The Villani's are in for some BIG changes in exactly one week:  my time at home with Reed will come to an end and I will be rejoining the work force full-time and Reed will join an at-home daycare center full-time. I feel confident that this is the job that God has prepared for me and that this will be a positive path overall for our family. I know Reed will be having a blast playing and interacting with other children (4 other boys) and I hope I have an easy transition as well, it's going to be INTERESTING.  So how do I get everything ready, set, prepared in the next 7 days?  I guess I'll start by going to the Lake for the weekend, sounds productive right? Thanks to Aunt Carol and Uncle Andy we have a lake sanctuary at Lake Texoma to enjoy.  I know it will be tons of fun and great way to relax before all the chaos next week.  So, say a little prayer for us as we begin a new adventure :)

Other things that are exciting to chat about...SHARK WEEK on Discovery! Probably my favorite week coming in 2nd to the week between Christmas and New Year's.  The shark:  scary, elusive, entertaining.

Aside from my otherwise healthy addiction to these "shark shows" over the years I have also developed an intense fear and refuse to go beyond wading into the ocean any deeper than my knee cap...thats right, I'm chicken.  I am hoping this is NOT a fear that I will pass on to Reed.  Just goes to show that sometimes knowledge is power and other times...well, its just plain scary!

While we are on the subject of teeth, I am wishing that I had a good picture where you could see Reed's teeth but I do not so I will just post a smiley picture for now.  He broke his first tooth (front, bottom, right) on June 30th and then the second (front, bottom, left) on July 14th.  I am continuing to be relieved that he has not used his teeth as a weapon but know that could change with each passing day.  I will admit that this was my first, "oh no, he's growing too fast" mommy moment.  He has really started to look more and more like a little boy, way too toddler for this mommy.  It makes sense since he'll be 10 months old September 3rd, quickly approaching 1 year! 

 Photo shoots will most likely all have to be done on the floor from now on. 

Reed is just too ready to move.

I know I will have lots of pictures and hopefully stories too share after our lake weekend. 

 TTFN!