Hello!
This is awkward.
I didn’t mean to disappear for almost a month there, but I’m typing this on my phone. Our laptop died, which makes blogging a bit challenging. Oh, and the newborn baby too. He’s keeping me busy and exhausted and my creativity and writing have had to take a backseat.
I’m sure you understand.
I hope you also understand why I haven’t been reading or commenting on your blogs in over a month, either. Sorry, sorry! They’re all in my Bloglovin’ reader though and I plan on catching up… someday.
For now, here’s what’s been going on over here.
Life with two is going well. I sure wish I were sleeping more, but this is, after all, what we signed up for! Holden slept a 6 hour stretch last night for the first time ever though and I have high hopes considering it’s normally 2-3 hours. Pray for me tonight!
Caleb started preschool. His first day was the same day we came home from the hospital. He goes twice a week and he’s learning a lot. At first he clung to my leg when it was time to go in, but now he strolls in without a backward glance. That’s a little bittersweet. We had a zoo field trip last month and a farm one next week. I have no regrets in signing Caleb up for 3 year old preschool! It’s been good for him.
I’m making it out of the house a lot more this time than I did right after Caleb was born. Though the amount of sleep I’m getting is the same (a crappy amount), I actually knew about and understood sleep deprivation this go round, so I’ve been able to actually function this time. We’ve had a few fun fall adventures that I’ll recap after the season ends, and a few more planned. It’s not as many as I like to do typically each fall since I’m obsessed… but life with a newborn makes those things a bit more challenging.
Speaking of my obsession with fall, I also plan on doing a fall home tour soon. Basically, I’m going to show you all of my fall and Halloween decor because I kind of go all out. I live for this season.
I also want to blog about my induction experience with Holden vs my non-induction with Caleb and compare the two a bit. Spoiler alert… despite my initial hesitation about being induced, I much preferred it.
I’ve also got a few drafts that I’d been working on before the baby was born that I need to polish up, and I’d like to bring back some of my series soon like my goals and finance posts, but life is nowhere near normal when you’re home in that new baby bubble. In other words, I want to blog again, and I’ll get back there soon-ish, but I might need a little time. Oh, and a computer. Might have to crank a post or two out on Jerry’s dumb gaming computer for now.
Yep, we’ve got a laundry list of things we want to buy soon but they’re all expensive and will have to wait until I go back to work and am bringing home a regular paycheck again. A new carpet shampooer (ours broke), a new laptop, and a treadmill.
Now that I’m done having babies, it’s time to re-claim my body again. I’ll honestly miss pregnancy a lot. I feel sad when I think about never experiencing that all again. I know to some people it sounds weird. Jerry even asked why, since I’d been so emotional and in pain. I couldn’t explain it well, but I tried. I told him that there’s such a special connection with the baby when you’re pregnant. It’s this great bond, and I loved feeling their kicks and knowing they were with me all the time. I also loved having that excitement and anticipation of waiting for them to arrive. Oh, and also… people are super nice to you when you’re pregnant.
But I digress. I lost myself a lot during my pregnancies and in my first years of motherhood. I gave up fitness and healthier eating and gained a ton of weight back. Now it’s time for me to find that focus again, knowing I won’t need to gain weight for future pregnancies. We honestly don’t have time or energy to get to a gym right now, so a treadmill seems like a good solution.
What else, what else?
Been binge watching some good TV. My mom and I adore Insatiable and Atypical on Netflix. Check those both out if you can. I also just finished Meet the Putmans and Splitting Up Together season one, which I loved. I’m also enjoying all my Food Network Halloween specials. Nerd alert.
I’ve also been reading some, which is a huge improvement from the first time I gave birth, when I read approximately one book in three months. I’ve already finished a handful of books since Holden was born, so yay!
Other news is that I’ll be going back to work on November 19th, I decided. I’m not at all ready yet. I’m still in total new-mom mode and can’t even think about it without feeling a little down. It’ll be hard for sure, but I picked that day because it’s the week of Thanksgiving. It’ll be a short work week AND I’ll get the holiday pay I would’ve missed out on if I was still on leave. That’ll be just about three months of maternity leave, which never seems long enough, does it?
I was also thrilled that my grandparents from Florida came to visit and that I was on leave this time and could see them at the drop of a hat if I wanted to because I wasn’t at work! We went to a fall craft show, had lunch and carousel rides (the kids did… not me!) at the beach, and just enjoyed their company. I miss them!
Lastly, please come find me on Instagram! My account got hacked last month so I deleted it in haste. Then I missed you all so I regretted it and signed back up. My username is the same (Stephthebookworm), but I lost all of my frands, so please come find me so I can follow you again!
That’s all I got for now! Hopefully it won’t be so long before my next post but ya know… #computerproblems and #babylife.
Please please tell me what’s new with you all! I’m sure I’ve missed a lot since I haven’t been able to read many blog posts since late August!
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