So I am adjusting to life as a stay at home mom. I still get up pretty early every day...about 5:30 or so. Try and grab a cup of coffee, and feed the dogs...and then Olivia is up. We eat, and play and I do some things around the house, then Olivia takes her morning nap around 8:30. I grab a shower and get dressed, and we are off for morning erands, park play dates or lunch. Today we had swimming, and it is so cute to see her and the other babies interact, and figure out what all this water is. In the afternoon, she takes another nap, and I try to grab one too. Most days I don't, but it is my goal. Today the horrific thunderstorms we had shook the house and woke her up...ugh...so we had a bit of a tough afternoon. It is not easy trying to transition, but I would not miss these awesome moments for anything in the world. I know I am biased, but I feel like my little girl is the best and cutest thing on the planet.
It can be a little lonely considering the only word she can say to me is "hi", but the little hand wave that goes along with it...well that is so precious....I don't need any more words. Plus when the words come....I am sure I will wish I could shut her up!
Sometimes I think that it is something that anyone can do...raising a baby...and I could work or do something more productive, but then at 6:30 when I sit in the glider and give her a bottle, and she snuggles on my shoulder and relaxes for the night, I realize that this is what life is all about, and it just feels so good.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband, who understands that I need time for myself and gives me that, and for my daughter who has patience for me, as I learn to be a mom.
My To Do list is forever growing, and I always have things I need to accomplish. Sometimes I just sit on the couch though, or on the back deck and think that those things can wait. Stop the rushing, and drink it all in...cause it goes by oh so fast.
