Weekend Recap #2
Hello to my favorite internet friends! Here's a little weekend recap for you all! Saturday: It's funny because the weekend comes around and Matthew and I go in to super crazy "let's be productive" mode. Saturday is usually anything besides relaxing for us, but as I have mentioned before, I like productive chaos. We started off Saturday morning by running around to get little things we needed around the house. We came home to then hang around... and by "hang out" I mean I was on baby duty and Matthew worked on building a frame for our fireplace - since we are starting to baby proof everything - I'll share the final product tomorrow! Then he took my car in around 1 pm to get the tires rotated, get a new key, etc... As I tried to get the babies down for their nap, they simply were not having it! I'm sitting on the couch, Oliver passed out on my chest and Olivia asleep on my lap. I closed my eyes and let out a deep sigh of relief because the past two hours I was practically wrestling both babies to get them to nap. In the midst of the chaos, all I could think about is how straight tiring it can be. How I just want to eat something or go to the bathroom. It's hilarious how the basic needs you need to survive appear so luxurious to you after awhile. I'd be lying to you all if I said I didn't get annoyed or on edge because of it sometimes. I continued sitting there and it hit me. I have two small humans laying there so peacefully snuggled on me. I can physically feel their little heartbeats and their sweet sleeping breathing. I sat there and started praying to God (something I find myself doing a lot) and thanking him for physically allowing me to be able to take care of my babies. In all honesty, I expected that being a mom would be emotional and mentally challenging. I overlooked how physically draining it can be. I sat there and kept thanking God, over and over again. Thank you for making me physically strong enough to do this. Just, thank you. It's easy to get caught up in how hard something can be. I think that's the most important time to be thankful because regardless of any challenges, how [...]