Saying Goodbye

Yesterday Brendon left to go to camp until Friday. I had a much harder time with this than I had expected. I cannot believe that he is old enough to be leaving me for this many days. I know that he is in good hands. After reminding him about 50 times that he needed to shower daily, and brush his teeth twice a day, I sent him on his way.
When we got to the church, we got his nametag, and said goodbye to him. He barely seemed to mind that he was going to be away for several days, he just wanted to go hang out with all of his friends from school. I am glad that Brendon adjusts to these situations well b/c there was a 5th grader that came to his parents crying and clutching his pillow when the buses were about to leave, and told his mom and dad he didn't want to go.
There is a website up and they will begin posting pictures tomorrow so that I can see how much fun the children are having. I know that he will have a blast. Hopefully he doesn't have too much home sickness. The bad part is, I have to turn around and do this all over again next week. My dad signed him up for another week long camp, and didn't realise it was the week after church camp.

In other news, our family is all moved into our new house. We really like how cozy our house is, but I am not sure Eric knew what a pain in the but it would be to mow a yard that is almost an acre! I am going to register Brendon for his new school today. I am hoping that he will make lots of new friends that live in the neighborhood, so that he can have kids to play with. We discovered that he is dyslexic, and a public school is actually better equipped to handle the challenges that come with learning disorders like these.
Once again, Brendon will be starting back to school the day before his birthday. That always seems to happen to him. We are going to have a big birthday party for him at our house the Sunday before his birthday. Eric's mom booked this really cool inflatable slip and slide for all of the kids to play on. I will take lots of pictures.

As far as the baby goes, I have had no nausea. I am VERY moody, and just tired all of the time. My job has really started to wear on me b/c of the pregnancy. I stand on my feet all day long, and some days I end up at work as late as 10:30 at night. I can't handle 12 hour days anymore. I come home completely exhausted and unable to function at any level. My boss says she is trying to work out 4 10 hour days for everyone that wants to do it. That would at least give me a 3 day weekend every weekend.
Brendon only seems semi excited to have a sibling. He has been the only child for so long, that I think that he just has to get used to the idea. I have been showing him the books and pictures, and he told me the other day that the baby looks like an alien. I think that he will make a great big brother. He is very good with little kids. Eric and I have decided I will stay at home when the baby is born. We both want the experience of our child being raised by me rather than a daycare. I had to send Brendon to daycare, and I missed alot. We have already started saving most of my paycheck and put ourselves on a strict budget, so we can be prepared for the financial challenges that me staying at home could present us. I feel strongly that this is the right decision for our family.
Sorry no pics. I have not taken my camera out in weeks.