I was
thinking this morning about how fast the past year went by. It has been one year
now since I returned to work after my maternity leave with Kate. It is hard to
believe just how fast this past year has gone. This time last year I was just
getting into the groove of things here and pumping twice a day for 30 minutes
each time. It makes me sad to think how fast time is going and how my girls are
growing up. The baby phase is almost gone. Maybe it is gone, but to me it still
feels like Kate is a baby. I realize that I have to embrace this time and
cherish it. I know I will never get it back. I need to enjoy each stage with the
girls being happy that they are here with us and healthy, not sad that they are
no longer a baby or toddler. Wow will I ever miss the toddler years? I don’t
know but my guess is yes! These are tough years, but so worth it!
Lauren came
down with strep throat yesterday. She felt terrible, and when she got home from
the doctor she just layed on the couch all night. When she woke up this morning
(at Nana’s house) she said “Mom?” I said “yes sweetie?” she then said “I love
you mommy”. Talk about melt your heart moment! I hate that she is sick, but she
is so sweet when she is sick. This morning before going into work she wanted to
sit in the chair with me and snuggle. Oh how I love my girls! They are the
best!
4/17/13
Last night after putting the girls down Steve and I went outside to enjoy the
beautiful weather. We got up to go look at the gate that he had fixed, and then
we walked through the yard. Mom called on my cell phone, so I was talking to her
on the lower deck. After about 10 or 15 minutes we went back up to the deck. I
thought I heard Lauren but it looked like she was coming from Kate’s monitor. I
just shrugged and went on talking to mom, since it appeared to stop. So we are
sitting there and all of the sudden I see Lauren out of the corner of my eye
walking right by me in the dining room! It freaks me out for a second and I’m
pointing to her telling Steve “Lauren!” I continue talking to Mom, and Steve
goes to put Lauren back in bed. After he gets her down he tells me that she said
she had to help Kate and she turned her music box on. He looked and both the
gate and Kate’s room door were open. When I went to bed later that night I had
no sheets or comforter. I remembered walking over something by Kate’s crib, so I
looked with the light of my cell phone and sure enough there in a pile were my
sheets and comforter! I woke sometime during the night and thought if she did
all that I wonder what she put in Kate’s crib. When Kate woke up in the morning
I saw the red toy nail (that she had been playing with after her bath, so that
may have been my fault) and her blue elephant in the crib! I wish that I could
have seen them the night before. I imagine it was so sweet, and it is so funny
to think of Lauren in there “helping” Kate while Kate slept right through all of
it. Oh what sweet memories!4/28/13
I am trying to catch up a little on my blog while the girls are napping. Yesterday we finally moved Kate into her new bedroom. It was pretty exciting, but also a little sad for me. I have slept in the same room with her ever since she was born. She did great last night. She went to bed and never made a peep! Nap time has been a different story-I have had to rock her to sleep. Her room does have a lot of light during the day. Hopefully she will get used to it and start napping better! We are working on a lot of projects. Some crafts but mostly outdoor projects like plants, the steps for the deck and the girls play set. It is stressful but also exciting at the same time. I plan to start my diet tomorrow! I have to lose some weight...
I did a photo shoot with the girls on 4/19 before my foot surgery. Of course they were all over the place, and at first I didn't think I got any good pictures. After looking at them I saw some of both girls that I really liked!
