Ok, this is bad....really bad! I can't believe I haven't blogged in OVER a YEAR!! The last post I had was August 2015 and now it is September 2016! The last thing I blogged about was announcing our pregnancy, and yesterday our little peanut turned 6 months! What have I been doing??
Well, in a shortened, quick version of things, we moved in September to be closer to Nick's work (no more long drives for him!! Yay!) We bought a new, more reliable car for our soon to be family of 4, I was pregnant (which believe me is a BIG reason the blogging did not get done! I just did NOT have the energy this time around to do much of anything except the necessities and time with Owen!) Then the Holidays, winter (gross!), and just waiting for Baby. Once baby was born it has been a whirlwind of transitions, Going from one to two kids is kind of rough, but not as difficult as I was working myself up thinking it would be. Then it has just been time. There is hardly ever time for myself. Scrapbooking, Blogging, and even reading are going on the back burner for a while because all I can keep up with is the kids and whatever house work I am able to get done and hopefully be able to hop in the shower by myself (lets be real, the only way I really get showers is if the kids are in there with me...)! Between the kids just needing to be on me, trying to do "school" with Owen (Just teaching him letters, sounds, etc. Equals about an hour a day right now), baths, lunch, snacks, diapers, helping Owen on the toilet, and just trying to play and have quality time with each of them, I STILL need to find time for laundry, dishes, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, picking up toys (20 times a day), and all the other mundane household chores that need to get done. I know it sounds like I am complaining, and some days when my husband comes home and makes a remark about something not being clean (lets face it, he really doesn't understand the craziness of life at home during the day), I do then complain, but overall I am extremely happy with that being my days! One day I will not have baby puke/food/poop in my hair and on my clothes, I will have a more organized home with less toys scattered all over the place, I will be able to sit down and read for an hour or two at a time, and have excess time to blog or scrapbook that I will be all caught up, BUT no matter how nice that sounds, I am not ready for it. I am not ready for that much time to myself because it means my kids are grown, not needing me, not wanting to play with toys but rather friends, electronics or sports, not being around me as much and having or even wanting quality cuddle time. I want to enjoy the moments I have with my kids, no matter how rough of a day I might have every now and again (and lets be honest, its at least once or twice a week that we have ROUGH days lol) It is all worth it; the chance to stay home, see them grow and be able to teach them and watch them learn, the multiple hugs and kisses a day that I wouldn't get if I worked, and seeing the happiness and joy they have over the littlest things. I am forever grateful for my Husband who works very hard to let us do this! I am so blessed and for that reason I am not going to stress about not getting to my blog (and again honesty time, just writing this has taken me 2 days and multiple times of sitting down and writing one sentence) I am not going to worry about the fact that i get further and further behind in my scrapbook every year (I am currently on 6 month Owen, 2 and a half years behind) and books, well I am still reading, it just takes me a month to read one book. I do still get some time for myself to scrapbook/blog (my scrapbooking weekends are amazing, even if I have my baby with me). These moments are enough because at the end of the day I am NEVER upset that I didn't get to relax and read my book, but I do get upset if I feel I didn't have enough time with my kids that day. Perspective!
Sorry for my ramblings, and with all of that being said, I can't guarantee or promise anything about keeping up with my blog. I hope to, and I will strive to, but ultimately at the end of my day it is the last thing on my list of to do's, because even after the kids are in bed, I need me some hubby time and again, blogging is just not worth giving up quality time with my man!!
