When you have a newborn baby, functioning with a lack of sleep is the most difficult part of your day, which is ofcourse ALL day…and night. When the baby becomes mobile you sleep a little more, but expend much energy on babyproofing, correcting, leading, and guiding the little guy. When they reach toddlerhood, they wear you out with endless questions, testing of boundaries, and ofcourse potty training. Then baby #2 comes along and you begin the process all over again until baby #3 arrives 14 months later. O.K., so this is MY story. At the rate we were going I think if we had gotten pregnant again, Pete and baby #4 would have been like 10 months apart or something like that. I have to say that at this point of my life, I’m thankful baby #4 is probably going to be approaching toddlerhood by the time she becomes a Nowell. My kids are wearing me out. I love them anyway, but I am tired!
We are trying to adjust to a new family schedule and so far, I’m losing. Our mornings are filled to the brim with activities and I have to remind myself that I CHOSE this. I am the one that sets the schedule. The schedule is fine, it’s the adjusting to it that’s the hard part. Getting into a routine always is. Mornings are chiropractor appointments, staff meetings, BSF, going to the gym 3x/week, and homeschooling. (Not all on the same day!) That leaves afternoons to fit in naps, finishing up school, housecleaning, computer work (and play), fieldtrips, doctor appointments, reading, etc. Then Benny comes home and we hang out at night. No, not just lazing around, but grocery shopping, family projects, entertaining friends over dinner, and sometimes watching movies. How does anyone have time to watch T.V.??? Thank God for the DVR so we can see our shows on the weekends. Have I mentioned that I’m tired? We need a few nights of just lazing around!
Our workouts are going great. I’m sore, but it’s a good sore. I’m becoming acquainted with muscles I forgot I had. They’ve been buried since the day I quit playing sports in college and started packing on the pounds. Three children have contributed to the fluff, and they’ve had a nice soft mommy to snuggle with until now. After only a few weeks of the gym, my legs are getting rock hard again, and I’m shedding the fluff. I have calf muscles most men would kill for so I’m concerned about them getting any bigger, but with Benny as my coach, I’m not too worried. He’s been doing this longer than I have and he knows what he’s doing. My one whining complaint is this: IT’S NOT FAIR THAT MEN LOSE WEIGHT FASTER THAN WOMEN!!! There, now that I got that off my chest…I lost 9 pounds in January. Benny lost A LOT more. I really need to quit comparing myself with him cause I’m never going to lose faster than him with us both working out. 🙂
I’m happy that our family has made so many positive changes since moving to Denver. We are all getting healthier and stronger, and learning a lot about ourselves and each other. God is working miracles in our lives. I’m decluttering like a mad woman and the extra room we have is filled with peace. I love it! It’s hard to give away and throw out “stuff” that I’ve been clinging to for years. I’ve been very convicted about not storing up my treasures here on earth, though I know there is nothing wrong with having stuff. It’s when that stuff begins to rob me of my joy because I’m too busy cleaning it, shuffling it, and daydreaming about the day I can trade it all in for new stuff that it becomes a problem. It’s kind of nice to reach the breaking point and move on. I’ve shed atleast a quarter of our stuff and it feels GREAT! And guess what? Nobody misses it! Go figure. I’m tired of living in the “but I may need this someday and I don’t want to waste the money buying it again” stage.
Our lives fill up so quickly and busyness becomes the norm. I hate that. Newborn busyness is hard, so is 3 kids while homeschooling and balancing the rest of our lives busyness. It’s a good thing I’m not alone in this craziness.
Wow! Talk about boring blogs Adam…you just sat through more ramblings than I intended. It’s a good thing I only post about 1/2 % of what actually goes through my head. I’ll try again later…
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I don’t know how you do it all! I can barely manage myself; forget a whole family full of needs, wants, and stuff. I’m amazed at your ability to focus and prioritize so the important stuff stays the important stuff. Keep it up!
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