Staying Home with Scarlett: appreciation

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Friday, October 18, 2013

Can't think of a title. It's a post about all kinds of stuff. Yay for actually blogging!!!

My number one thing that I care more about than 50 Shades of Gray: Okay, BA. She rocks my world.

I have been birthday planning list-making 24/7 in my head...time to actually make it happen! (How fun that I get to do it again!)

I went to volunteer in Scarlett's nursery school classroom...and stayed the whole time. Suffice to say, I miss teaching.

The Blacklist. Scandal. There goes my weekend.

I HAVE A HAIR APPOINTMENT SATURDAY MORNING!!!!! Getting a cut and going brunette...my mom is going to think I'm in a funk, but really I'm just looking for some fun, a change, and a little bit of perk!

Staying home with my babies is amazing. AMAZING. And I want to do nothing else, buuuut...it never occurred to me that I needed to maintain hobbies that interest me. ??? Clueless. But then my mom "interventioned" me AND I read Kelle's post. I have made walking, tanning, reading, volunteering more of a priority and I feel more like myself now. Loves it!

I am tanning again. Gross, I know. But prettiessss x100! I just need to make sure I don't look like I tan. Just vacation lots in Mexico. ;-)

Scarlett sleeps in her own bed. In her own room. All night, every night! Now I have to buy her an American Girl doll...more on that later!

Have you seen Julep's new lippies???!!! Because I have and I want them. all.

Halloween is coming...strange to think of where I was just one year ago...! Always with this little piggy and about ready to have a second baby girl!!!

Monday, October 1, 2012

Scarlett's Morning of Fun with her Da!

Da is winning brownie points; he gets her frosted doughnuts!

Scarlett was too short, so he did what any responsible parent would do...let her stand on a chair. By herself. Because he needed a picture with Gronk! I'm glad I missed this!

Tyler said that he told her to stand under his arm, but all she did was POSE!

So as any pregnant lady/mother knows, you are always tired. Always. It's just how it is. And sleeping in is a thing of the past. Thankfully, now that Scarlett is boycotting naps, she does fall asleep by eight o'clock, so I go to bed then, too! But last night, I stayed up to catch up on our favorite shows (wild Saturday night, eh?!). The Office and Parks and Recreation were worth the loss of sleep, and I'm thinking that my free time is about to disappear around October 27, so it was nice to relax baby-free!

And then something magical happened...Tyler got up with Scarlett and took her to Dunkin Donuts and Walmart for a morning of grocery shopping fun! He let her walk with him and they looked at the Christmas decorations and visited her favorite babies in the toy aisle. Such a fun dad, but an even better husband! Those extra two hours made me feel human!!!

But here's a little side story of the morning...Grr!

(At about 6am, I got up for my 4th bathroom run of the night, and as I climbed back into bed, Tyler shushed me!!!! MURDER. He gets up every morning with the goal to wake up the toddler, I swear! He does his nose drops {ew.}, clinks around his belt, and leaves the water running while brushes his teeth {don't even get me started on that!}. But because he was getting up with Scarjo, he made sure that all was quiet! And when I told him I was thinking murderous thoughts, he just chuckled! The extra sleep made up for the shushing, though...at least mostly!)

Friday, September 28, 2012

Rockin' Out at Life!

You know those days where you just are awesome at everything? Like 'your laundry is going, your dishes are put away, and your little one has a warm breakfast in her belly' kind of awesome! That's my day today and I'm loving it! It isn't always like this, though...

Scarlett will be three in January, so that might be why she's decided not to nap recently, but it seems to have been affecting me more than her. I have a routine in my head and mentally check out around noon when she's (supposed to be) asleep and I get my break. When she stays awake, it throws my schedule off and I get frustrated with myself and can't seem to catch up with my day. The little things bother me and I just shut down mentally and float through the rest of the day trying to get to bedtime while being productive. Then I know I can relax; guilt-free.

Well, today I made two mental schedules -- one including nap time and one without a nap. SHOCKER. She's not napping...but I'm not freaking out!!! Yay for getting ahead of the game after a week of hoping for naps and being disappointed! Schedule #2 is working out for me!

Here's what I did...I decided that I must have a break during the day where I can guilt-free relax for a minute. My break would have been during her 45-60 minute naps; and it was heaven, but that's over now, so my plan for a nap-less day included a break during her old nap time. And so now I don't feel like I'm just going, going, going; it's pretty much awesome!

I still jumped on my computer and Scarlett entertained herself! I also feel like a good mom because independent play is super-important. She needs to be able to entertain herself -- especially with baby 2 coming in a few weeks!

I do know that there will be off days with this new schedule, but that's why there's always Sesame Street! ;)

It's so funny how some days you can handle everything, and do it well, and then there are days when the same obstacles seem like the end of the world. Today is a rockin' out at life kind of day!

I'm taking a note from Kelle Hampton's blog and enjoying the small things! Here are the happy things going on around here:

Instagram! I. am. addicted.