topped it off so nicely!

She definitely wowed the crowd! But who would have doubted that?