Sunday, July 3, 2011

A few days on my own...

I have been so very lucky with all my kids that Mike has been able to stay home with us for the first 2 weeks. Gives me a chance to get some rest, and help the kids adjust to our new schedule! Mike's officially been back to work for 4 days now. I wasn't nearly as nervous for him to leave me alone with 3 as I was for him to leave me with 2! Kind of funny how that works!

I've been trying to make sure I do something fun with Andrew & Evie, in a situation I can manage with Ryan. Soooo....to the splash park we went! 3 days in a row, only for about an hour at a time, but hey, we went, we got home, got fed & got napped! Pretty successful in my eyes! They've seemed to enjoy it, and Ryan's been just fine napping in his carseat while we've been there!

THe past couple days Ryan's been a touch fussy (nothing horrible by any means!), so today we finally started some tummy time, back time and kid skin time (I lay him down in his diaper & let the kids hold his hands, etc so he gets used to them). He's snoring on my shoulder now, so hopefully he just needed a little activity to really wipe him out!

While I've been home...

Most creative thing I learned how to do: Make PB&J with a spoon!

Most valuable lesson I've taught myself: Start each day with a schedule & stick to it! Makes everyone much happier!

Proudest moment: Actually getting everyone out of the house and entertained!

Hardest obstacle: Dealing with an almost 2 year old who doesn't quite listen from a couch while nursing a newborn! And, by the same token, dealing with a 5 year old who gets a little tired of helping out all the time, and expresses it with a flat out 'No' when asked. Neither of them is difficult all the time, but they definitely are some of the time & typically reach that moment at the same time!

Hardest emotional issue: Not getting to eat dinner with my family. As hard as I try, schedules only work so well & Ryan is always ready for dinner right when we are, so I eat on the couch while I feed him & everyone else is at the dinner table.

What I still need to learn: Not that I've ever been able to brag about my housekeeping skills, but it's definitely harder now! I'd give myself a C+/B- for keeping up with dishes. laundry and toys. What's most important to me is paying attention to the lot of them, which I think I'm doing, but I feel more put together when my house is picked up, so I need to keep up on that too for my own sanity!

I currently don't have any really guilty mom moments as a mom of 3, but I'm sure I'll get there!

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