And then comes baby

I have found in my life that photos are what is sometimes needed to convince me that something is honest-to-gawd happening. For instance it has been photos that have spurred most of my diets, not the number on the scale, but the photo of me with three chins, is what gets things moving. Drew and I were recently given the very large gift of a photo session by our friends. Looking at the photos from this photo session it appears that I am part of a family of three. In previous photos I thought, how nice, I am sitting next to my boyfriend who I happened to be married too.But in these new photos there is a Baby Ella, which brings in the title Mother, Father and Child. A real honest-to-gawd-family. Which pulls in even more definitions into my life, family meals, pincer grasp, college fund, life insurance, etc.. It brings weight to my new job title "Stay at Home" Mom. As with all the careers I have had, this is yet another one that came without instructions or a clear job description. However, to be honest, I never read instructions anyway, so it is just as well. This trait of mine leads to a chaotic if not creative lifestyle. Maybe if you were being realistic you would say messy. Since this is me talking I prefer creative. Not all folks can live with this type of mentality. I have imposed myself on many a poor family member that just was not of the messy genre. And though I tried my hardest to fit in, I have always stuck out like a sore thumb amongst the organized (read Drew). That of course does not keep me from trying. About once a month or once every 6 months, I pull out my to-do list, read "get organized" and start putting things in manila folders with titles on them like, "Test Scores" and "Receipts". Since I am not organized I know the pain that being un-organized can bring and am hoping that Ella has gotten some of those organized genes from above stated family members. Anyway, here I am an un-organized woman holding a child, that apparently I am responsible for since I am the "Mother" in this family of three. It is times like this that one has to hope that lots of people are praying for Ella Sue. I am also hoping that she is going to be good with map and directions...and teaching me how to beat Drew at checkers.