Deep down, I knew that this 2 kid thing was going to be an adjustment, but wow. I officially have one month down, and the countdown to Spring Break begins! It has been a challenge to figure out how to prioritize our time and get everything done that needs to be! I think the hardest part has been the morning time, but we have worked out a system and so far it is working awesome! On top of trying to work and get the kids taken care of, we are commiting to healthy lifestyles! This sure is a lot to do in a 24 hour period. To make it work, Mike works out in the morning at 6 while I get up and get ready. The first couple days, Grace was in a hellacious mood! She didn't want to wear anything we picked out and everything was a battle! Mike suggested that we wake her up at 6 and let her watch some cartoons for a while. What a genius thought. Unfortunately, neither Mike or I are morning people. We both just need about 20 minutes before we want any contact with anyone. Go figure, Grace is the same way! If we just give her those 20 minutes to herself, she is a dream!
The goal everyday is to leave the house at 7:30 every morning, and so far so good! I have to pack all the bags and put them in the cars the night before. We also get our Ninja smoothies ready the night before as well as packing our breakfasts (turkey/venison sausage and a boiled egg) on Sunday. Whatever makes the morning easier!! The idea is to get my workouts in during the afternoon, after school, and then head to activities! Swimming on Monday and Tuesday and gymnastics on Thursday. whew..I'm tired just thinking about it! At first, this worked pretty well, but now between mandatory tutorials after school and meetings, I'm running out of time in my evening. After activities, we head home to cook dinner and do our 'chores'. To ensure that everything gets done and our weekends aren't full of cleaning and laundry, we definitely abide by our 'chore' list everyday. Fortunately, bed time has been great. Clark has officially joined Grace with her 8pm bedtime, so that gives us a little adult time to ourselves. The difference is..that with Grace we still had some energy to enjoy our adult time, but now I'm just ready for bed! So, originally I felt that if I missed my workout earlier, then I could just go after the kids went to sleep, but that is proving to be VERY difficult. Gonna have to figure something out!
January was a pretty uneventful month. Our weekends were generally spent recovering and preparing for the work week! Here's a little glimpse at my evenings:
Some new things...
Yesterday at swimming, Grace looked at my necklace and said 'octagon', which is exactly what it is! Such a smarty pants!
She now knows all her colors, can sing the entire alphabet song, and can count to 10 with no problem. She's very much in love with herself right now, and loves to tell us how pretty she is. Might have to reel her in a little! Her potty training has turned a corner and she goes in the potty all the time now--even tells us when she needs to go. She still doesn't go #2, and she seems to have a complex about it. She does it for the babysitter, but throws a huge screaming fit if we suggest she poo poo in the potty. One step at a time, I guess. She is currently obsessed with a sing-along CD and makes Mike listen to it everyday on their way to and from the babysitter. He knows every word to every kid song ever written..pretty funny! She still insists on being naked at all times, but when wearing clothes-she would wear pink all day everyday if she could! Her swimming and 'nastics are both going very well too. She can now swim 8 seconds underwater by herself and has no problem getting out of the pool unassisted. At 'nastics, she can do a pedal jump (first step to a cartwheel) and is very close to scaling the monkey bars. She might do 100 rolls a day!
Clarkie is doing just amazing...now! January was a bit of struggle. He has always been different from Grace in the fact that he goes to bed no problem. I can lay him down in his bed at 8 wide awake and not hear a peep from him. The first month back to work, he was still in our room in the pack-n-play because I was breastfeeding. He would usually wake up every 2-3 hours. I know sometimes this is just normal for a 3 month old, but we definitely wanted to use all our options to see if we could improve this habit! We started adding formula and rice cereal to his nighttime bottle, but that didn't do much difference. Last weekend, we decided to move him to his crib and only do bottles (with added formula to breastmilk) that way we could make sure he was getting a nice full tummy! Knock on wood, but it has been working wonders! We give him a big bottle at 7:30 and lay him down to bed at 8. He sleeps until about 12-1, and we feed him again. He then sleeps until I wake him up at 6:30. MUCH better schedule.
Also, he is seriously the happiest baby I have ever seen. Every single time anyone talks to him or plays with him, he gives you a huge smile. He has also started giggling and talking tons more! So sweet. Genuinely brightens my entire day if I've had a rough time with whiny teenagers!
Here's some fun videos!
As you can see, we are enjoying the Olympics!
Crazy Grace girl!
Here's some Clarky milestones-
3 month giggles!
Yelling at Daddy! 12 weeks.
So excited!
So, for my birthday last year, Mike got me laser hair removal and I have officially started that process! Already amazing results..going to be such a nice thing not to worry about. Also, we set up our flex card so I could get LASIK. I have my exam/consultation set up for the Monday of Spring Break, and as long as everything looks okay- I can have my surgery that same Friday. I am beyond excited. I cannot tell you how much of my life has been wasted looking for my glasses and contact cases. Ridiculous!
I'm also SERIOUSLY considering chopping off all of my hair. Pregnancy totally jacked it up and it is driving me crazy! Here's an option I really like...
On an ending note, I think that since I'm turning the dirty thirty this year (along with a lot of my friends), we should plan a huge Vegas trip and go see Britney!! Any takers??
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