Working Mama Guilt

So this post goes out to all working mothers or mothers who must spend time away from their children. I know I'm not the only mother in the world who must leave there child to make money to help pay bills. I also know I'm not the only one who really hates missing any part of their child's "awake time". I just really had a hard time with it earlier this week. I started working 5 days a week between 2 offices this week and still continuing to work PRN at the hospital. After a grumpy Easter Sunday with Carter he decides to throw a huge fit when I left for work on Monday. He was sooo upset. To see him this upset made me want to call in to work and just sit and hold him all day long. But I am leaving him with the best person in the world...his Daddy. I trust his Daddy 100%, I just want to be the one at home all day. So after sitting in our subdivision club house parking lot for 10 minutes crying my eyes out over what I had just witnessed I drove on in to work. I texted my husband about 20 minutes later and Carter was still crying. This upset me even more. I just hate for my littleman to be upset. So 5 minutes later I learned he had stopped. I spent that night on the phone crying to my Mama about how awful it was and how I wish I could be the one to stay home. She told me what all good mother's tell their children, "you are doing what is best for your family. Atleast he is not in daycare right now and you are leaving him with his Daddy." I know she's right, but most Mom's I know would prefer to be the one's at home all day. Now that being said I know Scott's job is waaaaay more difficult than mine, but I would trade any day.
OK, sorry I just had to blog that out to help me get out the rest of my Working Mama Guilt. Anyone with any insight on how to help yourself cope with this let me know!!! Thanks for listening... or reading.

Easter Update

So this was Carter's 2nd Easter but he had no clue last year! So we bought him his first Easter basket! It was so fun to watch him get all excited about his Elmo books, sidewalk chalk, bubble wand, and Alvin and the Chipmunks movie!!! This was a great morning. Daddy, Carter, and I all went out early in the morning to play with our new toys from the Easter bunny! We ate lunch and when I laid Carter down he decided this was the first day he ever wanted to skip a nap. He played in his crib for more than 2 hours. So I went in after 2 hours to rock him to see if he would sleep. NOPE, he just smiled and laughed at me while we cuddled for 30 minutes! Little booger! So we went to Mimi and Poppi's for Easter dinner with a crabby 18 month old! He did pretty good considering, but he was asleep on is way to bed before he hit the mattress!
Hope everyone had a great Easter!
Crystal

Our First REAL egg hunt!!!

So today I get to spend the entire day with my littleman! I was so excited, but as usual he expects me to leave during the day to go to work so any time I stand up to walk around the house for some reason, Carter starts whining and crying wanting me to hold him. So to prove to him I was his for the day I thought we would leave the house. So we go to the mall and run into a friend. Thank goodness b/c then he had a little friend to share his cheerios with! Then we took a nap and woke up even more cranky then before nap...never a good sign! So we had an afternoon planned to go to our same friends house to do an Easter egg hunt! Scott and I were excited b/c this would be our first egg hunt Carter can participate in. We weren't really sure how he would do but...he was the second off the porch and was having a ball collecting those eggs! Of course he ended up sitting in a wagon with his little friend and playing with the eggs! I will post pics tomorrow night, too stinkin' cute how these two enjoy playing together! I will add to this post tomorrow after Easter and add some pics! Just want to make sure I stay up on my postings!!!
Happy Easter everyone!

Spring Weather and Scraped Knees...

