Reality Check

I've been home for 8 weeks now with these two lovely kiddos. I am sleep deprived, often covered in spit-up and only half way through my to-do list. Yet somehow it is time for me to return to work.

Maternity leave with 2 young ones was drastically different for me. Keeping up with the two of them made me look back on my time with Claire as a cake walk. It sure didn't feel like it at the time.

I really tried to focus on being present and enjoy this time, as I knew it was temporary. It's hard to ignore the urge to clean something in the house or check my email or even look at Facebook when I could sneak it. But I did my best to save those activities for downtime when both kids were sleeping. As many parents know, that's not all that often, hence my half done to-do list.

I'm typing this post with Kyle sleeping on my lap, a technique I have perfected over the last 8 weeks:) But today it feels especially nice to have the extra snuggle time. Here are some photo highlights from last week.

We got another big snow, which justified buying boots and snowpants for Claire this year (I was beginning to wonder). Kyle napped while we played in the backyard.

We visited Nana at work so I could shoe shop:) It was a successful trip

We had dance parties in our "princess," as Claire calls it. And she had one last romp in her (old) crib.

We bundled up for a walkAnd bought a balloon at the store after listening to a song called "Balloons Make Me Happy"
Kyle wore pink pajamas because I hadn't done the laundry yet. I think he looks handsome:)
All in all, a good week. Wish me luck tomorrow. I'm sure going to miss these two.