The gorgeous weather lately has had me all kinds of motivated. I've been motivated to do everything.
Cook.
Clean.
Try new activities with the kids.
Shop. (quite limited here :)
Get outside.
Make the house a home.
Party plan.
Craft.
It's fun to have motivation to do all of these things, but as we moms know, there just aren't enough hours in the day. So what do we do? We focus one what we can, when we can. One thing suffers so that we can get another thing done and so on and so on.
I convinced hubby to try something I've been wanting to do forever. Here's a hint. It's SO hard to figure out what we've done:)
(Blurry night photo. Best I've got.)
I'm so thrilled with the result and I will share pics as soon as I can take a daylight photo.
It seems like it takes three times as long to get a project done as it used to. I am busy trying to entertain/keep babies happy while Jimmy does most of the work. He can only work so much when he is always sleep deprived, so we do what we can. Our house is a complete wreck and I would be mortified if anyone came over, but we have a pretty hallway to show for it!
The babies have been pretty good the last few days. Hollin decided to have her worst meltdown ever today and I think it may be because she didn't feel well.
(You'd think I would've learned to remove my knee from baby photos.)
She cried for at least 30 minutes, if not more. I did let her cry it out. I picked her up after I couldn't take it anymore and she fell asleep. Oh and Harper was saying, "Mama outside, mama, mama, MAMA!!!" the whole time she was screaming. It was fun.
So, that is life right now. I feel like I am in a constant state of "overwhelmed" since Hollin was born, but things are constantly changing and babies keep growing. I try to adapt as best I can. Some days I think I rock at this whole mom-of-two thing and then some days, not so much. I'm trying to soak in all of these little moments. Even the screaming infant, the demanding preschooler, the dog that needs to be let out at the most inconvenient times and the teeny changes that we make to our home when we can find the time. Maybe even the balls of dog hair I can see under my bed and in corners of the house. Mixed with dried chunks of play-doh.
There are so many changes happening here and it's all (mostly) fun. My mom is moving here permanently next week. More on that here. I'm planning for Harper's 3rd birthday party, Easter, preparing for construction to begin and trying to make my house presentable for all of the above. I may even try to throw in a pool party some time this year. I wish I could invite every single one of you!
I'm not going to flatter myself with thinking that I have a ton of readers, but what are you changing/looking forward to?
Happy Friday,
Cook.
Clean.
Try new activities with the kids.
Shop. (quite limited here :)
Get outside.
Make the house a home.
Party plan.
Craft.
It's fun to have motivation to do all of these things, but as we moms know, there just aren't enough hours in the day. So what do we do? We focus one what we can, when we can. One thing suffers so that we can get another thing done and so on and so on.
I convinced hubby to try something I've been wanting to do forever. Here's a hint. It's SO hard to figure out what we've done:)
(Blurry night photo. Best I've got.)
I'm so thrilled with the result and I will share pics as soon as I can take a daylight photo.
It seems like it takes three times as long to get a project done as it used to. I am busy trying to entertain/keep babies happy while Jimmy does most of the work. He can only work so much when he is always sleep deprived, so we do what we can. Our house is a complete wreck and I would be mortified if anyone came over, but we have a pretty hallway to show for it!
The babies have been pretty good the last few days. Hollin decided to have her worst meltdown ever today and I think it may be because she didn't feel well.
(You'd think I would've learned to remove my knee from baby photos.)
She cried for at least 30 minutes, if not more. I did let her cry it out. I picked her up after I couldn't take it anymore and she fell asleep. Oh and Harper was saying, "Mama outside, mama, mama, MAMA!!!" the whole time she was screaming. It was fun.
So, that is life right now. I feel like I am in a constant state of "overwhelmed" since Hollin was born, but things are constantly changing and babies keep growing. I try to adapt as best I can. Some days I think I rock at this whole mom-of-two thing and then some days, not so much. I'm trying to soak in all of these little moments. Even the screaming infant, the demanding preschooler, the dog that needs to be let out at the most inconvenient times and the teeny changes that we make to our home when we can find the time. Maybe even the balls of dog hair I can see under my bed and in corners of the house. Mixed with dried chunks of play-doh.
There are so many changes happening here and it's all (mostly) fun. My mom is moving here permanently next week. More on that here. I'm planning for Harper's 3rd birthday party, Easter, preparing for construction to begin and trying to make my house presentable for all of the above. I may even try to throw in a pool party some time this year. I wish I could invite every single one of you!
I'm not going to flatter myself with thinking that I have a ton of readers, but what are you changing/looking forward to?
Happy Friday,
I'm looking forward to warmer weather, shorts and sandals, an excuse to eat jelly beans, more windows open, and my first summer with a little one. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd FYI, I have those days too and I only have one kiddo!
Sounds like you have a busy spring/summer ahead! So fun that your parents are moving in with you :-) I am looking forward to our IVF procedure in 2 weeks and hoping for a sibling for our daughter!
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