PMS and colds

I have not had to deal with PMS for a year and a half now and it sucks! I was so angry and my whole body hurt and I was wondering what was going on with me. All I wanted to do was eat chocolate and sit on the couch and not talk to anyone. I figured it all out the next day but I'm not looking forward to dealing with this again.

Colds have also hit my family. A 2 year old with a cold is way more manageable than a 8 month old. I can just give Caelan fishy crackers and a movie and he is fine but Adelaide I have to carry everywhere and she is not light and really not good at being held. Thank God for the Ergo. I'm trying to decide who is better at being sick still, Caelan or Nathan. : )

Crafts

I love to do and make different crafts. I always have projects in my head that I am wanting to do. Here is my latest one for adelaide. It was actually supposed to be for Elie for Christmas but turned out too small so Adelaide has to have it. Darn! : ) Sorry Jess.

"Punkin Match!"

We went to Heavenly Harvest this morning to pick out our pumpkins. I was lots of fun and REALLY muddy. Nathan sister was able to come with us which was a nice treat.

It was also nice to get a few family pictures.

like I said, REALLY muddy

and slippery

Kisses for aunt Katy

We also ran into some friends. Emma thought the corn tasted pretty good.

Cleaning

Somehow our house gets sooooooo gross so fast! It takes me awhile to get motivated to clean it. Today was the day and I am always surprised at how fast it goes. Why do I always forget? I should have taken before and after pictures....

Here is what I did this morning:

Dishes

clean Caelan's room

pick up toys downstairs

2 loads of laundry

vacuum upstairs

vacuum downstairs

Writing it down makes me feel better. Now if only I could squeeze a shower and brushing my teeth in....

A new way of doing things

Nathan and I are trying to figure out a schedule that works best for our family. Last night we tried putting the kids down at 7 instead of 8 and as we assumed they got up at 7 instead of 8 in the morning. I thought that I would hate getting up earlier but I LOVED it. It was so nice to have the whole family wake up together and have breakfast before Nathan went to work. I think we are going to try and do this from now on! Everything in my day will shift an hour so I will have to get used to that but it's worth it. Nathan also seemed so much happier going to work than he normally does. The down side is that Nathan has time to help get the kids dressed in the morning.

Balance

I have been having a hard time lately trying to figure the balance that I should have with all my roles. I am a Christ follower, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a doula and I'm sure many other things. How much energy do I give to each of those roles? Which one is suffering right now and which one i'm a giving too much to? It's all very confusing and I am hoping that I will figure it out soon. If anyone has any wisdom I'm glad to hear it!

tired

I don't think I have ever been this tired. All day my eyeballs hurt. Coffee isn't strong enough. It's this sweet little face that is keeping me up. She's lucky she is so sweet.