I am 6 months pregnant and I have yet to do a thing for the arrival of my sweet Avabean.
I haven't started a registry, washed clothes or anything like that. I am feeling highly unmotivated and I sometimes wonder if I would be more motivated with Dan home on the weekends. I am just feeling so overwhelmed with the birth of another child. Part of me feels like I am so unprepared to be the mother of a toddler and a newborn. Then I wonder how I'm going to go back to work after Avabean is born. *sigh*
I know that all these feelings are probably just a reaction of the hormones. But it's hard to get all these things together, I have to start being more proactive, I guess.
Maybe putting together a to-do list for the evenings will help...starting with going trio Aj's clothes tomorrow and washing a small load of Ava's stuff after that.
I'm a great mom, I know that much and I can handle two kids. They are both blessings and I am forever grateful for the opportunity to be their mothers.
28 November 2011
26 November 2011
Better Days
I am feeling a little bit like a slacker since I haven't blogged in almost 2 months!
But in the end there hasn't been much to complain about it. It is ironic that I am taking the time to post tonight and Dan is at another USC game, haha.
Life is good. Ava is growing just like she should and I am realizing that with the help of the women in the PL&G group, I am so much more aware of things then I was when I was pregnant with Aj. This time around, I will be using reusable nursing pads, amber necklaces, a Beco carrier and am going to have both of my kids ERF. I feel extremely lucky to have these women who have shared their knowledge with me and are making me a better mom for BOTH of my kids. Who do it in a loving manner and don't make me feel stupid.
In the spirit of being thankful, I am beyond thankful for Dan. He isn't perfect but he loves me like nobody else. I know that me and our children will always be his first priority and that our relationship is more precious to him than anything in this life. But moe than anything else is that lately he reminds me of how beautiful he thinks I am. As I enter the 6th month of this blessed pregnancy I am finding myself more uncomfortable and more uneasy in my own skin....and that reminder makes me feel really good about myself. He has taken the time in the last few weeks to remind me of how much he loves me.
I am so thankful for my kids, even though for the moment Ava is safe and secure in my womb, I am so thankful for her. Each of them have played their part in making me feel complete. Aydan and Ava are my greatest joy and I wouldn't have either of them without Dan. It's funny how you think you know EXACTLY what you need/want in a future mate and then God comes along and gives you all things you needed but never knew you wanted.
I am so blessed.
But in the end there hasn't been much to complain about it. It is ironic that I am taking the time to post tonight and Dan is at another USC game, haha.
Life is good. Ava is growing just like she should and I am realizing that with the help of the women in the PL&G group, I am so much more aware of things then I was when I was pregnant with Aj. This time around, I will be using reusable nursing pads, amber necklaces, a Beco carrier and am going to have both of my kids ERF. I feel extremely lucky to have these women who have shared their knowledge with me and are making me a better mom for BOTH of my kids. Who do it in a loving manner and don't make me feel stupid.
In the spirit of being thankful, I am beyond thankful for Dan. He isn't perfect but he loves me like nobody else. I know that me and our children will always be his first priority and that our relationship is more precious to him than anything in this life. But moe than anything else is that lately he reminds me of how beautiful he thinks I am. As I enter the 6th month of this blessed pregnancy I am finding myself more uncomfortable and more uneasy in my own skin....and that reminder makes me feel really good about myself. He has taken the time in the last few weeks to remind me of how much he loves me.
I am so thankful for my kids, even though for the moment Ava is safe and secure in my womb, I am so thankful for her. Each of them have played their part in making me feel complete. Aydan and Ava are my greatest joy and I wouldn't have either of them without Dan. It's funny how you think you know EXACTLY what you need/want in a future mate and then God comes along and gives you all things you needed but never knew you wanted.
I am so blessed.
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