I posted my last post too fast...
I wanted to congratulate Amanda and Tim Kelly on their newest edition! Lauren is a healthy beautiful baby!
April 15, 2010
Mess of a Week
We moved into our house on Chilie Verde Dr, October 20, 2009. Today is April 15,2010 and I just got motivated to de-clutter, sanitize, scrub, & clean our ENTIRE 2,200 sq foot house. You are probably curious what my motivation was... a HUGE hairy gray 8 legged enemy in my shower. He thought he'd outsmart Landon by climbing down the drain. Only Landon was smarter & sprayed water down the drain. out popped the ugly thing & SMASH, my husband is a hero! I would of had a heart attack if I had found him. Needless to say, I'm waiting to shower until he gets home to inspect first (: So far, the upstairs is still waiting because the downstairs is THAT messy. 1 living room got cleaned & rearranged last night. Funny enough, it's the "spare" living room & the first room that people walk into. Well, it was more like our storage room. I'm sure people that we were disgusting. Not anymore though! (: Our other living room got majorly decluttered. It almost looks empty. Next i'm hitting the kitchen & downstairs hallway where i stacked the clutter. haha, yes i moved clutter from 1 place to another.
Landon & I also decided last night that we have NO choice, but to start working out. We took our measurements, I bawled like a baby & declared to never eat another bite of food again. Tonight I start my workout. 5am wasn't so appealing this morning!
On a much happier note, my little cutie has found his smile & it never leaves his face. He's also discovered the mobile of animals on his bouncer. We gave in & bought him a toy, Dylan the Duck, to hang on his car seat. don't worry, i don't hang it in front of his face in the car. It sits in his lap so he can push on him to make noise.
It was love at first sight (:
Landon & I also decided last night that we have NO choice, but to start working out. We took our measurements, I bawled like a baby & declared to never eat another bite of food again. Tonight I start my workout. 5am wasn't so appealing this morning!
On a much happier note, my little cutie has found his smile & it never leaves his face. He's also discovered the mobile of animals on his bouncer. We gave in & bought him a toy, Dylan the Duck, to hang on his car seat. don't worry, i don't hang it in front of his face in the car. It sits in his lap so he can push on him to make noise.
It was love at first sight (:
April 8, 2010
All-Star Mom
I still find myself frustrated over my cousin's facebook status the other day... "i'm wondering how others can be so inconsiderate?? i have a new baby & i'm not taking her out only a couple days old." That really pissed me off. I wish was an all-star mom like my cousin. All I wanted to do was tell her to go to hell. Why be so judgmental of other moms. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on how to raise their babies. We may not always agree, but there's no reason to bring it up on facebook. Of course, I told her that was sh!tty of her. Then, after other mom's took her side, I deleted my comment and gave up. However, I'm STILL fuming over the whole thing!
I'm a new mom. no where near perfect. never will be. don't plan to be. I had never held a baby, changed a diaper, much less knew how to care for one. I've struggled with depression in the past and I didn't want to get PPD which would affect my baby. I knew that if I didn't try to make things normal for myself I was going to slip into depression. Not to mention I was terrified of being alone with the baby & that was coming quick! So, we went out a couple of times. It was good for me to see how to handle a baby in public from someone with more experience and of course the help of my husband. We always made sure his stroller and car seat were covered entirely. Maybe once we forgot the blanket when he was a couple weeks old. Guilty there. And I only had to change 1 diaper in public. Call me selfish. Call me inconsiderate. Call me whatever. Just don't call me a bad mother for trying to figure out whats in the best interest of my child.
There. I've spoke... well typed, my peace. OH, I've also made it my mission to not judge other moms. It's uncalled for really. You get nowhere by doing it. So why waste precious time judging others when you can be focusing on your own child?! Okay, I'm seriously done now.
I'm a new mom. no where near perfect. never will be. don't plan to be. I had never held a baby, changed a diaper, much less knew how to care for one. I've struggled with depression in the past and I didn't want to get PPD which would affect my baby. I knew that if I didn't try to make things normal for myself I was going to slip into depression. Not to mention I was terrified of being alone with the baby & that was coming quick! So, we went out a couple of times. It was good for me to see how to handle a baby in public from someone with more experience and of course the help of my husband. We always made sure his stroller and car seat were covered entirely. Maybe once we forgot the blanket when he was a couple weeks old. Guilty there. And I only had to change 1 diaper in public. Call me selfish. Call me inconsiderate. Call me whatever. Just don't call me a bad mother for trying to figure out whats in the best interest of my child.
There. I've spoke... well typed, my peace. OH, I've also made it my mission to not judge other moms. It's uncalled for really. You get nowhere by doing it. So why waste precious time judging others when you can be focusing on your own child?! Okay, I'm seriously done now.
April 7, 2010
a naive mind.
Last night I had a random memory from a couple years back...
I met an older friend at an OBU basketball game. It was their reunion weekend. As I was sitting next to her she was looking over the "what are you doing now" papers and stated shoot me if I ever put homemaker as my job. At the time, it was funny. I had no clue what a homemaker even consisted of. My initial thought was laziness and an excuse to not work. I couldn't fathom being a stay at home mom. boy, was I wrong, WAY wrong! Now take into consideration at this time in my life family and kids were FAR from my naive mind.
Right now I would be writing homemaker as my occupation and let me tell you it was one HARD job. Learning to multitask has probably been my most challenging task yet. Doing laundry while trying to play with Ryder is challenging. He demands my constant attention, unless he's sleeping. But being a homemaker isn't just taking care of a baby, its taking care of the house, your husband, bills, laundry, dishes, meals, shopping and the list goes on... for me, that's a full time job that is much more rewarding than bringing a little paycheck. i'm so thankful that i can stay at home and watch my baby grow up. I dont have to miss out on his "firsts". My heart seriously melts when I look at my precious little boy, especially when he smiles at me. There is no greater feeling than looking over his crib, him looking up at me & smiling as big a smile that he can muster up. I wish every mom had this opportunity .
"By and large, mother's and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class." - Anne Marrow Lindbergh
I met an older friend at an OBU basketball game. It was their reunion weekend. As I was sitting next to her she was looking over the "what are you doing now" papers and stated shoot me if I ever put homemaker as my job. At the time, it was funny. I had no clue what a homemaker even consisted of. My initial thought was laziness and an excuse to not work. I couldn't fathom being a stay at home mom. boy, was I wrong, WAY wrong! Now take into consideration at this time in my life family and kids were FAR from my naive mind.
Right now I would be writing homemaker as my occupation and let me tell you it was one HARD job. Learning to multitask has probably been my most challenging task yet. Doing laundry while trying to play with Ryder is challenging. He demands my constant attention, unless he's sleeping. But being a homemaker isn't just taking care of a baby, its taking care of the house, your husband, bills, laundry, dishes, meals, shopping and the list goes on... for me, that's a full time job that is much more rewarding than bringing a little paycheck. i'm so thankful that i can stay at home and watch my baby grow up. I dont have to miss out on his "firsts". My heart seriously melts when I look at my precious little boy, especially when he smiles at me. There is no greater feeling than looking over his crib, him looking up at me & smiling as big a smile that he can muster up. I wish every mom had this opportunity .
"By and large, mother's and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class." - Anne Marrow Lindbergh
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)