Our Weekend

Wow I am so tired I feel so run down by this weekend. Weekends are different for us since Austin usually works on weekends mostly. Usually they don't feel any different then the weekday. Sometimes they are actually harder then the week. Saturdays are sometimes long, lonely days b/c most of my friends have husbands to hang out with and they do family stuff on Saturdays. Anyway enough of that so this is a recap of our weekend!

Yesterday (Friday) Colby had school. I brought him that morning then came home with Lindsay. Lindsay fell asleep in her carseat so I had about 30-45 minutes to get stuff done. When she woke up I took her on a walk. We go on so many walks now like we used to when Colby was a baby. Its just a good way to pass the time it seems! My parents brought Colby home from school. I had tried to get Lindsay down for a nap before he got home but that didn't work. I finally got her to nap around 2. Colby was up by 3. It was nice though b/c he and I went outside and had a snack and he played. It was really a bonding moment with him and I. I think the snack outside was the key to his heart he has talked about it since. I feel so bad sometimes b/c I feel like his needs get pushed to the side b/c I am so busy with Lindsay. I miss hanging out with him like we used to. It makes me glad though we did wait 3 years before having another one. I feel like I had those 3 years to really enjoy just him. Not that I don't enjoy him now its just different. So we had about an hour to ourselves outside. We don't spend much time out there now b/c of Lindsay. There's no good place for her to be when we are out there. Austin is going to hang the baby swing soon and I am hoping this will alleviate this problem some. Austin has been working really long hours so last night he got in around 7. We have basically been putting kids to bed and shoving food down and getting in bed ourselves. Its been a hard week!

Well Saturday Colby had his last soccer class. I am not sure how much he enjoyed soccer or if he will ever play again but I am glad we did it. I think its important for him to have different experiences so he can decided later which things he liked and wants to get better at. I will not force him to do anything my only rule is that if we commit to a season of soccer we will finish the season. I may sign him up one more year just b/c right now I think he's too young to "get" the sport but if he really tells me he doesn't want to do it then I won't make him. I think it was just good for him to have an outdoor activity and excercise. He doesn't get to go to parks and stuff as much as he used to between Lindsay and having a 3 day school schedule. I also wanted him to get used to following rules and working as a team. Anyway he did ok the last lesson. He got/gets antsy about 20 minutes into it. He does really well at first then by about 9:45 he starts asking me when it will be over. He's not the only one out there like that though so I figure its normal for a 3 1/2 year old. Anyway after soccer we came home. My parents were keeping Lindsay here. I had promised Colby that Grammy and Granddaddy could stay and play for awhile. Usually they leave right after we get home but with having such a long week while Austin worked long hours I was glad for the company and help. Its usually hard on Colby too b/c we get in from soccer at 10:30 then its like we can't really do anything else until after naptime. So we all went on a walk and he rode his tricycle. I hadn't planned on putting either of them down for a nap until after 1, but Lindsay was falling asleep on the walk which she never does so when we got hom I tucked her in and boy was I glad I did she ended up sleeping until 2:30. I put Colby to bed at noon which I felt bad he hasn't had that early of a naptime since he was a baby but he actually seemed tired. He did fall asleep and slept until almost 3. When they both got up we took another walk and basically waited on Austin to get home. He got home around 5:30 so we ate and took another walk! I was so thankful to have him home at a decent hour it had been such a long week of me feeding, bathing, and putting both kids to bed!

Today (Sunday) we had church. Austin had to work but he was able to go in late so he was actually a huge help with getting Colby ready for church. Its quite hectic trying to get all 4 of us out the door by 8:30. Anyway church went well...it had a rocky start though. Colby ended up going to timeout twice over a situation involving cars in another room at church. He always wants to play with them but then when its time to go to Sunday School we expect him to leave the cars and go to his class. Well he pitched a fit....I'm sure I was a little short tempered too though and overreacted and I felt bad later on. But I am trying to make a point to him that just b/c my mom and I work back there it doesn't mean he can do whatever he wants. He ended up doing fine though the rest of the morning. Lindsay did great in her class too! We had a full house of kids especially in the toddler room where there were 7 children! Its always so nice to see so many kids though b/c a couple years ago we hardly had any!

