My First Blog

Hi everyone. My name is Macie, and I just decided to start blogging. I am a 25 year old mother of one beautiful, precious little girl, Lindsey. I'm also pretty much a wife, to her Daddy....and my sweetheart of 5 and a half years, David. I have a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Marketing from Texas Tech University.

Currently, I am a stay at home Mommy. After graduating from college, I searched for a job here in Lubbock for awhile. Starting out in the business world is actually not so easy. You have to know someone, or have lots of experience. It's kinda hard to get experience, though, when no one will hire you because you don't have any. Anyway, I got a customer service job at a well-known cell phone call center in August of 2006.

Soon after that, I found out I was pregnant. It was a surprise, but I actually was really excited and happy. It was hard to tell my parents because David and I are not married yet. We have been together for 5 years, but neither one of us are in a hurry to get married. Although, now, I keep hinting for a rock....(I don't think he gets the hints)!

Anyway, I had Lindsey May 1st of 2007. It was a very challenging, and scary experience. After inducing me, I was in labor for almost 23 hours....and still no baby! So they asked me if I wanted to have a C-section. I was really scared because I've never had any kind of major surgery. But I knew that that little jelly bean had to come out....and I was way too tired to do it myself.

So, I was actually gone from work for 11 weeks for the whole baby experience. I had 3 weeks of bedrest, then 8 weeks of maternity leave. I DREADED the day that I had to go back to work. My mom, sister, and David's mom watched Lindsey during the summer. But my mom & sister had to go back to work in August (they work at a school), and Mary had obligations to take care of my nephew in Abilene. So I knew I had to either put my 3 month old daughter in day-care, or quit my job and stay home with her.

I think I made the right decision, because I absolutely love staying home with my baby. I can't imagine anything else. David works in the oilfield, so he makes enough money to cover our bills. I love him sooooo much for allowing me to stay home with our daughter.

Lindsey is now 8 months old, and growing so fast!!! I think if you want to stay home with your kids, and financially you can....DO IT!!!