So here is a summary of my day:
8:00 am Get up. Caleb comes home
Take a shower, then go up and get Bryson. Continue organizing Bryson's/baby's room since I dug out all his clothes and baby items from storage. Try to find places for bibs, onesies, bottles, sizes newborn, 0-3mo, 3-6 mo, 6-9 mo etc. (I feel like I just put these things away!) Realize I need to stop and make breakfast.
9:00am Make french toast for breakfast.
After breakfast we take a family outing to the Farmer's market. (We try to spend time with Caleb in the am before he goes to sleep.) I buy veggies for the week and Bryson starts devouring blueberries. I'll buy that quart as well, thank you.
Walk over to library and watch construction workers.
Walk to home store in Kirkwood and admire all the new fall items. Is it too soon start decorating for fall? I love fall decor, but maybe should wait until Sept.
Come home. Caleb goes to sleep. Bryson is cranky. Try to keep him up a little longer, but give up and put him down early for his nap.
12:00 Lay down for 30 min. Get up, eat and start making chicken noodle soup for dinner. Boiled a whole chicken yesterday. Whole chickens are cheap to buy but so gross to tear the meat off!
1:45 Bryson wakes up. Too soon, he will be cranky. All he wants to do is fuss and eat blueberries. Let him play outside since it's so nice out.
2:00 Wish I could be at Katie and Anthony's wedding
3:30 Drag myself to the grocery store. Let Bryson ride in the cart with the "car" attached to the front. Cart doesn't stear well and I run into everything in the store. Bryson throws a fit in the parking lot when it's time to get out.
4:30 Unload groceries. It starts to rain.
4:45 Let Bryson go up and wake up his dad. Heat up soup for dinner.
5:00 We all eat dinner together. I start crying because I am exhausted and worked so hard on the meal and Bryson won't even touch it. Suddenly he starts eating then asks for seconds and thirds. (Maybe I should try that method more often!)
5:30 Caleb leaves for work.
Bryson demands to go back outside. No time to clean up unless I want to hear him fuss. (Why is he so emotional today?) I at least put the pot of soup in the fridge with the lid off so it will cool.
Play outside with sidewalk chalk. I draw flowers all over the sidewalk which proves to be very theraputic.
6:30pm come inside to make cookies for AWANA. Somehow half the cookies disappear before they even cool. Not enough cookies to take. (What makes me think I need to take on this responsibility 9 mo pregnant anyway?!)
Get some milk out of the fridge to eat with the cookies. Dump chicken noodle soup all over the fridge and floor. Bryson willingly helps wipe floor with a paper towel. Eat another cookie.
7:30 Kitchen is a disaster. Decide to go for a walk. My legs hurt and I feel like I'm having a contraction the whole time. Discouraged that despite all my contractions I am not showing any signs of early labor.
8:00pm Take Bryson up to bed. Walk into his room and realize I left it a disaster in my attempt to "organize". Read and sing to Bryson. He asks for his dad. I try to explain dad is at work.
9:00pm. Blog about my day. Wish I had my husband home to rub my feet. Wish I didn't have to face my kitchen. Thankful for a beautiful, cool day, despite all the mishaps.
Wonder how I am EVER going to SURVIVE with two children!!!
About Us
- Caleb and Anna
- We are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who live in St. Louis and have two sons.
The third member of our family
Bryson keeps us busy!
12 comments:
Oh honey!!! You have my number next time 1/2 of that day happens you call me. I can't make chicken noodle soup but I can fix you something...or just let you get out for a few hours while Asher gets to play with Bryson. I'll be waiting to hear from you...ya know you and Caleb should try to get a date night/or day in before #2 arrives. But otherwise...TRUST ME, you can do it. 2 is a lot easier not pregnant than 1 while you are in your 9th month :-) Praying for you as your head hits the pillow tonight.
You have my sympathy and to a degree, my empathy. Hopefully you will get some good rest tonight and have a much better day tomorrow. The life of a Mother. God will greatly bless you for all you do.
Anna, I hope tomorrow will be better...being a mom feels so much harder when you're pregnant though! You poor thing - I could really relate to your "day" - I remember those times so well. It's especially hard when there are no older children in the house to help distract the whiny toddler. But it won't be long and Bryson will grow out of it. He is getting so big! Someday not too long from now you will be able to send him and his brother out into the back yard to play (without you) while you leisurely cook dinner. It will come!
Until then, eat as many cookies as you want, girl. =)
oh Anna I love this post. And now in a couple of years you can look back on it and laugh:)
Sarah-Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on watching B in Sept when Caleb's schedule lightens up so we can have a date night!
Rachel- Thanks for the encouragement. Since B is my first child, I feel like I don't have a concept of how things will get easier. Caleb is hoping to fence in the last part of the backyard though, so B can play and I don't have to worry about him wandering off. It will be a while before I leave him out there unattended, but good to know that day will come eventually!
Oh Goodness! What a day...You are a trooper if you only cried once. When I was nine months pregnant I think I cried at least once on a good day. : ) And I wasn't chacing around a little one. Hang in there girl! You're doing great!
You will be a wonderful mother to two little boys! I hope you have better days to come.
What a day for you... You're an amazing woman, wife, and mother. I only pray that I'll have half of your strength when our time comes. Love you Anna!
Praying for you today.
I was also just wondering if it's too early for fall decor? I had to throw away my summer hanging porch plants.
Yep, everything seems more overwhelming with the unknown anticipation at the end of your pregnancy and you're just tired and move slowly. I seriously thought I could do cartwheels right after I had the babies - you will feel so much better soon.
You will do just great with 2!
i have the same offer as sarah! call me! my older two are in school, so we should get the younger two together, you know, wear them out so they take great naps!
i have had days like that. everything breaks, the kids are whiny, james isnt coming home for FOREVER and i am just so exhausted. i sympathize. it does get easier.
Anna, try to slow down a little hon! As I was reading this post, before I even realized you were having a bad day I was thinking, "how does she manage to tackle so much in one day-she must be supermom!"
Evelyn just turned 1 this month and it's still hard to do too much with two little ones. I did much better after I realized that we weren't going to get "back to normal" because with another person in the house, you have to find a NEW normal. Let it be what it is in the grace of God.
Also, at Bryson's age, discipline is so important. Elisa was so quick to figure out that she could misbehave while I was nursing etc. The most important thing is to be consistent with that. He's not too young to be working on attitudes too. Put the baby down when you have to and take care of business! Your home will be happier for it.
Anna - I love the honesty in your account of your day. It's funny that even through the tough parts of your day I found myself thinking. I hope one day I am as good of a wife and mother as you are. Your faith and caring are parts of you I have always admired. Miss you and love you!
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