Hope all is well with you- this week has just flown by for me! (I am saying that as I just caught up on about 500 emails (literally)...still sitting in my pj's at 5:00 pm. WOW.
Austin was sick for most of the week and has now passed that onto the girls, so it has been a busy week taking care of all of them.
I have two weeks of maternity leave left, so I am trying to enjoy that! It seems so weird to go back to life the way it was before Lainey- I have adjusted quite well to my new routine, and even have a schedule down...most weeks anyway! When I think about it, I get really anxious, so I am just praying that God would lead and guide me and give me peace. If a person could stay on maternity leave forever I would say SIGN ME UP! Unfortunately we leave in the real world, and that is not an option. ;)
I am however learning things in this stage of life! One of those being that my house is ok if it is messy. When I was in the office full time, my house was picked up all the time, because we weren't there much. Now that I am home alot more, I have learned that it cannot stay that way with two kids...particularly a toddler! I have learned, although it tests my patience, that it is ok to have toys all over the floor. However, every once in awhile my blood pressure rises and I just have to pick it up!! ;) I am working with Keira on picking things up, and taking one thing out at a time- however that doesn't go over to well with her usually. We have affectionately been calling her our "walking tornado", as it looks like a tornado has passed through wherever she has last been.
I have also tried to get on schedule by making a task list for each week. It helps me to feel like things are attainable, and not feel overwhelemed with having to do everything in one day. then- if I miss a day, I just make it up the next day! For example, this is my weekly task list:
Monday:
Change Beds and Pay Bills
Tuesday:
Playdate
Dust and Clean Bathrooms
Grocery list and menu
Wednesday:
Library
Grocery Shop
AWANA
Thursday:
MOPS
Vacuum/Sweep/Mop
Small Group Bible Study
Friday:
Laundry
Of course- I have more things I do, but this helps me get the household things that have to be done each week done on a schedule, and then I am not wondering "when did I change the bed last?!"
In Keira news:
She is SO GROWN UP! One day last week I was passed out in the morning in our room with Lainey, as we had been up most of the night. When I finally was able to wake up, I came out to the living room to find Keira sitting watching a show, with a banana muffin in one hand, and a sippy cup of juice in the other. She had seen that I was sleeping, and had gotten up, dressed herself, then climbed on the counter to get a muffin, then got out a cup with a lid, then gone to the fridge and filled it. I was quite impressed! I did giggle a little bit though as I found the bottle of juice sitting in the middle of the hallway with no lid on it. ;)
She is also quite the technie as of late. I have added a couple apps for kids onto my iphone, and the little stinker can open them all by herself! She can unlock my phone, then scan through the pages to the app she wants, and open it to play the game. It cracks me up! However, it has been helpful if I need something to occupy her with while shopping etc. :)
Today when I gave her a bath, she wanted to wear my robe, because it is long on her, and looks like a "Princess dress". See picture below. She also helped me give Lainey a bath. She talks so sweetly to her, and gently rubbed her head with a washcloth. I am so happy with how she does with Lainey. If Lainey is crying she will search the house for a paci, then give it to her and sing her the ABC's...that is Keira's form of a lullaby. ;)
Well that is all for today- I will try and post sometime this weekend with Lainey's 2 month update, once I get a picture of her. :)
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