I did make it into church though which was good. I feel like I miss church so much with working in the nursery or having something going on with one of my kids. I enjoyed the sitting and worshipping without having to worry with a kid. I think its a good time for me to get renewed. After church we did our usual lunch at McAlister's. Both kids were pretty good. Well Colby always wants to ride home with my parents. I didn't really mind b/c it gave me a chance to get home and settled with Lindsay before he got home. Although naptime was a total fail. He slept some maybe but Lindsay DID NOT sleep at all! I am not sure how I am ever going to get this little girl to take regular naps. Anyway Austin came home early which I was so happy to see. He and I and Colby were able to eat a snack outside while Lindsay sorta slept although it wasn't long before she beckoned me back inside. The boys stayed outside though and did yardwork. Its nice when Austin is home and we can split up like that. Colby loves it outside but its so hard to bring both kids out as much as he would like to be out there. That night we just had a low key evening and put both kids to bed early! I think we were both exausted from the crazy week!

Tired Mommy

Whew its been quite a week for this momma since only Tuesday. If you remember Austin was off Sunday and Monday and man were those good days! Now we are back to daddy working long hours and mommy holding down the household! Austin has been between 8-9 coming home every night. This is very hard when you have children...especially 2. I used to hate nights like this when it was just Colby and I but now I look back at how easy that was. Now when he works late I have to balance a baby who is fussy in the evenings, cook dinner for my big boy, bathe both kids, feed Lindsay, put both to bed, plus somehow clean up from the day's disasters! I don't know how single mothers/fathers do it or people who their spouse travels often.
Lindsay has been protesting her naps again this week which makes it really hard. Its not only frustrating to hear her cry and be grumpy pretty much all day b/c she is tired. Its also sad b/c I feel like when she doesn't nap it takes away from so much time I could have with Colby. I also am in a bad mood so I know my patience is paper thin with both kids...and I hate that!
So let's recap since Tuesday: Tuesday our cleaning lady came. After she arrived we headed out the door to go to my parent's house. I had to renew my license. Oh fun! So my mom sweetly offered to watch both kids while my dad went with me to the DMV. We got that done and ate lunch at my parent's house. They also offered to watch Colby that afternoon sicne the maid would still be there and its just hard for her to clean with a 3 1/2 year old running around! I had hoped to get some rest that afternoon but Lindsay had other plans.
Wednesday Colby had school. I feel like these days are good and bad. Its nice to have the break from having to entertain an active 3 1/2 year old but I hate the waking up early and rushing out the door. Honestly I don't get that much done either. But it does help that my parents have been nice enough to pick him up after school so I don't have to get out twice! I really appreciate that! This was another rough nap day for Lindsay but she did FINALLY settle down at 2. Well I didn't get much of a break though b/c Colby was up at 2:45. It did work out well though b/c I was able to take him to the backyard to play for about an hour while she slept! It was nice to have that one on one time with him. Its something we don't get often so I enjoyed being out there with him like old times! That night Austin didn't get in until 9 so I had to do the whole bathtime/bedtime alone which was HARD really HARD!
Thursday...well today my parents once again came to my rescue. My mom offered to watch Lindsay b/c she knew I had to grocery shop. I haven't yet taken both kids to the store at once. I know the day will come when I have to do this...probably this summer but the thought of it overwhelms me. So she came over to keep Lindsay. It worked out nicely b/c I was able to take Colby to the park before. Well we went to one park and played for about 20 min but then 2 school buses pulled up with a ton of kids so left. He wanted to go to another park so we hit another close by. Well he was the only kid so his playing didn't last long. I miss the days when he was entertained by himself at the park but now he gets bored after like 10 minutes. So we went grocery shopping. He really hasn't shopped with me much lately. I have been going on his school days or when he is with my parents. So he probably has been less then 5 times since last summer. He was a handful! He wasn't bad but I guess I'm used to bringing Lindsay now and she just looks around I had to constantly answer questions tell him we weren't done yet and blah blah! I think next time I'll bring Lindsay haha! Although if I weren't so tired I might have enjoyed it more b/c I feel like he can learn so much just going on errands with me. My mom always brought me with her and I truly think I learned how to grocery shop from those days when she brought me along. Anyway we came home to have lunch and try to do some housework. Well Lindsay did not nap at all today! The only way I could ever get her to sleep was rocking her. So she had several 20 min catnaps during the day but that was it. I'm so exausted and I feel like I did nothing all day. I mean I guess babies are like us some days they just need extra love. I am not sure if she was overtired or if she's teething or separation anxiety. I lost my patience a couple of times with her and Colby and I feel terrible. Some days just being a mom is so hard. Anyway it looks like this weekend will be long hours for the hubby so it will be long days for me. I am just thankful for good nights sleep. Thankfully she does sleep well at night. Now just couting down the weekend until Monday when he is off!

Time for a Comparison

Its been awhile since I have done a comparison post of my 2 sweeties so here they both are at 3 1/2 months. Colby is on top Lindsay on bottom.

