Well it goes without saying that the precious times with my little one can be found in the wee morning hours. However, sometimes it's hard to get back to sleep. Ugh, what will I do when I have to go back to work?? These are the moments when it would be nice to be a stay at home Mom and catch up on my zzzz's during the day. HA! It's been a rollercoaster over the past few weeks. Maternity leave has come with challenges, mostly my back. Since I have maxed out my insurance deductible, there is no time like the present to have a little work done on my back to relieve the pain. During labor I seemed to intensify my slipped disks which caused numbess and tingling in my left leg along with major nerve pain in my left butt cheek. Needless to say it hasn't been much fun. So here I am lying in the recliner while my Mom and Mother-in-law are taking care of Katie. It's been hard but I'm very thankful for all their help. And I'm thankful to have relief from the pain....
Some other changes include a new car...AGAIN! We decided that two dogs, a child, and all the stuff that is associated with a child is just not conducive to a car. So we traded in the Jetta (which was a lemon) for a 2003 Honda Odessy! We love it!! We have room for baby stuff and dogs!! I swore I would never have a minivan and boy how having Katie changes that mentality. LOL Reality has sunk in that our lives have changed. We missed the opening game today for the MSU Bulldogs, but are certainly happy they won!! Katie watched the game from the comfort of Grandpa McDonald's arms, while her Papa yelled at the officials. Katie will make her debut at the Georgia Tech game next month!! We are looking foward to that. It's now 3:37 am and I hope to fall back asleep sometime today. I'm sure Katie will be up very soon to eat again. It's amazing at how little sleep a Mother needs after
the arrival of her newborn. 
the arrival of her newborn. 
