Somewhere in the midst of manic spending sprees, internal conflict, and the desperate desire for change - I have completely neglected my blog!! (And don't forget taking care of three incredibly amazing children and a wonderful husband).
What have I missed since Mother's Day? Well - there's Father's Day of course... and my MIL's birthday... Morgan is now four months old and Nathan is 19 months old. Kailan is in her last week of kindergarten! Yikes!!
I have an impatient 19 month old screaming, "cuppy!! cuppy!! night night!!!," which of course is Nathan demanding milk in his sippy cup. I have Morgan lying on the floor next to me perfecting her push ups :) I have to go for now, but be sure to check out my flickr photos because I uploaded a bunch of pictures recently!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Just In Case I Forget...
You all obviously get how scattered my brain is these days, so while it's on my mind and I have 10 seconds before I pass out for the night....
We celebrated Mother's Day today before leaving the beach (I'll post pictures eventually), so I most likely will not remember that tomorrow is Mother's Day, but I REALLY need to remember!!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We celebrated Mother's Day today before leaving the beach (I'll post pictures eventually), so I most likely will not remember that tomorrow is Mother's Day, but I REALLY need to remember!!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Only A Few Minutes
Morgan is two months old today. It's surreal. In the midst of double diaper duty, sippy cups, bottles, laundry, dishes, homework, housecleaning, and being a mom and wife, I somehow have completely lost track of time. Three months ago I could tell you how old Nathan was almost to the day! Ask me now and I have to figure out how old Morgan is and add 15 months. Three months ago I was still considering a 4th child, ask me now and I will laugh at you! Three months ago life was TOTALLY different!!
I cannot tell you how many times I sit at this computer to blog and I either:
1) Completely forget WHY I sat down and start "window" shopping instead;
2) Have to get up b/c someone needs me;
3) Cannot remember what I wanted to say;
4) Start typing, start crying, and delete everything.
I used to be one of those people who didn't really understand how someone could be so busy that they couldn't respond to an email. I mean - I was okay with it and I knew that while I didn't totally understand it, I was certain that the reason was valid. I have become that person who cannot respond to an email. I have become that person who thinks about someone and then realizes he/she had emailed me four weeks ago and I never responded. I am that person who realizes I forgot to send a thank you note for a gift received more than a month ago. I am that person who realizes my life feels like total chaos... and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
I am doing things I have never done before:
1) I chase Nathan around the living room on my knees resulting in carpet burn for me and a permanent grin on his face from ear to ear;
2) I take the kids outside to play and help Kailan ride her bike while chasing Nathan up and down the sidewalk and running to Morgan in the bouncy seat to bounce her so she will calm down long enough to pull Kailan out of the grass;
3) Hired a personal trainer;
4) Eating healthy!! I am talking fruits/vegetables/protein/whole grains w/every meal healthy;
5) Remain calm during extremely stressful situations (well, most of the time);
6) I have no desire to have a fourth child!!!!!!! :) Three is MORE than enough!
As far as my mental health goes, I am doing well! I have not continued all the medication I was taking before getting pregnant, but am still taking one. It seems to be working well, but I will be resuming my other medications in May. I am seeing a new psychologist who has urged me to restart the meds. He's an awesome psychologist and is working to get to the bottom of all my issues - not just fix what's on the surface. He basically says that there's no point in fixing what's on top if you can't get to the bottom b/c the bottom always surfaces. He's expensive and is not covered by my insurance, so he'd better know what he's talking about ;)
Well, as usual, my time has been cut short. Kailan is glued to the TV for my temporary sanity; Nathan just awoke from his ever so short afternoon nap; Morgan FINALLY passed out when I put her on the floor in front of the dishwasher and turned it on! I am so glad she sleeps well at night. She's already sleeping 6-7 hours, eats once, then sleeps another 3-4.
I don't have time to post individual pictures, but I've uploaded a ton to our flickr account if you'd like to check them out :) The link is somewhere on the left of this page and called, "Winans Family." At least I think it's called that anyway! haha
Until next time.... (who knows when that will be lol)
I cannot tell you how many times I sit at this computer to blog and I either:
1) Completely forget WHY I sat down and start "window" shopping instead;
2) Have to get up b/c someone needs me;
3) Cannot remember what I wanted to say;
4) Start typing, start crying, and delete everything.
I used to be one of those people who didn't really understand how someone could be so busy that they couldn't respond to an email. I mean - I was okay with it and I knew that while I didn't totally understand it, I was certain that the reason was valid. I have become that person who cannot respond to an email. I have become that person who thinks about someone and then realizes he/she had emailed me four weeks ago and I never responded. I am that person who realizes I forgot to send a thank you note for a gift received more than a month ago. I am that person who realizes my life feels like total chaos... and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
I am doing things I have never done before:
1) I chase Nathan around the living room on my knees resulting in carpet burn for me and a permanent grin on his face from ear to ear;
2) I take the kids outside to play and help Kailan ride her bike while chasing Nathan up and down the sidewalk and running to Morgan in the bouncy seat to bounce her so she will calm down long enough to pull Kailan out of the grass;
3) Hired a personal trainer;
4) Eating healthy!! I am talking fruits/vegetables/protein/whole grains w/every meal healthy;
5) Remain calm during extremely stressful situations (well, most of the time);
6) I have no desire to have a fourth child!!!!!!! :) Three is MORE than enough!
As far as my mental health goes, I am doing well! I have not continued all the medication I was taking before getting pregnant, but am still taking one. It seems to be working well, but I will be resuming my other medications in May. I am seeing a new psychologist who has urged me to restart the meds. He's an awesome psychologist and is working to get to the bottom of all my issues - not just fix what's on the surface. He basically says that there's no point in fixing what's on top if you can't get to the bottom b/c the bottom always surfaces. He's expensive and is not covered by my insurance, so he'd better know what he's talking about ;)
Well, as usual, my time has been cut short. Kailan is glued to the TV for my temporary sanity; Nathan just awoke from his ever so short afternoon nap; Morgan FINALLY passed out when I put her on the floor in front of the dishwasher and turned it on! I am so glad she sleeps well at night. She's already sleeping 6-7 hours, eats once, then sleeps another 3-4.
I don't have time to post individual pictures, but I've uploaded a ton to our flickr account if you'd like to check them out :) The link is somewhere on the left of this page and called, "Winans Family." At least I think it's called that anyway! haha
Until next time.... (who knows when that will be lol)
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Happy Easter!!
Somehow while posting earlier I completely forgot that it's Easter! So... Happy Easter Everyone! :)
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