We had a nice Father's Day on Sunday and went to a local mall and just walked around enjoying the sunshine and we bought our little man some super cute summer clothes.
On Monday I think the kids and I went to my Mom and step-dad's house which we've been doing about once a week. It's sad that I already can't remember if that's when we went or not but I am pretty sure that's right. The days just fly by and seem to all run together when you are not working outside the home. Notice I did NOT say when you are not working. :)
On Wednesday my high school friend Kelsey came over on her lunch break and we brought Culvers back to our house. It was nice to visit with her. I might have her addicted to their strawberry mango coolers. It was only the second time she'd seen our baby girl and the first time she'd been to our new house. It's funny, I think we've only seen each other maybe a dozen times in the past year or so, and then we saw each other four times in a week. Wednesday night my Mom volunteered to come over and keep the kids so my husband and I could go out to dinner. That was an unexpected surprise and it was nice to have a "date night" even if it was just for a couple of hours.
Thursday I had a very rough day with the kids. Our little girl is usually a very content baby as long as she has a full belly, a clean diaper, and enough sleep but for some reason that day she was pretty fussy! She would only take 20 minute cat naps instead of her normal 2 hour naps which was not helping her mood I am sure. We went to my sister's house for dinner and she met my grandparents (my dad's parents) for the first time. What an impression I'm sure she made! Her mood did not improve at my sister's house so we didn't stay too long. While we were there my little man decided he only wanted to be right next to me and would not play with or even talk to anyone else. He did eventually warm up and play with my 6 year old nephew but it took him a while. I love him to pieces and I don't normally mind at all if he's a little clingy but it was just increasing my stress after the day I had. I just kept telling myself that tomorrow will be easier.
And it was! On Friday we went to Red Robin for lunch with my friend Kelsey and the older of her two kids. Her daughter is around the same age as our little man and they entertained each other at lunch. This was our baby girl's first time out to eat and her first time at the mall. Big day! She slept through most of lunch and just fussed a little. We did some shopping after lunch and Kelsey took the big kids on the carousel. It was a much better day than Thursday.
Saturday morning my husband took the Pilot to get the tires rotated then the whole fam went shopping and I finally found a pair of capris at my favorite place to shop, Maurices! I only had one pair of non-maternity jeans that fit and no capris or shorts so I was happy to find them! These last 10 or 12 pounds of baby weight seem to be sticking around for a while. Saturday afternoon the husbands kept the kids while Kelsey and I went to see The Proposal. It was nice to have some "mommy" time and the movie was SO FUNNY! I had tears in my eyes a couple of times. We kept the kids after the movie so the guys could go to Buffalo Wild Wings.
That was our week. Some days are definitely better than others. I am not always the Mom I want to be, or the Mom I thought I would be growing up. I thought I would be infinitely patient and if anything, the type of Mom who would let her kids get away with too much. That's not the case. I am a work in progress. I am working on being more patient and not letting stress get the best of me but it's not always easy. I am working on being consistent with discipline. Time outs and counting 1,2,3 seem to be working well with our little man. He's learning to follow our rules and he's well behaved. Speaking of our little man, he hit a big milestone this past week. He always needed to sleep with one of us for his naps and at bedtime when he was younger and more recently he's needed to play with my hair to fall asleep and then he will sleep on his own for naps but still with us for bedtime. This week I decided on Wednesday to see if he would fall asleep on his own in his "big boy bed" for his naps. And he did, with just a few "hey moms" but no tears. I've been putting him in his bed every day for naps and he goes to sleep without me. It's so nice, and I'm so proud of him! The next step is getting him to fall asleep for bedtime on his own. We're taking baby steps but every step forward is a step in the right direction!
I love my kids so very much and count my blessings every day that I have them in my life but that doesn't mean it's always easy. Some days I feel like I must be the only one who gets impatient with my toddler when they decide not to listen or wants to cry because the baby is crying even though I do know I'm not. Balancing two is an adjustment but it gets easier each day.
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