My little listener

I came home from work today and told Zachary that I had a bad day at work and he said "Tell me about it" as he was watching TV. I asked him if he really wanted to know and he said "Yes mommy, I really want to know." So I told him what kind of day I had and he came over to me and gave me a big hug. He's such a sweet little boy and I'm lucky I'm his Mom.

Growing Up

We were on our way to Zachary's daycare this morning and he was excited all of a sudden for no reason that I knew of. He told me "Mom, I'm growing hair!" I said "Where?" He said "On my arm. I'm excited! I'm going to start growing hair everywhere soon!" That started my day off well....he's growing up so fast!

Little Triumphs

So Zachary came to me this morning to tell me that his toilet wouldn't flush. I take off the lid to the tank, thinking this will be easy, and look at it. I try flush it, obviously it doesn't work. So I keep looking at it thinking that the solution would come to me if I just stared at it enough. I decided to call Dad. Zachary gets on the phone to try and explain which doesn't go all that well. I get on the phone and Dad starts telling me how it should all work. In the middle of it, I start pushing on stuff. I pushed on 1 thing and the water started to fill the tank. After that, it worked! Yay!! Dad tells me that the part will probably do it again and that I will probably have to replace it. That's a problem for another day. Oh the interesting things that happen when your husband deploys.

Girls Night Out

These last few weeks have been especially hard on me and Zachary. With Nick leaving, the adjustment period was rough. I've got good friends around me, which I've never really had before, that have helped me with this. My best friend in Oklahoma has been so supportive. My family has been amazing.

But tonight was a total selfish evening for me. I got a pedicure, went out to dinner and then some shopping after dinner. I had a great time with my friend, Linda. It was nice to have a evening out and just have fun. I've been so busy with Zachary and work and making sure things are comfortable at home that it was nice to just relax with no worries for one evening. And now I'm enjoying some alone time....the perfect way to end the evening.

Moving forward.

I haven't posted anything for a while. Nick has just left for his 2nd deployment and we are coping...slowly. I don't remember it being this hard the first time but we didn't have Zachary either. But we are putting 1 foot forward everyday and making it work. I have my days but I am hoping that those will start becoming few and far between. I will make this work, not for only myself but for Zachary. It is very important to me that his little life is rattled as little as possible. I'm glad that I have the support of my family and friends. I know now that family and friends will be what support me and keep me up. It's so hard for me to ask for help; I don't do it. But I am realizing that if I do need to ask for help, I know where to go.