It is day two without my mom or other family members here at the house. It is just me and Savannah. I will admit I was really scared about doing it all myself after my mom drove out of the driveway on Monday afternoon, but I just kept telling myself that if all I did each day was make sure that Savannah was okay, then I had a successful day. Everything else could wait until Rian and I were both at home. Around 4:30 on Monday afternoon when I expected Rian to call and say hi before he went into BBQ to work, he called to let me know that he was on his way home; Carroll had found a replacement for Rian at BBQ, thus he no longer had to work nights. YEAH!!! It could not have come at a better time. We were able to just be a family, slightly different than before, but a family.

We are so grateful to have the support of our families during this time. I am especially grateful to have the support of my parents. I think that becoming a parent myself has truly made me appreciate and understand my own parents so much more than I did before. They are always there for me to call when things are just not going right or I just want to share a special moment with them. THANK YOU!

Scottish Heritage Day

Well, Little Savannah has certainly been busy lately. On Sunday we were invited to participate in the Scottish Heritage Day with the rest of the Macdonald clan. Although participating in the church services seemed out of the question, we were able to make it to the brunch at Rays on the River after the services. Believe it or not, Savannah was perfect! She slept through most of the brunch, however woke up just long enough to meet her cousins. It was great to get together with family, we do not do it enough.

Looking forward to the holidays when I hope that we will be able to see more of the Macdonald clan.

Savannah is HERE!

Well, not much time lately to update this blog since Savannah's arrival! Savannah, Rian and I are doing well. Rian is still working 18 hour days, at least for the next 2 weeks. He is going to stop working at BBQ soon since it is just too much, maybe not for him, but at least for me. It's not a minute too soon since my mom will be leaving on Monday.. it is going to be so hard to say goodbye to her since she has been such a HUGE help. Although she has really tried to not do much as it related to Savannah, except for holding her and just being grandma, and has let me figure out how to take care of her myself. She has been SO helpful in getting things done around the house, such as cooking, shopping, cleaning, laundry etc. It is going to be interesting learning how to do it all myself, but I guess I just have to keep telling myself that even if I get nothing else done during the day except for taking care of Savannah, that I have accomplished something. Totally not in my nature to not get a million things done each day, but I am just going to have to adapt.