I have decided that I am living right now from nap time to bed time LOL with lots of food in between. I think about my day in these terms - Kids wake up, get dressed, EAT breakfast, EAT snack, NAPTIME!!!!, EAT snack, EAT supper, and the BEDTIME!!! And I am learning to cherish the quiet time. And I am thankful for good sleepers!
Heaven forbid that we have something that interrupts said schedule - like me having to run with all 3 kids the the WIC office tomorrow :). But never fear, we get all of those eating and sleeping times in each day - especially the eating. I am wishing a bit that it was light outside longer so that we could enjoy being outside more each day, but it is dark here by 5 pm so when the kids get up from their naps they don't have long to play outside.
I decided to make today's post a bit lighter after yesterdays. I did manage to get two of the kids to church today. Austin had a high fever last night so we decided to keep him home. I will admit that church with "twins" was a bit on the interesting and exhausting side for mommy. But we made it and I was refreshed to have time in church - even though I came home exhausted.
I have decorated the inside for Christmas mostly, no tree yet. Not sure when we will be attempting that. I put lights up on a huge wrought iron piece that I have above the table. And, my table, by the way, is a wonderful thing. We sold our round, glass topped, four chair bistro table, and bought a square, oak table with six chairs and a bench. Having space on the table for all of our meal times is WONDERFUL! Really :)
I'm learning how to work my schedule with three kids, learning that the laundry has to be done a lot more, dishes the same, and we are keeping our house far more orderly than we used to. I am enjoying that part! I have also figured out that doing my work for my job might as well not happen until the kids go to sleep because I don't get much accomplished. So later at night you will find me sitting on the couch working as quickly and efficiently as possible.
I am thankful for my three blessings. I am thankful for the lessons God is teaching me through this experience. I am learning to not be as me focused. And that isn't a bad thing. On a serious note, I have had a friend lose her baby recently, and reading her blog last night just made me remember how blessed I am, even if I am overwhelmed. She would probably wish to have screaming children and a dirty house. So I am going to be thankful. And today, like yesterday, I am celebrating the victories - I made it to church, all the way through church. We are getting a schedule figured out. I am focusing my expectations and zeroing in on priorities. I am thankful for things like tables, and nap times, and friends who redirect my thinking, for a husband who puts up with me and is a huge help. I'm thankful for Christmas lights and Christmas music. And that this year, for a time, God has blessed me with three blessings.
And I am praying that blessing number three (technically came at number two, but is the youngest, so now is three - confusing huh?) gets officially adopted this month. We have been finger printed and are praying those come back quickly. Then we will pray we can get a lawyer to get us a court date this month so that the name we have chosen for baby boy will be his officially and forever! That is a Christmas present that far exceeds anything that I have been given. He will be 16 months old at that point and we will have had him for about 7 months. Definitely praying for that being my Christmas present this year - that's all I really need, that and daily small victories with baby girl :)
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