Church and Visit with the MawMaw & Pawpaw

Wow today was a busy day for us! We all went to church to Sunday School and Worship. Its always quite a task these days to get there with 2 young kids but we made it! Sunday school hour was good...we had a decent amount of kids. Colby seemed to be a little out of sorts though...not sure what was going on with him. Lindsay seemed to do fine in her class. After Sunday School when I was headed into church I notcied Colby coming out of his room. I realized he was the only one in extended care and he acted like he did not want to stay. I asked him if he wanted to come into big church with daddy and me and he said yes. I knew this wouldn't last the whole service though. I like to encourage him to sit with us though. Our childcare only goes through age 4 so it won't be much longer before he will have to sit with us anyway. So we want him to get used to the idea. He seemed to enjoy the music but was getting antsy. Austin ended up walking him back to the nursery and this time his friend Glenn Paul was in there so he was happy to stay! I was kinda glad b/c I rarely get to sit in service with just Austin so I wanted to enjoy it and feel like I truly went to church to worship. After we picked them both up it seemed like they did well we got to the car and headed to McAlister's. Colby always wants to ride with my parents so they met us there. Both kids did well which I am thankful for. We rushed him to get them down for naps/rest time b/c we knew Austin's parents were coming around 3. We all layed down but Austin decided to go out and do yard work around 2 so I just got up. Colby never went to sleep in fact he stood at his door asking if they were there yet. I finally gave in and went and got him and sent him outside with Austin. I didn't want him to wake Lindsay up. When his parents got there around 3 we just all sat outside and let Colby play. I think it makes him feel special to get to not nap and play with his grandparents while his sister was inside sleeping. I kept going in and out to make sure she wasn't crying. Well around 3:45 Austin and his dad and Colby were going to go get stuff for dinner and I came in the house and heard Lindsay. Well I knew she would be tired the rest of the day b/c on Sundays she usually sleeps until almost 5! She hung out with Austin's mom though for awhile while I did a few chores around the house. Then I fed her while they got dinner ready. She was ready for a nap though while they were cooking so I rocked her. She wasn't too keen on other people holding her...she is starting to be a moma's girl. I can't say I don't like that either. Colby was like that at that age but now he's totally about his daddy and grandparents and mommy gets put on the back burner a lot since he sees me most. So I have to admit I enjoy right now that I am the one she feels most secure with! She did well while we ate dinner. It was nice to visit and sit down to a meal with them. We had not seen them since January. We will probably try to go to visit them soon in April or May. Its so hard for us to get away with Colby being in school and so much going on. But he has a week and a half off for spring break so we may go up then! After dinner we all took a walk. We have had some nice spring days since all the rain last week so it was nice to get out and enjoy it! Colby talked pawpaw into pulling him the wagon. Austin walked Allie and I pushed Lindsay! I felt like we were our own parade! After we got home it was bathtime/bedtime for the kids. It had been a long, busy, tiring day and they were both very tired and overstimulated! Lindsay did fine winding down but Colby was another story. It got very chaotic around here. He's usually a handful as it is when its just us around here but add grandparents to the mix along with no nap and he was a complete mess. First somehow a glass plate got knocked to the floor so we are trying to get that cleaned up so no one cuts their feet, then in the midst of that chaos Colby and pawpaw were horsing around and Colby bonked pawpaw's nose. For awhile we thought it was broken. Colby felt really bad after this but at that point I was so ready to get everyone to bed. Well Austin was still dealing with the glass issue and I was feeding Lindsay so he asked his mom to bathe Colby. Well Colby was very disobediant to her. He splashed her with water and even peed on her. I'm not sure where he is learning all this bad behavior. Its very disheartning to see him act this way. He immediately was taken out of the tub and put to timeout in his room. I dressed him and put him to bed. It was a good thing though b/c he fell asleep almost right away which he never does! He was just an overtired mess and add in the mix having all the attention from grandparents! Lindsay also fell asleep right away. After we got them to bed his parents left and it was nice to finally sit down that day and have some quiet!
Today (Monday) Colby ofcourse had school. Well his parents came back over here to go with Austin to bring him. I hated to not go with them but I didn't want to get Lindsay out twice so I stayed here with her. They did pick up Max though. I know his parents were excited to see where he goes to school though and meet his teacher. When they got back to the house they visited for just a bit then left to go home. Austin went to work in the yard so I had some quiet time with Lindsay. When it was time to get Colby I told Austin we would all go and pick him up then take him to eat mexican. It was a nice treat to go out to lunch we rarely do that anymore when we pick him up. We wanted Lindsay to go down for a late nap though that way we could all rest at the same time. Its been a nice afternoon the 4 of us. After Colby woke up from his nap he and Austin washed the cars and Colby even got to play in the sprinkler. He had so much fun doing that! It kept him busy for over 30 minutes! Afterwards we cooked and ate dinner. We then went on our usual family walk. Well Colby got the idea to ride this old riding toy he had when he was 2 around the whole block. We didn't think he would be able to do it but his hard head ofcourse proved us wrong and he went around just slowly. I swear that boy! He's such a strong willed child if I ever saw one! I have a feeling though he gets that from me. If you ask my mom I don't think I was the easiest child at times. Anyway we had a great weekend and enjoyed Austin being off. Now tomorrow is kinda back to reality. I am praying for a good week though. I always hate when Austin goes back to work for a long stretch but we will make it!

