Got Kids?
So life with two children has been a little more trying than I had thought it would be. Not to say that I am regretting it, or that I would change things. Instead I find myself wondering where the day has gone and why I am so very tired. Nothing prepares you.
It couldn’t be because 3-4 hours I am nursing in a 24 hour period, or that my dear sweet son is still not sleeping through the night. Nor could it be the constant chatter, and challenging questions … “But WHY did the meteorites come to kill the dinosaurs?”.
I promised to share with you some of the reading I did when the laptop was in the shop. Then there was a car accident, now there is the fall out from that. New car seat shopping for Ethan, estimates for repairs … yada yada … boring yucky stuff that must be done.
I have been desperately trying to carve out a little time for myself, for my hobbies … to fill my cup so that when there is another “Why is it still winter?” or i have to nourish my sweet kids, I have the patience and love to do it well. I find that these days I have too many interests and not enough time. If only the kids would not grow up so quickly, then I would not feel the need to always put them first. There would be just a little time, to sew, paint, do more designs and sleep.
A newly found friend asked me where I found the time to do my own thing. She figured I just never slept. I do a lot in stages. One piece here and there, in hopes it will all get done. I try to encourage the children to be apart of it (cooking dinner, cleaning) but there is a deep desire to have a little alone time as of late.
So Thursday there will be a contest. You could be the next big winner … Until then I will try to read, write, knit, sew after I have spent hours reading “My ears are too beeg for my head. My Head is too Beeg for my body…“, roaring, tickling, singing … loving it all.
Hey Chelle!
It’s been a while since I’ve been here. I didn’t realize you had another accident, yikes! Those seem to follow you guys wherever you go, don’t they?
I totally agree, I wish days were 36 hours long, there just isn’t enough time to do anything.
You’re doing just great!
As the kids get older, we get a little more time for ourselves. It’s true they are little for such a short time. You will have time for you again…it’s not forever that you’ll be tired.
Neither of my kids slept through the night until they were almost 2. My daughter STILL comes into our bedroom in the middle of the night.
I’m convinced that one day I’ll miss that.
You ARE doing great. You ARE.
I’m trying to work out time to do things I love too. I used to think that it was the evenings, but now once the kids are in bed and I’ve cleaned up from the day ….. I’m to shattered! Sigh. It IS going to happen!
I’m in the opposite boat. I have way too much alone time right now… and we haven’t even begun the deployment! Oddly, all this quiet me-time is exhausting. :/
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I never felt like I had much alone time till my kids were a bit older. Even then (and even now sometimes) I still feel a bit guilty about having my own time. I do justify it these days by realizing that my kids want their privacy, and to do teenage things. I can’t believe how fast they grew up, though. It really does fly by!
Yeah, I have always wondered that ’bout ya too…WHERE do you find the TIME????
But you and your babies are so happy and sweet, I just know you wouldn’t have it any other way…
How’s J today?
When I was a YOUNG mother, (23) I had two boys. They were 20 months apart. There were days I thought I would go completely insane and never be anything other than “mommy” again. I won’t lie. It was hard. Two boys, both in diapers, nursing one, trying to pay enough attention to the other one. My then husband was NEVER home. I have no idea what he was doing, which is why we got divorced. The second marriage, I had my babies 7 years a part! And with age comes wisdom. They DO grow up too fast, and I have learned to cherrish every minute because honestly, I was so exhausted all the time when my second son was born, I barely remember what he was like as a baby and that makes me feel SO VERY sad! You are doing a wonderful job and and you can NEVER spend too much time with your kids.
Time? Duct tape?
Fax and Fed Ex was supposed to make it easier to make deadlines. It didn’t. It made deadlines worse. Somehow I think longer days would be the same. But I do appreciate the problem.
I am finding it hard to carve out time for myself, too. Sometimes when I have special projects I want to work on, I do skip sleeping….
Well I enjoy time after the girls are in bed. Some nights I even get Morgyn into bed early (hard when she’s almost 14 LOL) Now that it is just Jillian and I at home during the day it has lightened up some, I will have a whole 2 hours twice a week next fall when she goes to pre-shool.
I hear you. I have no idea where the last 9.5 weeks have gone. My maternity leave is almost 1/4 gone!
So glad your family is okay after the accident. Hope you get some me time soon. I actually look forward to work sometimes because of the alone time I get in the car on the way there and home.
Oh, the life of being a mom, right?
At least you have cute kids!
You know sleep is overrated.
Things are quite hectic in our household as well, with now having 3 little ones between the ages of 3 years old and 4 months old! Three children are a LOT MORE work than 1 or even 2.
I’ve not been getting near enough sleep. I find myself up until 1 AM or later trying to find time to do my own things. It’s crazy, but we still keep plugging away. The kids really are worth it.
I too would love some alone time. It’s been a few months now since I’ve had any - which I know because it was when we were still in SC!
Here’s to a few quiet moments.
Seems Mom’s are able to pull a lot of time out of their hats for everything besides themselves
I feel the same way. There certainly is not enough hours in the day!
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It IS hard, that first year with two kids. But it doesn’t STAY hard like that - really. You just need to ride this out and know that very, very soon it WILL be easier.
I’m finding out the same thing about life with 2 kids LOL I don’t quite trust Kayla alone w/Lucas right now -especially because she’s now trying to pick him up - yikes! So I find I have to take my showers in the evening when Joe is home instead of in the morning since he’s off to work. It is hard to find time for just yourself and find that balance between giving everyone the attention they want!