Good Work Ethic

Kiera and I attended our 1st Mommy / Baby Playgroup together! It was great to connect with other mom's in the area. I knew just about everyone, but it was nice to meet some new people as well. There were 9 or 10 of us moms... all but one of us with girls! Sherridy brought her newborn son Lucas - what a lucky guy. He will grow up hanging out with all of these cool chicks :)

After the playgroup, Kiera and I headed off to work where Kiera got to watch her mommy run around like a chicken with her head cut off. I knew that it was a little risky to bring her to work when I was the only one there. I hadn't pumped any milk, so I knew that if she got hungry, I could potentially be serving food with a baby latched on (kidding!)

As expected, Kiera woke up wanting to eat at the same time that the rest of Bar Harbor wanted to eat. My friend Holly happened to come in just when I needed her. I was able to feed Kiera and direct Holly in where things were while she took food orders, delivered drinks, and served the food for me. What good timing! Luckily it is a pretty laid back cafe and most people found it more entertaining than annoying.

Long story short.... I learned a lesson and Kiera learned some good work ethic. My parents made me get a job and start paying for many of my own things when I was 14. It was annoying at the time, but now I am grateful that I learned how to work while most kids were busy being lazy all summer.

I hope that Kiera can grow up knowing that it is important to work for what you have and to appreciate what you are given. Maybe I will take her to work more often.... but with a bottle of pumped milk next time! haha

This photo above shows Kiera in a milk coma, after the craziness, at the cafe. She really is such a good girl!

Jeff and I have been a little under the weather the past few days. Nothing serious, but we have just needed some backup. LEXI has come to the rescue on more than one occasion. It's so nice to see how much she cares about Kiera and is willing to help us out when we need it! Here she is giving the baby a bottle for the 1st time.

I love how relaxed Kiera is in this photo.