This is my first blog and I have so much to write about but I’ve decided to start with this...

I have really been struggling with balancing work and spending time with Tim and Landen. If it was up to me I would quit my job..start a business from home and spend every possible second with Landen and Tim..but..in this economy and with Tim being laid off from his job (again) I have to work full time (40 + hours) for the money and because of the insurance for my family. It is my dream to start an at home bakery..to make amazing cakes similar to the ones you see on the food network channel. In order for me to get my foot in the door I plan on making samples to photograph; to start a portfolio; once I do this I will start advertising my talent. Pssh..listen to me, I say talent but actually I’m unsure if this dream is going to be a reality. I love baking but to this day I have never made the kind of cakes I want to advertise. The reason being..$money$..it takes money to start buying the proper pans..baking needs..ect. And extra money, we don’t have…but someday I will achieve my dream…I’m determined.

Work Life ...
Recently at work I've been very frustrated. I know millions of woman work full time after having children..do they all find it as difficult as I do..i feel like a horrible mom with only being able to spend 3-4 hours a day with Landen during the week. I feel like its NOT OK for me to spend that little of time with him..I feel horrible. Why am i spending more time at a place that i hate when i could be spending time with my son! On the positive end, I'm so happy that Tim gets to be with Landen all day.

Landen...
Where to start?! He's growing like a weed. He is 7 mo. old already! At his 6 mo. appt he weighed 19 lbs 10 oz. and was 28 1/2 inches tall! very tall for his at-i think he at the 92 percentile-the dr. said he's the size of a 9 mo. old :-) thats our boy! hehe
Any day he should be crawling but since he doesnt know how to yet, he rolls absolutly everywhere. if he sees something he wants..he rolls to it..and quick too! one day Tim was showing me something on the computer so i sit Landen on the middle of the living room floor with his boppy behind him incase he toppled over (which is still sometimes does) well i kid-you-not..10 seconds later i looked over (the computer is in the living room too-about 6 ft from where i put Landen) well when i looked over Landen was way over to the front door! about 8 feet from where i put him! he's so quick! :-)


well this is long-thanks for reading

XoXo- Danielle