Tackling It – Making It Permanent

In a past life, I took a heads on approach to just about everything.  The problem with this approach is that it never lasts.  Whether it was a diet, a hobby, a “life’s dream”, you name it, eventually the fire dwindled down to a smolder, and eventually went out.  With a second little one on the way, I’ve decided that while I can use Tuesdays as a motivating day to keep me going, I can’t rely on Tuesdays to get me started.  Tackling too much on Tuesday has led to needing to take it easy on Wednesday, feeling like I was in a rut on Thursday, and then I would pity party my way through the weekend.

Over the past couple of months, my step-mom has been coming over about once a week to help me get the apartment cleaned and organized.  Originally, the goal was to have the apartment ready for RJ by the time I hit 28 weeks pregnant.  Well, after someone having a death in the family followed by a co-worker going to Hawaii for almost two weeks, I had no energy for most of the month.  Last week, I was a week past the goal and nowhere near ready to bring a new little guy home!  With our session last Tuesday, we got the apartment within two rooms of being ready.

Since then, I’ve been working a little each night to see how close I can be when she comes over the next time.  By the time RJ is here, I want to be at a point where we can start the dishwasher on our way out the door and come home as a family of four into a peaceful home.  That won’t happen by trying to make huge gains one day and then sliding down the hill for the next six.

Trying to find Time

A couple of weeks ago, I was blessed to have two days off in a row.  Yes, given the situations that have come up at work, I do consider it a blessing and I sometimes feel like the next time it happens will be because I’m off having a baby.  During those two days, I got off my butt, found the pedal for the sewing machine, and started making cloth diapers for RJ.  I truly enjoyed it!  I want to make more.  I want to wash some of the fabric I have laying around and make some play dresses for Khaila.  There are so many things I can think of that I would love to do, I just need to find time to do them!

I feel like a bad mommy because I would love nothing more than to knock out a few diapers, the cover that I have waiting to be sewn, and prep more material since today’s my day off.  Why does that make me a bad mommy?  Because I promised Khaila that we would have a together day and we would bake today.  Her Nana has introduced her to the kitchen and she loves it!  I enjoy it too, but I find my patience is definitely wearing thin these days and that makes things not fun for anyone!

In the Motherhood

I really wanted to like this show.  I’ve been seeing commercials for a couple of months and it looked hilarious.  I’m hoping it’s off to a rocky start and next Thursday will be better.  Just a bit sad.

UBP 2009 Begins!

Last year, the Ultimate Blog Party hosted by 5minutesformom.com really helped me kick off my blogging attempts on my former blog.  Then, life intervened and I didn’t blog for a while.  Imagine my surprise when I learned that UBP 2009 was starting so soon after I decided to revive my blogging habit!

A quick introduction since there’s not a ton of content for you to spend hours browsing:

I’m Heather, mommy to Mikhaila and almost 29 weeks pregnant with her little brother, RJ.  RJ is short for Richard James Joseph, his grandfathers.  I’ve been married to their daddy, Rick, for almost 4 years now, together for 8 years next month.  With the exception of three years spent in Nebraska, I have lived in southern Wisconsin my entire life.

I’m looking forward to meeting other moms and reading about your adventures in parenthood, both this week and beyond!

Um, What Day is It?

Wow, I don’t know if it’s because brain cells are dying because of this pregnancy or if it’s being over-worked or what, but I just posted my Wordless Wednesday post – on Thursday!  Yes, I really thought it was Wednesday.

There has been much going on that makes it easy to forget what day it is.  First, it was the first week I got two days off in over a month. Before that, days off were never consecutive, so it was a luxury.  I got so much done around the house in preparation for RJ’s arrival that I forgot I had a “real” job.  Yesterday, I woke up, got my day started, made my list of things to do, and then remembered that I had to work last night. I know I’m not cut out to be a full-time SAHM, but it was nice to play one for a couple of days!

My days off weren’t all fun and games though.  Khaila came down with a stomach bug on Saturday morning, about 5 minutes before I had to go to work. Today was the first day her appetite is really back, so I think she may finally be over the worst of it.  Saturday and Sunday were spent cradling a sick toddler, trying to help her feel better, Monday was spent watching her sleep.  Tuesday, she seemed better, so we took advantage of the wonderful day and went to the zoo.  She had fun, but was ready to be done by the time we got through about half of the exhibits.  The poor girl slept all the way home and then for about an hour after.  Today, she was finally ready to go back to school.

I’m really hoping to find a way to keep time from slipping away from me. Whether it’s the weeks and months of my pregnancy or the years of Khaila’s life, I feel the holes in this sieve getting bigger and time is going faster and faster.

My Own Creations!

Tackle It Tuesday – Bedroom Shuffle

      Get your mind out of the gutter! With RJ’s arrival getting closer and closer, we really need to get working on moving bedrooms around. Khaila is moving into my former office and we’ll put RJ in what is currently Khaila’s room. There are multiple reasons for doing it this way.
       First, the office is purple, more of a girly color, so we won’t have to repaint. Next, Khaila’s room is closer. Sure, they’re next to each other, but those few steps add up in the middle of the night! The last reason (and the reason that made us think about moving rooms) there’s no closet for Khaila to hide in in the office. We had a bit of a scare one day when daddy couldn’t find her and she had hidden BEHIND some stuff in her closet! Yes, I think this’ll work out much better!
       I’ll post pictures tomorrow of the before and after of our work.

How Things Change

I realize that both of my blogs have been attention-deprived for far too long. A lot has happened in the past six months. In September, I became a full-time student at the same time as being a full-time mommy and maintaining a full-time job. Is it any wonder that I didn’t have time to blog?

You know how people always say you can’t determine what God has in store for your life? Well, September also turned out to be the month we got pregnant with baby #2. While not expected, we’re certainly excited!

As June gets closer, I’m hoping to be more diligent about blogging since Rick’s family is 700 miles away and this is the best way to keep them up to date on everything.