Here are some "change-type" observations/ realizations....
THE OUTSIDE CHANGES
1. Sleep...no matter how much I get....is not enough!
2. Laundry is a hateful chore....that is becoming ridiculous around here! How do two little people generate so much frikkin laundry....and when will they be able to do their own?
3. I hate bottles! Not giving the actual feedings...but the cleaning, preparing, storing! I hate bottles!
4. Diaper bags are stupid! They take up too much space. Get a bigger purse....put two diapers, wipes, a couple of non-mixed bottles, and a backup onesie in it....and get on your way! I'm boycotting diaper bags! Now....next week I may regret that statement....but here's for trying!
5. My years as a pediatric ER nurse have served me well! Both kids....fed, diapers changed, safe...and SCREAMING! I can TOTALLY block that crap out! I think of it as a gift.
6. Poop is poop! Whoever said changing baby diapers isn't as bad as changing adults diapers....is in denial! POOP IS POOP! And it smells....bad!
7. My fashion sense...which was already bad, is now HORRIBLE.
8. Picking battles! And picking them wisely. "Stop eating dirt Tank!" "Tank....stop. Oh forget it, do you want your sippy cup to wash it down?"
9. Talking to other moms about mom stuff is....well....important! It saves my sanity! I HATED listening to moms when I wasn't a mom. I thought "Come on ladies....talk adult talk already. It's good for you to step out of the mom talk!" While I still believe this to be true....my mama friends are saving me!
10. I TOTALLY have TWO...count em...TWO kids. And I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm giving it my very best!
INSIDE CHANGES
1. I have TWO kids....and I have no idea what I'm doing. I think about this issue all the time, but I'm guessing I'm not alone.
2. I have mom guilt. I didn't know what this was....but a friend told me that's what I was experiencing. YUCK!
3. I read on another blog that today's society maybe a "Tumbleweed Generation". No Roots....we become dissatisfied in our work, church, with friends, with our spouse....so we bail out. I would say we "uproot", but tumble weeds don't have roots. That's the problem! I'm working to dig deeper...reach further.....water and cultivate more thoroughly....so my kids will know roots. God wants us to be "rooted"!
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” ~ Jeremiah 17:7-8
4. I have a new norm! It may not always be easy and sometimes I find myself working to get back to the old norm...saying "When things get back to normal, I'll.....". I have a new norm and sometimes it's not easy, but it is beautiful and it's mine. So, the sooner I embrace that....the easier this "norm" is going to be! (At least that's what I'm told!)
5. Going along with the new norm.... is being in the moment. Appreciating the now! It's the only now we get. The only Saturday, July 27, 2013 I will ever see....so what did I do with it? I appreciated it! Life is a gift. It is short. Be thankful for each day. Enjoy the blessings of each new day, living each day thankfully and gratefully, not living in the past or taking life for granted.
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."~ Psalm 118:24
Boy....this was kind of a deep one! Deep, but truthful....even the parts about the stinky diapers!
#3. A wise mother told me when Alan was young that we have two jobs in raising our kids - giving them roots ... and giving them wings. So true ... but so hard.
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