For starters...

Let's start out with a little bit about me...

I'm Heidi, aka Noah's Mommy.  Noah was born 9 days after my 29th birthday and is now 4 months old.  We live in West Virginia with his daddy & my boyfriend, Greg.  He's pretty awesome.

I didn't intend to be a stay-at-home mom, but life happens and you learn to adjust.  I'd been working for our family's company for a couple of years when we discovered the little guy was on his way.  I ended up on modified bedrest throughout most of my pregnancy and could no longer do the daily commute.  Thanks to my totally amazing boss (aka Dad) I was able to maintain my pay while safely growing a human and later raising him in those important first weeks. 

We had planned on starting Noah in daycare at 2-months-old so I could return to work.  It all seemed so perfect and easy, which should have been a huge red flag.  Like I said, life happens and you learn to adjust.  The company was forced to make some major cutbacks.  My job was no longer needed and someone else had been doing it for months anyway, so I got laid off.  Yep.  That's right.  By my own father.

Armed with a BA in psychology and a very nice resume I started searching for a job in mental health.  I applied for and interviewed for several jobs, but none of them offered a decent salary.  Let's just say that after taxes, insurance, childcare, and gas I would have made approximately $1.25/hr.  No thanks.  Clearly it was time for a career change, and the timing seemed to work out.  I'm now getting ready to start an online program.

So for the next several months I will be a stay-at-home mommy and online student.  I'm pretty excited about it, and have all sorts of plans on domesticating myself.  This could get interesting......