& drinking coffee while watching Kelly & Michael & cuddling with my fur baby and L. I LOVE mornings!
We went to Church Sunday morning, took L out to lunch then came home and literally spent the remaining time of the day on the couch snuggling, napping and woke up just in time to get re-ready and out to dinner with the in-laws and family. Red Lobster was AMAZING and definitely the perfect end to a great weekend! That's how I like to spend my Sunday's... Snuggled, napping & with family! Look at these two cuddle bugs during their nap... They are adorable.
Getting ready for church made my mood especially GREAT. L picked out a polka-dots dress to wear to church and insisted that I match her. I told her that I didn't have anything that fit me in polka-dots but she opened my closet doors, peeked inside and of course found a shirt that's over a year old and is a size too small. It's NEVER fit me right... I told her that it didn't fit me but, who can really argue with a two year old? So, I tried it on to prove to her it didn't fit me... but guess freakin' what? It FIT! I fit into a size medium top! My boobs fit! My waist fit! IT FIT! I was so happy! Happy dance in the bathroom definitely happened and L joined! It was a wonderful feeling.
Backtrack a bit... of course I had my coffee before getting ready for church and was so excited to wash my new mug and use it. It fit not ONE but TWO cups of Keurig and I was so happy for two reasons... 1. I love Pottery Barn mugs and i've wanted this for a while now 2. I love my coffee and this gives me a reason to be lazy so I don't have to get up and brew another cup. SCORE. (Thanks for the awesome housewarming gifts to our dear friends Sarah & Toby!) I will definitely use this cup for the wine that our other guests bought us but I really couldn't get away with wine before church.
Backtrack a bit more... recap from the week we had... L chased me around the house all day everyday, what's new? She stole my glasses and wore them while I was getting ready. Silly girl. But, it was absolutely adorable.
I finally got around to taping off and painting the one wall in our bedroom I've been wanting to paint for a while now! It's a dark grey although, the light silver blue on the other 3 walls kind of make it look blueish gray. I do love it though! The only thing that will make this 100x better is when we finally get down to Ikea to get some bedroom furniture. Can't wait!
This past week was crazy busy for us at home. We had so many projects going on... fixing the doors, painting my bedroom at last minute and making my backroom into a mudroom... but, we did it! It was busy, messy but it is so fun making our house a home little by little.
Lennon has become mama's little helper. She's wonderful at helping me around the house and learning to do whatever I do throughout the day. It's been great teaching her how to clean, help cook, open and shut doors and the fridge without getting hurt, etc. But, when it came to house projects like hammering, painting and sanding things... she had no clue what to do but grab a hammer and bang it on the floor or grab a paint brush and try to paint anything. So I decided to let her have some fun and paint something all by herself. I grabbed a blank canvas I had lying around and let her pick out her favorite colors. Great choices, I might add! This morning she actually told me that she wanted to be a ballerina but not just any ballerina, a Minnie Mouse Ballerina. Thank goodness we had a Minnie Mouse Dress with a tutu! Win! Anyways... She picked out her favorite colors and painted her very own canvas! I let her do the painting, then she grabbed the bottles and squeezed the rest of the paint out. I actually think she's got a little artist in there somewhere. She may have a little Jackson Pollock inspiration in her blood, he is my favorite artist and there are MANY MANY MANY paintings done by L and I in our home that Jackson Pollock himself would have LOVED. I can't wait to take L to NYC some day and to the museums that I went to in High School when I fell in love with his artwork. Okay, rant done...
Let's hope this week is an easy going, happy week for me and L at home. We have no errands to run, nothing to clean, paint or sand. Nothing to do but have fun relaxing, learning, cuddling and playing all day long!
Staying at home with L is better than I could have ever imagined. Do I ever want to go back to work? No. Sure, I complain a lot but it's usually just because I didn't have time to shower without L or Luke destroying the house while I am absent for 10 minutes... or I didn't have time to switch laundry over so my yoga pants aren't washed or dried. SAHM problems are the worlds best ecards. This one was perfect and so fitting! I literally don't wear anything but yoga pants, sports bras and my hubby's t-shirts! It's amazing.
Honestly, this weekend I got ready and I was going to put jeans on for our house party Saturday night but then I said... F THAT (out loud actually!) and figured, why would I wear jeans? Nah, yoga pants it is. Ha! Sunday I actually did get ready for church with my jeans, a REAL bra and makeup. I told hubby that it's the first time in a week (since church the weekend before) that I have worn a real bra. Man, I forgot how uncomfortable VS bra's can be compared to sports bras. PS ladies, do they make sports bras with support? These DD's need some help. That's a little TMI... but let's face it, you're on MY blog right now. So for real, help a girl out.
Last week it was like someone grabbed the knob and turned my anxiety levels all the way up. I don't think I have taken that much Xanax since I was prescribed it. I needed a break. I am so thankful for my friends and family that came over Saturday night, it was a much needed break from reality and much needed adult interaction time. I spend all day long with L and Luke at home and sometimes forget what adult time is like. Sure, I spend the hour lunch that Dan gets home with him eating dinner and not talking much because he's stuffing his face quickly and playing with L. But, I so needed more and time with my girls! So, thank you, thank you, thank you. The kids had a blast, the adults drank, played games and had a blast too! Thanks everyone for coming. :)
I've been on Pinterest lately trying to find a good SAHM schedule for the day. I've been home now for about two months and still haven't gotten a routine down to a T. I found a blog online that outlines the ideal stay at home mom schedule for every day. I love it!
I went kind of crazy for the first few weeks being home with L. Now that I have learned her ways, her ups and downs and her hyper times... I am planning our day out with more structure, activities, games, coloring, lunch and nap at a certain time, etc. It definitely makes the day go by faster, we have more fun and I am more at ease knowing we have things kind of planned out. I still need to plan in some time for a shower and get ready so I don't look like a homeless person all day long but hey, at least she's happy!
I found this mug online at this Etsy shop and I am obsessed. I really need one to go along with my amazing new pottery barn mug too. Literally, some days I just want nap time to be earlier in the day and last longer. Is that too much to ask sometimes?
So now that it's Monday that means I need to plan out my week, my grocery must-have to make it through the week list and watch some Rachael Ray to have her rub in how much I don't know about cooking and make me feel hungry since I didn't eat breakfast. Happy Week, friends!
XO, K.
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