"Happy Birthday, Mommy! I made this Packer cookie just for you."A month ago the thought of any normal two day weekend stretched out in front of us was a little daunting. Just the idea of 60 straight hours of being the sole caretaker of two young children was exhausting enough, and the reality was often as challenging as I had imagined. But a lot has changed around here in the last few weeks, and when the forecast for my 44th birthday was for a major winter storm that would trap us here making a long weekend even longer, I didn’t break out in a sweat or even swallow hard. We made the best of it playing and wrestling and sleeping and eating. It helped that Sam had his first tumbling class at the Y Saturday before the snow hit and I got a little quiet time to myself while Eva slept in the carseat. They kicked the parents out of the room and I found a seat by the windows looking out over the pool and I almost didn’t know what to do with myself for those 45 minutes. But it went fast. As has the last 4 months and the last 3 years and, really, the last 44 years.
My baby, 16 weeks
Yes, she actually sleeps like this.
A frosting chemist
Eva poses with her flower and we all hope for spring.
Sam has discovered HappyMeal.com (Bad mommy!)
Sam loves Free to Be You and Me as much as I did when I was a kid.
Jumping to the Brothers and Sisters song
4 comments:
AWW!!! I gave little Eva that flower headband! I LOVE IT ON HER!!! So cute...and so big! Man, I wish I would have been at the Y later on Saturday!!! :(
I am going to put you on my calendar...it's just crazy that I have to do that...but I do.
I love that headband, too! Wow, I can't believe how Eva sleeps but it must be comfortable (for her anyway) You know, I was thinking the same thing yesterday, how was I going to get through a gloomy holiday Monday stuck inside with these monkeys. Saturday was quite challenging. But actually, things turned out quite well and now I'm a bit sad to leave them at daycare all day tomorrow. Ahh, the emotional roller coaster of being a mom.
What great pictures! I loved Free to Be You and Me, too - I can't wait to share it with my kids.
Love.that.headband.with.flower!
Ha ha...no seriously what great pictures of your kids :)
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