Some days I can’t quite figure out what our day should be like once we’ve woken up. It seems we have fallen into a bit of a routine. Breakfast, cartoons, I answer emails or edit for a few, play in their room, lunch, nap time, I work while they nap, run whatever kind of errand, dinner, they go down for bed and I go back to working. Not what you call a horrible day but I definitely need to change it up and add in some fun for my little guys. Even though they are only a year and a half, I wish you could all see just how excited they get when they are out and about exploring. Nowadays their favorite word is car.
Crandon Park Beach with the babes
Last week I started a new routine with the boys… a ” get-out-of-the-house-and-out-of-your-pajamas” routine. I don’t know if I happen to be the only stay-at-home mom that lives in her pajamas all day.. but this seriously becoming an issue. Unless we are ‘going out’ grocery shopping, Target run or to a doctor’s appointment, I rarely ever get out of comfy pants and a t-shirt. And to make matters worse, when I do get out all I do is alternate those yoga pants for a pair of jeans. Whatever happened to my non-frumpy mommy clothes? I pay so much attention to making sure the kids look great that I just whip whatever fits on. Does that happen to you? Well this can’t keep happening to me.
Bath-time for Coco
While I was pregnant with the boys my husband and my parents used to talk about their worries of how I would react once the babies were here in regards to the dog. You see, Coco is more than just a dog in this house. Coco has been my best pal ever since I got him almost 9 years ago. He was my first baby (fur-baby that is) and everyone was concerned I would neglect my children because the love I have for him is so strong. I would tell them then, just wait and see, everything will fall into place. Why were they worrying about something that hadn’t even happened yet? I knew deep inside my heart they were 100% wrong,
boats & sunshine
Last week my husband and I both traveled to Tampa for business and decided it would be a good idea to bring along the boys for a family road trip. If only we could do so for every meeting. I was even pushing for a weekend-stay but given that the next day we both had places to be it became a very short visit. On our way back we stopped in Sarasota to grab some dinner on the go. But before we left I made sure to convince the guys for a little walk around Sarasota’s Bayfront Park. The boys had never been to a marina or seen a boat up close so they were in for a special treat.
morning troubles
I’d say my favorite time of day is once I have gotten over the grogginess of having to get out of bed, prep milk for the boys and change diapers. We all lay together in bed and I tickle their feet while the drink their milk. This is routine. I know it won’t last forever but somedays I lay there wishing it would. I take their hands and measure just how much they have grown in this past short year. It’s a bittersweet feeling seeing your children grow up. One part of you wants them to grow smart and strong and the other is crying inside at the fact that you no longer have babies. At least that’s how it’s been for me since day one.