Quote to Live By

5 weeks from today I will be sitting at my desk at work holding back tears because I just left my little buddy at daycare for the first time.  The thought of this breaks my heart and I dread it more than anything.  I thought it would be easier to go back to work the second time because I knew what to expect, I was comfortable with Baldwin and I knew we'd get through it.  Well, I was wrong.  It is never easy to leave your child with anyone.  5 weeks is still a long time and I am trying really hard not to think about it and enjoy every second I have with Ryan.  Every time he smiles at me I just stop what I am doing smile back and give him a big kiss.  The house can be cleaned later, the laundry will be folded eventually and who cares if I take a shower.  The moments when that sweet chubby baby smiles at me are priceless and I don't want to miss one during the next 5 weeks since I will be missing so many of them when I go back....

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

~ Buddha