Morning Getaway

We went to Target. That seems like one of the best places for a mommy and her kiddos, don't you think?

When I got home, I realized that I left the three things I really went for in the cart. Sigh. At least I didn't pay for them. I missed the items in the mess of jackets and kids in the buggy.

Guess we'll have to go back!

Thank God for Mimi

My mom (Mimi) has always been awesome. But with the birth of the Princess, she literally saved my life. Mimi planned two weeks of vacation for the time right after the sweet baby girl was born. The last few months, we've been jokingly asking The Princess to wait until her due date to be born, because that's the schedule that would work for everyone, particularly Mimi. The Princess was born about twelve hours after Mimi's last shift ended.

She cooks, she cleans, she usually only gives advice when asked (and doesn't say 'I told you so' when I should have asked), she entertains The Prince, she lets me sleep.

Thanks, Mom.

Seriously, two?

I've been debating about what my first post-pregnancy blog should be about. Labor and delivery, the second time around? The status of my sanity, as relates to the amount of sleep I get, and the number of children I have? How there's no possible way I could have made it through the last few weeks without help?

I'll just settle for some pictures of the joyous occasion.

Pregnancy Tidbits

The bigger I get, the skinnier the world looks to me.

My legs look great? Don't you think? That's one good thing about the big middle. I'm living in my leggings.

Pregnancy insomnia will allow you to blog at 3:00 am.

This Princess may be a Cowgirl. The pregnancy insomnia includes such stuck-in-my-head songs as "Fishing," "You and Tequila," and any ZBB songs.

Pregnancy brain will lead you to do many funny things. Like, get everything accomplished on your to-do list at work on Friday, only to realize on Saturday that you've forgotten to print the weekly bulletin for church. Sigh.

First Haircut

He chose the yellow car, and we brought snacks for distraction.

Wait, you wanna do what?

First sprays of water...

First cuts...doing OK...

Success.

Handsome boy! OK, it might not look like much, but we really cut off a couple of inches. Just couldn't bear to get rid of all the curls!

Snooze

First time at Snooze.

As a diner, at least.

He had the berry bowl.

Can I please have a day off?

Not sure how it happens that suddenly it's been so long since my last post. I'm pretty sure there's a time warp in my living room.

I'm not sure I can do it today. You know, life & responsibilities. I'm not suicidal or anything, I'd just like to crawl back into bed today.

Last night, The Prince decided that midnight to 3:00 was a fantastic time to be up, and I had a hard time convincing him otherwise. He wanted to sleep in Mommy and Daddy's bed, but he couldn't settle down, and Mommy can't sleep when he is sharing. So, I spread a quilt out on the living room floor, like he and I were camping, so we'd both have enough room. (I was thinking about sleeping on the floor anyway - it's very nice on my back these days.) Eventually, we both went back to sleep.

So, I'm very short tempered today, as is The Prince. I'm hoping I don't make any stupid sleep-deprived mistakes at work, and that I don't make any stupid sleep-deprived snaps at my family.

It's been a terribly stressful few weeks. I'm no longer working from home, which seems to be good news and bad news, and my pregnancy hormones are going bonkers. I cry a lot, and the hormones and not sleeping make for a yucky vicious cycle.

Sigh. Unfortunately, I can't just take a day off of live and work and mothering and relationships. We'll see how today goes.