Changes

Its been a long time since we've updated this blog and life has changed dramatically for us. I guess you can say we have "simplified".

As you know, Jay was accepted into the Radiation Therapy program at NHTI which means full time school for the next 2 years. Obviously we cannot sustain a mortgage without Jay's income so we have rented the house and moved into a 2 bedroom apartment in Manchester with Dave. (I cannot tell you how thankful I am to Dave- he has helped us so much more than I think he actually realizes)

As for me... I am now officially a stay at home Mom and I must admit that this is the best job I have ever had!! I love spending my days with Josie. She is amazing and she truly is the best little baby in the world! My days consist of making funny noises, silly faces, and singing made up songs that have nothing to do with anything at all.

Now for the story of how I came to be a stay at home Mom...

Originally I was going to go back to work for obvious financial reasons, as well as for our benefits, but God had other plans for us. First, we had daycare set up in Weare because we were going to be moving to Dunbarton once the house was rented. When our plans to move to Dunbarton changed, Weare was completely out of the way and we no longer had daycare.

Then there was also the question of benefits. I was the benefit carrier for the family and if I didn't return to work, we would have no health insurance. Jay had applied for Fed-Ex about a year prior and had interviewed more than once but for some reason, was not getting a call back. This would be perfect because it is part time work with full time bene's, he just needed to get in. Well, about a week before my FMLA was up. Jay got a call from Fed-Ex!

In the meantime Josie decided that she hates bottles so with her refusing to eat unless I was around to feed her made it also impossible to return to work. I pumped anyway (for about a month and a half straight) so that when she finally does take a bottle, I will have enough breastmilk stored up for her. Well, the end of July came and it was time for the big move from house to apartment and I was due to return to work a few days later. I went to prepare a bottle in the morning in hopes that Josie would take it so that I could just strictly move and not have to take a bunch of 1/2 hour breaks to nurse. Well... I looked in the freezer and completely freaked when I didn't see the supply I had stored up. "Where is my breastmilk??!!" I must have said this about 4 times before realizing that somehow it ended up on the counter the night before and all of it was spoiled! Right then and there I knew that God had been trying to tell me something all along and I had not been listening. That day I made the decision that I would not be returning to work. I have a new career now and I have never been happier!

Jay starts school next week. He works Fed-Ex from 4-8am every morning and then goes to work for Yankee when he is done. Between school, work, studying and sleep... Josie and I will miss him but we know that he is doing this for us. I am blessed to have a husband who is willing to make so many sacrifices for his family. In 2 years he will have his new career and we will be back in our home. We will look back and know that it was all worth it! Until then, we will concentrate on what we do have, rather than what we don't. We have an amazing little family and our happiness and love for each other will make the next 2 years fly by! (Perhaps once we are back in New Boston, we will be posting pictures of our second child!!) :0)