^^Totally framing this^^
Thankful for: A wonderful Mother's Day weekend! It all started with a spontaneous girls' night out on Friday when Dani suggested we go see the new movie, Mom's Night Out. So we caught the 9:10PM showing and laughed till we cried. The satire of motherhood was spot on. How could every one of us not relate to an overwhelming messy house, the feeling of utter exhaustion, or better yet, "having a moment"? We've all been there! So though the movie became quite predictable, it still had us all in tears by the end with its Christian message: Yes we're imperfect human beings, but that doesn't mean we are not enough. I think it really made a difference in how I perceived Mother's Day this year! A big thanks to our husbands for that last minute break. It was well worth it.
The rest of the weekend was low-key and spent mostly around home. I knew it was going to be a great day when Bron allowed me to peacefully sleep past 9:00AM on Sunday morning. It doesn't get any better than that! I love my job. Even though these two little boys deplete my sanity at times, they grow my heart and soul everyday. Motherhood is my life's greatest blessing.
^^At least I tried, right?^^
Excited about: Gel nails. I've been having a lot of fun this spring painting my nails; it's just a little something extra for me that makes me feel more feminine. Unfortunately, we all know maintaining pretty nails takes a little time and effort... until I came upon
this cute girl's blog post. I was suddenly inspired! After doing a little more "research", I was determined to do my own gel nails at home too. So last Saturday I dragged the boys around town shopping with me. We found my nail supplies at Sally's, an old office lamp at the thrift store, and a UV light bulb at the pet store. Voila! An at home manicure that will last two weeks. I am thrilled! Now all I need are more colors. Hehe.
Reading: Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent. I don't read much anymore these days (who has time for that?), but I got to read Divergent on the weekend I flew solo to California last month. The series is too good not to finish!
I Confess: I started potty training Levi... and six days later I gave up! He just isn't ready?!? I want to be done with diapers sooo bad! Really, I tried following a supposed "potty training guru's" regimen for three days. When that wasn't working, I switched tactics. I then sat the boy on the potty every 30 minutes. Not. One. Success. All. Week. Long. Okay, one half success. Levi tells us after he's made a mess, but makes absolutely no effort to run to the potty or stop the flow. After he pooped in the shower this morning, I officially threw in the towel. We'll come back to this in the fall after he turns two. I am so exhausted. But at least he was super cute in tiny underwear, right?
Recent happenings as recorded in pictures:
Jed wanted me to make him a rocket one morning.
Out of paper, he insisted,
with buttons. The left picture is our finished product: a paper bag with blue buttons glued onto the front and red tail fins on the back. (Mother of the year, right? Thank you! Haha.) It's been so much fun to watch him play. I punch in his trajectory and count down from five to blast-off. Then he runs around the room at breakneck speed until he crashes. It's super cute.
Jed also has a new obsession with pirates. He needed a pirate hat one morning so I tied a bandana around his head. No kidding, he naps with it on! He uses the trampoline as his ship and called me Captain Mommy today at lunch. After endless questions about what pirates do, I started to teach him some new words. He now eats in the galley, pees in the head, and tells Levi,
swab the deck ya scalawag! (Translation: Clean up the toys!) I love this kid's imagination.
^^The first flower Jed picked for me this year. He asked me to put it in a "water pot". Haha And Jed "fixing" my wobbly chair for me. So sweet.^^
The above pictures are what happened in the five minutes it took me to reload the dishwasher. Despite the cool drizzly weather, Jed and Levi escaped out of the house to play with their trucks in the mud. Levi was pants-less. But no matter, he had a hat! I couldn't help laughing out loud and grabbing the camera.
Thinking about: Adding a 3rd baby to this wonderful craziness we call our life. I bounce back and forth from being absolutely sure and looking forward to feeling that miracle of a baby kick inside me again, to dreading pregnancy, the sleepless months, and the inevitable strain a new baby puts on our marriage. Plus, I barely have a handle on
two kids--if I have a handle at all. What makes me think I can handle three? But I WANT three children. And I want them to be fairly close in age. Not to mention, I swoon over every newborn I see these days. Bron insists that by the way I'm taking this so seriously, I'm ready. I guess we'll see! Good thing I trust the Lord has a little say in this too.
And that pretty much sums us up!
I hope all you other mothers had a wonderful weekend as well.
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