Preschool Easter Event

Today we had our annual Preschol Easter Celebration. This was the 3rd year we have had this. The first year I was just able to attend the event with Colby who was 1 1/2 at the time. The last 2 years I have been one of the hosts/planners of the event. Its a lot different when you are in charge! I feel like I'm overwhelmed and so busy the whole time! In fact I didn't even get pictures today! Last year wasn't quite as bad when I was just in charge of Colby and he was 2 1/2 so he could do a lot on his own. This year was hectic though with 2 little ones in tow. In fact I feel bad b/c I don't feel like I was much help to my mom. I think she understood though. Lindsay was in an awful mood for most of it. She was happy when we first got there and I was able to help set up while she sat in a bouncer and looked around. Colby though was in a mood at that point. He gets upset when we go to church and he doesn't get to go play cars. He finally got ok and then it was her. It was her naptime. I had hoped she would sleep on the way over b/c I knew once we were there that there would be too much noise for her to sleep. She did ok being carried around but I wasn't able to ever put her down again. She had to eat while the big kids hunted for eggs which I was sad I didn't get to see Colby do any of that! Colby seemed to enjoy the whole morning once all the kids showed up. Once again I really didn't get to see him do much other then eat his snack and work on a couple crafts. I guess thats part of being a mom of 2! I eventually had to leave early with Lindsay though b/c she was so tired and cranky. I knew there was no way I could keep her there until noon it just wouldn't be fair! We did have a great turnout though! I think we had about 20 kids and about 20 adults! That's way more I think then we have ever had! We might have had close to that the first year. Anyway I hope its something we can keep up. Next year will be fun when lindsay is 1 and Colby is 4! I will really be busy though!

Turning 30!

Wow I can't believe today I am 30! That seemed so old to me several years ago but now its here for me! I really don't feel all that different. It feels like just yesterday I was in highschool but it wasn't just yesterday it was 12 years ago! I am having a low key birthday today. Austin had to go back to work today and Colby had school. Its just been me and Lindsay hanging out at home! I hope Austin can get home early though and we can enjoy a nice family dinner the 4 of us and maybe some birthday cake ;)
Austin and I did go out last night to celebrate and we had our annual birthday dinner at my parent's house a week ago. I have already been blessed with cares, messages and phone calls though!
I can't wait to see what the next 10 years has in store. These last 10 years have been very exciting. I got engaged and married to my best friend. I graduated college and got a job teaching 2nd grade. I experienced my first awful natural disaster in my own hometown. Austin and I bought a house. We had our first 2 children! Wow God has truly blessed us! Its hard to think about what will happen between now and 40!

The Past Few Days

We have had a good week around here. Nothing really big going on but still enjoying it. Its been pretty routine with Colby having school. Austin was off Wednesday and Thursday so we have enjoyed that extra time with him. We haven't gotton to do a whole lot because we've had some crazy rain/storms over the last 2 days! Today in fact was really rainy we did get out and go to Target though. It was honestly nice though to not have to wake up early and rush off anywhere. I feel like every day we have somewhere to be now that Colby is in school 3 days a week!
Tonight Austin and I went out to celebrate my birthday a day early. We figured tonight would be better since he was off today rather then trying to go tomorrow night when he's working. We chose to just go out the 2 of us this year. This kinda made up for Valentine's, Anniversary, and tomorrow's birthday. We haven't been out alone since Lindsay was born. Usually we would have taken Colby with us but now since there is 2 of them we figured we would enjoy a night out without kids. We left Colby at home the year he was a baby with my parents, the next year we did a casual dinner at Trashy Mexican, and last year the 3 of us went to dinner at Des Familes. We may do another casual dinner next year when Lindsay is 1 so we can all eat out as a family! I can't believe I will be 30 tomorrow!
Like I say its been a quiet week...I had Monday morning while Colby was in school with just Lindsay and I...and then Tuesday my parents picked Colby up and spent the day with him. It was nice to have a few quiet days with just Lindsay. We will have a busy weekend to make up for it though!