OK so we now have a new computer and I should be able to do this more often AND with pictures!!!
The weather has just been beautiful this week! I have had to work 4 days but every second I'm not at work I'm lovin' on my boys!!! Carter started gymnastics a few weeks ago. Now I know some of you are thinking, "I would NEVER put my SON in gymnastics." I used to same the same thing. There just are not any activities that an 18 month old can do. Carter will be starting preschool in the fall. I'm a little scared for him to go into a class of strange children and take orders from strange women when the only people who ever "watch" him are Scott and I!!! So this is a way for him to learn how to interact with other children and learn to take instructions from a "teacher" while Mommy is still right there!!! So we go once per week. He is doing so great! Now we are not in this to produce a Gold Medal Gymnast or anything but I'm so proud of him. He is the youngest by a full year and he is doing what the "big" kids are doing! They part that most excites me is he is actually listening to his teacher and doing what she is asking! It is so amazing to watch my baby boy grow into the most adorable toddler EVER!!!
Scott and I got to do something we have looked forward to for more than 7 years now last night. We left Carter at home asleep in his bed with Mimi on watch to go shopping for his Easter basket!!! I have always wanted a little family that we could do all of those magic things parents do...like be or "help" the Easter bunny!!! I am enjoying being Carter's mother more and more with literally every day that passes. Being a Mother is the best title in the world.
I have to say that I start working 5 days a week next week for the first time since Carter was born and I am so going to miss my little man, and the big one too!!! Weekends will be even more precious. I am so thankful that his wonderful and amazing Daddy does such a great job during the week while I'm at work! Afterall who else would I want him to be with if it can't be me? Scott is truly amazing in all that he does. Carter will one day realize how lucky he is to have so much time to spend with his Daddy! I love watching the two of them together!!!
Tonight we were all outside playing with bubbles on the picnic table in the front yard. Carter managed to trip on the driveway and skin his knee and leg and then fell off the picnic table straight onto his back and hit his head on the concrete. It was so much worse for me and Scott than it was him. He was mostly upset about being away from his bubbles while Mommy was trying to comfort him. He is most certainly a big boy. He is running all over the place now!
Well now that we have a better computer I will upload some pics to the next post! Happy Easter to everyone and be safe traveling!!!
Carter's Mommy

Tylenol and Teething rings

So Carter had a rough weekend with trying to get his second tooth. It was a Tylenol and teething ring kind of weekend. However today he popped his second tooth through the surface! He feels so much better when it comes through, poor baby! This week he has been all over the house! He can crawl so fast. He has started chasing Diamond around the house and squeeling and laughing! Today I was crawling after him telling him I was going to "get him" and he would just laugh so hard he couldn't crawl! We are having so much fun! Carter took his first steps on his own last Saturday, for a total of 3 in a row! He has been doing that a few times since. He is just not steady enough to let go, he's a little front heavy!!! Hope everyone has a great week! Pics with the next post I promise!

It's been a while...

I'm so sorry to be waiting almost 2 months before posting another blog. I always feel like I have to have pics to go along with each blog. Since my computer is a pain to upload pics onto the blog I just say I will wait a little longer. Now I am reading his last entry and boy has he grown up so much since May! So I will try to update every week. There just may not be any pics on all of them!

Sooooo, Carter is so busy these days!! Since our last posting Carter now...feeds himself finger foods, stands alone for about 30 seconds, says "mama" and "dada", plays peekaboo, walks everywhere holding onto your fingers, started crawling all over the house, waves bye-bye, got his first tooth, and started pulling up on things!!! Most of these were all in the last week too!

Carter has also been to his first Memorial Day parade, to Tampa to visit family, unfortunately got Roseola, and now has a swing that Daddy and Papa built in the back yard so we don't have to get in the car and drive to the park just to swing outside!!!

Carter also had his 9 month check up on July 1st. He weighed 19lbs. 5.5oz, was 28" long, and Dr. Gros said he "is just perfect"!!!

We are having so much fun as a family of 3! Carter is just such a wonderful blessing and gift! I promise to update more because he is just growing up so fast! We are off to the pool and playdates today!

XOXO

The Ledwiths

7 months...a month of many "Firsts"!

This month has a been a big month of firsts! Starting from the top pics. Carter sat in a highchair at a restaurant like a big boy! He had a great time being able to look around and not be sitting in the booth in his carseat! Carter also got his first haircut! He did so great! He drove the police car and did not even move when she used the clippers around his ears! He did not like her using them on the back of his neck though! We are so proud of him! Continuing on with "firsts", Carter sat in a big boy swing at the park while Mom and Dad pushed him back and forth and he loved it! Afterward he and his Daddy went down the slide! Carter also had his first beach trip to Destin Florida! He put his feet in the sand and ocean! He enjoyed watching the waves crash! The last picture is the first time he was in his swimsuit and sat in a kiddie pool! He had a great time! Our boy is currently trying to cut teeth! Hopefully we will be able to post pics of his front teeth soon! I promise I will try to be better at posting all of the exciting things going on in the Ledwith house more promptly! Especially since our boy is growing so fast! Love to everyone!