Mommying is my career...

Being a stay-at-home mother (SAHM) has its ups and downs. Like anything in this world, there are positives and negatives. Thankfully, in my experience there are more good times than bad. But, it really doesn't dawn on me just how little people think that I do, until I see someone I know around town.

The conversation usually goes like this:
Me: Hey! It is great to see you! Been a long time. How are you?
Well meaning-long-lost friend: Great! How are you? What are you up to now?
Me: I am a mom! This is my great son, Nathan. I stay at home with him.
Well-meaning-long-lost friend: Really??!! (Insert shocked expression here). Oh...ok. What else are you doing?
Me: Well I am also a nurse, but now I am a mama. It is the greatest job in the world. I just love staying at home with my sweet boy.
Well-meaning-long-lost friend: Oh, you are a nurse?! That's so cool. What kind of nurse?
Me: Well, like I said I am a stay-at-home mom now. So...
Well-meaning-long-lost friend: Oh, well when are you going back to work?

I know they are seemingly innocent questions. I understand that sometimes people are just so curious. And I get that. But, if someone looks at me with that look of shock and asks when I plan to go back to work one more time, I will go crazy. Sometimes it hits me, people really have no idea that what I do, is work! I do more in one day now, than I ever did before I was a mom.

So for the record, I am a mom. Mommying is my career now. I am very happy with my choice. It is the right thing for me and Nathan. I do not plan to return to the workplace anytime soon. This is really what I was meant to do.

Note: None of my faithful blog readers actually do this. :) This is simply my way of venting my frustrations so that when well-meaning-long-lost friend #4578390 comes along, I won't bite their head off.

P.S. Goodbye August...

Family fun time!

Nathan at Mitch's game. He had fun running up and down the rows.
My Uncle Tommy and my brother Ben
My brother Thomas and Nathan
Mitch and the Greensburg Pirates got to play at Lucas Oil Stadium (The Colts) in their first game of the season! Mitch was the quaterback! He did so good and it was amazing to see him up on the big screen and on TV!
My nephew Will

Nathan and Grandma (my Mama)
Awww...Nathan loves grandma!
Has so much fun with her!
Not letting go!!

The team
My Uncle Tommy and Uncle Dan watching the game. We all got shirts that said "Tuttle" on the back. It was cool! I wish we would have thought to take a big group picture!
My mama

My Uncle Tommy and Nathan at my brother's game
Nathan watching his Uncle Tommy!
Thomas and Nathan

Couldn't decide which sport to play!
So cute!
He choose well! We are a football family! Just like his uncles!
Uncle Tommy and Nathan playing ball.
Uncle Tommy and Nathan

We had such a nice family weekend! It was so nice to see my Uncles! They came from California and Georgia. It was really fun!

Happy Conception Day!

2 years ago today, Brandon and I were in the IVF OR and Nathan's life began in a petri dish. Here is my darling son with our embryo that didn't make it. IVF is a miracle. Still brings tears to my eyes to see this picture. It was actually taken on the 24th of August. Right before Nathan was placed back into my womb. So amazing...

Happy 3rd Anniversary!!

Three years ago today, I married my sweetheart! Happy Anniversary Brandon! I love you so much!

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We have moved on to cycle #7. I am pretty sad about it. I really just want this to be easy and it just plain isn't. I hate the fact that we have to go through this to have a family. It just isn't fair sometimes.

Anyway, we will be trying this month and the month of September using my fertility monitor. In September, we will be meeting with Dr. B to dicuss our IUI cycle. Hopefully we can do that in October.

I really hope that cycle #7 is lucky for us.

Pity party over...

Letter to my 15 month old boy...

Dear Nathan,

Today you are 15 months old! Time is just racing by. Before we know it, fall will be here! I can't believe that you are already 15 months old. You are getting to be so big!

This past month has been so exciting for us all. The biggest thing has been our move. Mama and Daddy bought a house! And we moved from the house where we brought you home. :( It was such a bittersweet day. On one hand, we knew that we were moving toward a bright future. We were going to a place where you could grow up and run and play. But it was hard to say goodbye to the house where you spent the first year of your life. Your Daddy painted that nursery a week before you were born. We brought you home from the hospital and fell in love with our sweet baby boy in that house. We paced the floor with a fussy newborn. You and I cuddled and nursed for hours on end in our comfy bed. You learned to crawl and took your first steps in that house. So it was hard for us to leave. But we know that our future is in this house. You have made the transition so well. And I really think that you like it here. This past month you have learned some new things! You love to climb on things now! You are always climbing on furniture and in the shower. You are especially fond of our new fireplace. You like to scare Mama by climbing on the bricks. You have learned how to give people things. You are all the time bringing Mama things and you get so excited when I say "Thank you!". You try to bring everyone something. It is really cute. This past month we also went on your first plane ride! We went to Baltimore, Maryland to Zach and Sara's Wedding. We had a great time and you were such a good boy! We also went to visit Grandma Kay and Grandpa John and went to Holiday World with Grandma and Uncles Ben and Tommy! It was so much fun! You did great and really loved it! You love water. You like to pour it and splash around. It is so much fun to watch you enjoy yourself. You just laugh and laugh.

15 months has gone by in the blink of an eye. You are such a toddler now. It is amazing to watch you learn and grow every day. We love you Nathan Cole. You are our world. And we look forward to watching you grow up in our home. We are so proud of you.

Love,

Mama

Vacation! Our trip to Holiday World!

Mama and Nathan on the Ohio River

Weeeeeeeeee
He is so cute!

Just hanging out.
So pretty!

Mama and Nathan on the merry-go-round
The grandmas!

He had so much fun running around the play area at Holiday World
Nathan and Grandma

Hmm...what's up here?
This looks fun.

It IS fun!

He loves pouring water. The grandmas are in the background.


My mom, my brothers, Nathan and I went down to Tell City to visit Brandon's parents. We went to Holiday World. We had a great time!!! My favorite part was swimming in the neighbor's pool. So relaxing. It was such a blast!

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It's my birthday today!!! YAY! :)

Brandon and I are going on a date tonight! I'm excited!

It is time.

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