Thomas is almost 4 years old. I can not believe how time has flown.
He was born February 2005 and I went back to work as auto mechanic. No one wanted me to come back apparently but I did. I went back when my 3 months were up exactly. Then wouldn't you know it in September we went on strike. Yup strike. Sooo I was now out of work again. I had to go to the picket line every day. And no one cared how hard it was for me to get there on time and care for Thomas. I was still nursing him. But I had no place to go and pump. Soon I had no one to watch him either and he was on the picket line with me every day. Then before I knew it I was ignored and no one wanted me there either. I should have left but I didn't. I stayed.
So Now I am dropping him off in Benicia with a friend and her kids and then going back over the tole bridge going on a picket line and then going back across the tole bridge and get him and go back across this bridge every day. Lets see 3 bux one way x 2 times a day x 5 days a week was 30 bux a week. Nice but they didn't care.
Thomas had his first b-day and everyone on the strike line was pissed off at me for wanting to be there for his party. Ummm nice I have forsaken over 6 months of his life put him on formula ( because I couldn't pump my milk any more) and now I am to give up his first b-day!!!! Ohh this was the worst.
April came and the union ended the strike. Well I went back to work and soon found myself out of a job. Well Now Thomas is 2 1/4 and I have missed him getting where he was. I have decided I wasn't going to miss anything at this point. Soo now I run a home daycare.
Thomas doesn't like it much he misses his mommy but he has kids to play with all day.

Thomas was a preemies. Looking at him now you would never notice. But looking at these pictures you could see how we would have been concerned on his life.
The first one is his very first picture of me and him. The second one is the best show of him on the machines. The third one is him sunning himself. At least thats what we called it. Yeah he was Jon-dist soo he spent a lot of time under the lights. But he was under the lights sooo much we liked to say he was sunning himself.
Even now as a kid he needs to be under the suns rays or he has problems. Who knew?
On Aug 1 2004 I took a home test and found out I was pregnant. Well being that we didnt think I could have a kid that was a awsom surprise.
We decided that a surprise was what he was going to be. So I was due March 18th or April 1st. I was
hopping for April 1st. Well February 3rd ( Thursday) My water broke. Thomas was ready to come to the world.
So yes I still cant carrie to term. But we had a baby Febuarry 4th 2005.
The only thing he had was a hurniea. He had to have surgery. No matter how large or small the surgery is its always hard to watch your baby have surgery.
But at least he is a happy healthy baby now