A rainy Lucas and Mom day

We had a great morning today, my buddy and I. Dropped off Dad at work, hit up the Lawson Mall play area, then Sears for some sleepers for the new little one, and then Costco. Lucas put up with me dragging him all over the city in the rain and was a great guy the whole time. I love taking him places, and doing things just him and I. I'm sad that these "Lucas and Mom" days are going to get to be few and far between in the near future, but hopefully that will make them more special.

Lucas' big boy room is all set up and ready to go. Just waiting on him to be excited to sleep in his new bed.......anytime Lucas.....anytime.

I never thought being a mom would change me so much.

Today I signed up to be a potential bone marrow or stem cell donor. If I qualify (all you have to be is healthy!), they will send me a package in the mail to swab my cheek, and then my info goes into a registry awaiting a match. I read an article today in a magazine that talked about all of the different things you can donate to save a life or improve the well-being of someone else. Along with bone marrow and stem cells they talked about donating blood, and donating hair. I thought of Lucas as soon as I put down the magazine. There are kids out there his age that have devastating diseases, and what if all it took to save them was a simple operation or blood transfusion??? What if you could save someone's Mom or Dad just by being a match? Of course I knew there were sick kids before I had kids of my own, but it just doesn't affect you the same way.

If you are interested, visit http://www.onematch.ca/ to get more information.

On my drive to and from work today, I was daydreaming (while paying full attention to the road of course.....) about how work is just a way for me to provide for myself and my family these days. I have never been much of a "career focused" person, and this has become more apparent since Lucas is around. Work is obviously where I spend a lot of my time, but for some reason it just feels like a small part of my life which is becoming less and less significant. I am getting better at not getting worked up about the small annoyances in my day, and to look at the big picture. Which is an accomplishment for me....there are a lot of annoyances as you can imagine!!!!! If I let them all get to me I would have had a serious mental breakdown by now. I think having Lucas has made me a more compassionate person at work and in general.