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Saturday Mornings Are the Best!
Every day I wake up early to take the puppy out, then feed the pup, then out again to finish his business. Then, it’s on to the kiddos and the start of our very busy day. First, it’s baths, then the fight of getting dressed and it’s never in the right clothes or the right sweater, o and let’s not get started on the socks, mommy those don’t match! So, it’s the battle of finding matching socks! Then it’s downstairs for breakfast. One kid wants the same thing every morning, chocolate toast, so that’s easy, but the other one, omg Heaven forbid if you give him the same thing two…
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I See You
All you mamas out there fighting traffic to get the grocery shopping done after the kids are gone to bed, even though you are so exhausted you just want to be sleeping too! I see you! All you mamas who have dark circles under your eyes because the baby is teething, so no one is sleeping! I see you! All you mamas with God only knows what stains on your shirts and no energy to change so you just go with it, knowing there’s really no point in changing it anyways, because the baby will most likely spit up again in a few minutes! I see you! All you mamas…
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And Now He’s Walking!
It seems like just yesterday I was stressing out trying to find someone to come over to watch my two-year-old during the time my husband and I would be at the hospital giving birth to our new little man. But now I look at him and he’s already one. He has a personality all of his own to go with his big stature and every day he learns or does something new. One day I’m worrying about when he’s going to crawl for the first time and then he gets up on all fours and the next thing I know he’s off chasing after the cat! But still not able to pull…
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SAHM Re-Evaluated
So, I wrote a post about two years ago about turning in my resignation and becoming a stay-at-home mom being the hardest decision of my life. Well today I realized it’s been over two years now!!! Two amazing years where I have not regretted that decision once! Now don’t get me wrong I have days I still feel like I’m wasting my education and some days I feel like I’m not contributing anything into this family and I feel super guilty if I buy anything for myself because I don’t work for the money I’m spending. But I do not regret being a stay-at-home mom. I missed my first sons…
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Hold Onto Your Babies
Something really scary happened the other day that I just can’t shake. I came around the corner to find my baby hanging from his swing. Hanging! He was screaming and crying, but I didn’t think anything of it, I put him in the swing for his nap and buckled him in as usual. Then, I went and got the broom, got his brother into the high chair for his lunch and got his lunch ready. Then, went back and swept the floor, walked by the baby, he was fine, wasn’t happy I was making him take a nap, but he was fine. So, I swept the floor. When I finished…
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I’m Failing….Or at least I feel like I am!
Everywhere I look I see unfolded laundry, dirty dishes, or a toy. In the living room I see unfolded blankets, and un-vacuumed carpet. In the boys’ room I see an unorganized dresser and closet, a basket full of laundry and a hamper full of dirty laundry. And in our room I see a room that hasn’t been properly cleaned in probably 6-8 months because I’m constantly trying to keep the common areas clean! And failing! I’m failing! Some days all I want to do is cry! My toddler is crying yet again for no reason, he wants his stuffed animal, then he doesn’t. He wants to be picked up, then…
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But He’s Only Two!
It’s easy to look at my son and think he’s so much older and expect so much more out of him. Like when you meet him and you start talking to him like he’s a five year old that is going to talk back to you and carry on a conversation. Then you ask, “is there something wrong with him? Why isn’t he talking?” He’s only two! And when you have to excuse yourself from the table or discussion because you have to go change his diaper and you get that look. You know the look, the look of disgust or straight disappointment. The look of judgment in the purest…
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Four-Thirty Feedings
One word of advice: cherish them! Yes you read that correctly, I said cherish them! I know I do!!! I cherish them because I know they too will pass soon. Babies grow and eventually won’t need you during the night, they will be sleeping soundly through the night. So I cherish the 4:30 mommy and me time. Especially now that this will be my last time doing it. It’s different. As mentioned in other blogs this time around I have found the blessing in the pregnancy and everything that it entails. The morning sickness meant everything was going as planned, the back pain meant my baby was growing, the hip…
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When You Know You’re Home
It’s the smell of cows in the air. It’s the speed limit changing to 80 and the interstate opening up to four lanes moving in one direction. It’s the rolling hills and the many fields of different colors from all the food and crops being grown. It’s the left turn off the ramp then the right turn onto the Emmett Highway. It’s passing the field that always has horses in it, no matter what time of the year. It’s passing the family owned restaurant on the corner where you spent many Friday nights shooting pool and enjoying a juicy cheeseburger and fries. It’s the white double Ds protruding from the…
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I Cry
Before you tell me I’m doing a good job, you should know what really goes on behind closed doors. I cry. A lot! I’m exhausted! I’m pushed to my limits with the tantrums and the yelling. I get frustrated, I scream and yell and sometimes I just want to run away for a few hours. I lose my cool. So I cry. So before you tell me I’m a great mother you should know I feel like a complete failure. It’s not what you think. I take long showers because I’m crying and thinking of all the ways I have failed my children in the course of the day. And…
