Is is just me, or does the time change make you want to go to bed at 7:30pm ? Really, I come down from putting Lilly to sleep and after about 30 minutes of clean-up and/or tv catch-up, I'm ready to head back upstairs. My husband (and sister) think I'm boring. I think I'm tired.
This has been a pretty exciting week for us. We were looking forward to Tuesday and all the news that it would bring. We cheered for all of Ryan's propositions (they all won!) and held out hope for the Mayor to be re-elected (she wasn't). We had potato soup and homemade wheat bread (I didn't make it) and finished the night off with John McCain's very gracious concession speech and Barack's historic one.
Funny that we might end up calling our president by his first name sometimes, right?
Today was spent deep cleaning (including having the carpets cleaned) and preparing boxes of Lilly's too small clothes to be sent away. I feel infinitely better after having cleaned out her closet. One thing I learned: No child needs that much clothing. At one point in my organization I had to stop and ask myself what I had been thinking. Really? I really thought I needed all of those onsies? Really?
Our little boy will own like 10 items of clothing--that's it. I'm an experienced mom now and that means that I now know how to get by on only the stuff you need. Diapers, wipes, and a handful of onsies should do the trick.
I'm leaving the name of our new child up to Ryan. I told him I could veto of course, but as long as I didn't veto, he could choose. I don't know, it feels right to let a father name his son.
What else?
Nap time is a serious situation around our house. I never thought I'd be one of those moms who goes as far as posting a little note on the doorbell, but I've really thought about it. No one comes over though, so I haven't had to go that far. I have turned the ringers on the phone off, however. And, I'm vigilant about it being quiet during nap time. No tv, no visitors, no noise. I have days where I wake up and the first thing I think about is nap time. How long till I can get back in my cozy bed and close my eyes? It usually comes quicker than I anticipated and some days my naps are delightful. Some days, like today, they aren't so hot. Lilly took a 3 hour nap on Monday, a 2 hour nap on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a one hour nap today. WTF? Why does she do me like that?
I'm already having anxiety attacks about losing my precious nap time.
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3 hour nap! Heaven! I would even take a one hour nap. My child has serious naps issues. 30 minutes consistently. It's not even enough for me go nap during it. I am afraid he is going to be one of those kids that stops napping at like 1 year old.
I love reading "our little boy" Jen. I can't wait to meet him.
Oh my gosh, I'm laughing about naptime. Tell me about it. As I tiptoe around the house, knowing which floorboards creak and refusing to do things like unload the dishwasher lest I wake Georgia up. And don't even talk about the doorbell ringing. That would be the ultimate nightmare.
Also, I'm so with you on the clothing thing. I have about oh, seven bins of clothes for Georgia out in the garage. You guys must be set on only two kids and you must be a nicer person than I am because I am going to hoard all those adorable baby girl clothes until I am 100% positive that we are never having another girl, at which point I will probably cry when I give them away. It's easier to not splurge on boy clothes because they are so much less cute, and you're right - all they need are some sleepers and onesies for like the first 3-6 months.
Wasn't Ry working on the No on 8 prop? That didn't pass.
I'm with you on the time change. I go to bed around 8 every night.
One correction on the "experienced mom" idea.
No one can really say they are an experienced mom until they have seen at least one child get through the teenage years.
That's truly when motherhood is tested and it's most important to remember why you love being a mother.
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