The right decision

Yesterday I worked with my first mom concerning breastfeeding. It went great and I left there knowing I have made a great choice for a career. I can't wait to help more women. What a wonderful feeling it is.

Connor's First Haircut

Connor got his first haircut this past weekend and did a great job sitting still. He looks like such a little man now:

Connor also started daycare today and did a great job. He slept on a mat on the floor by himself for about 1.5 hours. He missed me terribly and was ready to go when I got there. Hopefully by then end of the week there will be no crying.

Chugging along

I'm in my fourth week of school and its going OK. Connor's daycare didn't work out so I'm doing school while he naps, at night and on the weekend. Last weekend we had family reunion in Daytona beach and had a blast. Seeing all my family is so much fun and I wish we could do it more often. He loved the beach and the pool even more. Here are some pictures:

I also got great news this week: I got a phone call from the Dietitian at Shands at Lake Shore wanting to bring me on as a volunteer to work with new moms. I will get lots on contact hours and great experience. I am very excited. I plan on starting once one of my classes is finished the first part of June. Now we will probably have to put Connor in a regualr daycare full time since I will be volunteering 2-3 a week hopefully. It will be good to get him around more kids.

This weekend is Mother's Day and I've got lots of school work to do. Hopefully I'll be able to enjoy my day a little.

Connor had his first experience with the sprinkler a few days ago and he had a blast. I will be buying one that is not so rough so he can really have fun. I can't wait for swimming lessons this year.

On Monday I start grad school, ahhhh, I'm scared and I can't wait at the same time. I found someone to watch Connor 2-3 days a week and she is right down the road. Yippie I don't have to drive to the complete opposite side of town. I think it's going to hard on him at first but he needs to be around kids more often to learn to share and let someone else take care of him.

The Dixon household has been very busy lately, hence no posts :) The first week in March I was driving to Jacksonville every day for the Certified Lactation Counselor course. That was exhausting to say the least. I should know the results of my exam in 2-4 weeks. Additionally I start grad school April 14, and I'm very excited. We are in the process of trying to find a part-time daycare for Connor, and that's been hard. Most people only want kids his age to be full time.
Easter was nice. My mom got him a very cute outfit and he love his basket and plastic eggs. here are some pictures from Sunday.