so not good! One of my goals for the new year was to BLOG MORE (or, I'd take BLOG AT ALL!) as there are so many moments in each week I think - I should write this down, I might like to remember this, and yet finding the time (and motivation) is the most difficult thing for me.
It has been yet another busy and chaotic two weeks, with the three littles getting sick yet again. This time, Holden and Beckett shared what seemed to be a somewhat gentle flu (I use "gentle" loosely - as my four wardrobe changes each day due to puke did get old pretty quickly) and Dawson luckily, so far (*KNOCK ON WOOD*) only has a cold. I know I say it everytime, with every child, but Beckett really and truly is the Most Miserable Sick Baby. His sleeping issues have already been so awful since his birth day - screaming for 3 hours straight before finally succumbing - but when he's sick, he literally will not sleep anywhere but in my arms. I have been trying so hard not to continue this habit, as it leaves me completely nonfunctional around the house, but when he's sick lack of sleep seems to worsen everything. Today he spent a good 2 hours sleeping on my chest while I tried to play with Dawson at the same time. Holden, Dream Baby that he still is, had climbed into his crib and put himself down for a nap. :)
Despite Beckett's difficulties, he is a total sweetheart momma's boy and when he follows after me (because he's almost running, you know) with arms outstretched and a butter-churning "Mama, Mama..." falling from his lips, you just can't help but sweep him up in a hug and carry him to wherever he wishes to go.
Classes start up again for me on Thursday - I feel just as nervous as last semester! Hopefully with a lighter load I find a groove faster this time. Still, Chemistry, Biology... not my faves.
I did complete one of my various self-assigned house projects recently - painting the bedroom that Macy has been moved into, after she decided she wanted to room with her upcoming baby brother, Finn. I found some cute girly bedding that had a boyish pattern within it, got Finn coordinating crib bedding in that pattern (green gingham), and then set out to get the walls to match. There probably were easier routes to painting gingham on walls, but in the end I went with good ol' eyeballing, taping and rolling. I lost track of the number of hours I spent - always late at night after my potential art assistants were in bed - doing those stripes, but I'm really happy with how it turned out and even happier to be done! Next up of course is the big boys new room and the little boys new room. Ugh...
And if those projects aren't enough to fill my endless supply of free time after hours (>insert eyeroll) then obsessive vacation planning should fill up the rest. After agonizing for weeks over what to do, where to go, whether to go anywhere at all, we made a decision and reservations within a matter of hours. We have not taken a "real" vacation since The Trip That Shall Not Be Named in the summer of 2007 (re: Captiva Island, FL, 3 little kids, 1 pregnant belly, millions of no-see-um bugs). So the last week of February (yes, only 38 days away!!!!) we are jumping back into the Crazy Pool head first!
It has been yet another busy and chaotic two weeks, with the three littles getting sick yet again. This time, Holden and Beckett shared what seemed to be a somewhat gentle flu (I use "gentle" loosely - as my four wardrobe changes each day due to puke did get old pretty quickly) and Dawson luckily, so far (*KNOCK ON WOOD*) only has a cold. I know I say it everytime, with every child, but Beckett really and truly is the Most Miserable Sick Baby. His sleeping issues have already been so awful since his birth day - screaming for 3 hours straight before finally succumbing - but when he's sick, he literally will not sleep anywhere but in my arms. I have been trying so hard not to continue this habit, as it leaves me completely nonfunctional around the house, but when he's sick lack of sleep seems to worsen everything. Today he spent a good 2 hours sleeping on my chest while I tried to play with Dawson at the same time. Holden, Dream Baby that he still is, had climbed into his crib and put himself down for a nap. :)
Despite Beckett's difficulties, he is a total sweetheart momma's boy and when he follows after me (because he's almost running, you know) with arms outstretched and a butter-churning "Mama, Mama..." falling from his lips, you just can't help but sweep him up in a hug and carry him to wherever he wishes to go.
Classes start up again for me on Thursday - I feel just as nervous as last semester! Hopefully with a lighter load I find a groove faster this time. Still, Chemistry, Biology... not my faves.
I did complete one of my various self-assigned house projects recently - painting the bedroom that Macy has been moved into, after she decided she wanted to room with her upcoming baby brother, Finn. I found some cute girly bedding that had a boyish pattern within it, got Finn coordinating crib bedding in that pattern (green gingham), and then set out to get the walls to match. There probably were easier routes to painting gingham on walls, but in the end I went with good ol' eyeballing, taping and rolling. I lost track of the number of hours I spent - always late at night after my potential art assistants were in bed - doing those stripes, but I'm really happy with how it turned out and even happier to be done! Next up of course is the big boys new room and the little boys new room. Ugh...
And if those projects aren't enough to fill my endless supply of free time after hours (>insert eyeroll) then obsessive vacation planning should fill up the rest. After agonizing for weeks over what to do, where to go, whether to go anywhere at all, we made a decision and reservations within a matter of hours. We have not taken a "real" vacation since The Trip That Shall Not Be Named in the summer of 2007 (re: Captiva Island, FL, 3 little kids, 1 pregnant belly, millions of no-see-um bugs). So the last week of February (yes, only 38 days away!!!!) we are jumping back into the Crazy Pool head first!
Wishing you all the best for a safe delivery!
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