Staying home

First of all, thank you SO much for all of your kind comments on here and on Facebook about our baby girl news! We are so excited.

I did also seem to stir up discussion about my previous post about the Fruity Pebbles. I had people that I didn't even know read my blog say something about it. I know I grossed a lot of you out (including Scott) with that one and I am sorry. Just be glad there were no pictures, ha!

I have been home now for two months. I have to say that is has been the BEST two months ever. I didn't know what to expect being a stay at home mom. Here are some observations I have made in these two months:

-There is really no obligation or motivation to take a shower as soon as you wake up. I never thought I would be one of those moms that I used to see on my way to work wearing a ballcap & sweats dropping off my kids at school. I used to think "good grief get up and get ready, lady." Whoopsy, that's me now. Don't worry, I haven't missed a shower one day, some days they are just a little delayed.

-Holy cow how much trash can one family have? I literally take our kitchen trash out two or three times a day. Where is it all coming from?

-I'm afraid our dishwasher is going to go on strike from being run every day. Now that we can't eat out a million times a week I have to load and unload every day. This is very new to me.

-When you are home all day you have this guilt looming over you that you are supposed to be cleaning and organizing and making sure everything is perfect. I am not a fan of this.

-You get to experience your kids' funniest moments. Reece, for example, fell asleep in the middle of the living room floor the other day at 10 in the morning. He was playing, playing, and then laid down and went to sleep. I had to take a picture. That will teach him from getting up at 3am and trying to get in bed with us!

-It makes for an extra LONG day when your hubby works late.

-No matter how hard I try to fight it, I can't resist a nap. Each day I tell myself that I will NOT take one, but once Reece is in his bed sound asleep and the house is quiet my body just seems to head for the couch. My mom has actually started saying "are you sleeping" when she calls in the afternoon. That's bad.

-When I get on the computer to get my work hours in Reece gets ticked. He comes over and tries to close the laptop and says "NOOOOO, close it!" What a bossy boy.

-The Backyardigans are NOT my friends. That is the one movie I can turn on & Reece will sit and watch so I can get my work done on the computer and they absolutely drive me NUTS!!! This is a big statement coming from me because I watched (and enjoyed) the Wiggles for about 3 years with Ethan. I don't know what it is about the Backyardigans but they are more than I can take. Is anyone else with me on this one?

I really have loved being at home. It has been so great.