Not The Least Bit Boring

I was talking to a friend today, and she asked me how I liked being a stay at home mom.  Of course I told her I love it!  There may be times when I feel like pulling my hair out, but it’s totally worth it. I couldn’t imagine not being home to witness my little girl changing daily.  We all know these moments are too precious, and they don’t last very long.

My friend, on the other hand, has always wanted to be a working mom.   She isn’t working because she has to, but she chooses to work because she wants to.  Unfortunately she’s finding herself in a position where she is almost certain she’s about to be laid off from her job.  I’m sure she could search for sales jobs similar to the one she has now, but lately she’s been thinking about what it might be like to stay home with her little one (who is now 1) for awhile.

It kind of made me giggle when she was asking me questions about what it’s like to be a SAHM.  She asked me if I get bored often, and what do I do during nap times to keep myself from going stir crazy?  I just laughed and assured her there is no such thing as boredom during my day.  If I’m lucky enough the baby will sleep long enough for me to take a shower, do a load of laundry, clean something, or even allow me to get some work done!  I reminded her that most of my work is done after Elliana finally goes down for the night, and I tend to have to stay up really late if I want to give the house a good scrubbing.

To me going back to work would actually be like a vacation, but it’s one I wouldn’t want to take.  I love every minute of being a SAHM, and I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to be at home with my little girl watching her grow up.

Tags: choosing to stay at home with the kids, SAHM, working from home, working mom

Such A Beautiful Day

Today is one of those days when I’m not worrying about weight loss supplements to help me lose weight. I’ve got plenty of sunshine and 2 legs that like walking around in it. I bundled Elliana up in one of her cute little jackets, and we took off outside for a walk. We were going to take her to the track at the elementary school not far from here, but we decided just getting outside and walking around our own yard would also do the trick. Plus we don’t have to drive anywhere to do that.

We walked down to the pasture to see the cows, and she made her little bird lips and ooh sounds when one walked up to the fence. Then we went next door and walked up and down my grandparents’ driveway a few times. I think last summer we figured it up and found out 18 trips down the driveway equal roughly a mile. Elliana giggled and grinned every time we passed one of the cows that had wandered up to that side of the pasture. I’d say she had a pretty good time.

Now she’s sitting in her swing playing with the frog my aunt gave her for Valentine’s Day, and I’m off to get myself dressed. My mother-in-law offered to babysit tonight so we can have a little bit of alone time. We took Elliana with us to our Valentine’s Day and Hubby’s Birthday festivities, so it will be nice to have a little Mommy/Daddy alone time.

Ready To Sleep

Ugh.  I was totally right when I said I didn’t think Elliana would stay asleep when she went down at 8pm.  She slept a total of 20 minutes before she woke up again.  I fed her and tried to get her back to sleep, but it just wasn’t working.

I handed her off to Hubby for a bit so I could grab a bite to eat, and then at 9:30pm I gave her a bath thinking some Johnson’s Bedtime Bath might help her drift off quicker. I’m not buying anymore of that stuff because it totally doesn’t work for her.  I try to follow their little 3 step bedtime bath, bedtime lotion, and quiet time routine, but it just doesn’t work.  Baths tend to wake her up instead of putting her to sleep, so after I got her dressed I spent well over an hour rocking her and feeding her before she drifted off again.  Even after she fell asleep I stayed in the rocker for awhile to make sure she was good and asleep.

Now I’m not certain she won’t wake up again.  I decided I’ll sit here reading fat burners reviews for a bit, and if she doesn’t wake up within another 30 minutes I can probably safely say she’s down for the night…or at least until 3-4am. I’m crossing my fingers and praying she’ll stay asleep because it’s been such a long day.

Elliana In All Her Cuteness

I have a photo I was going to share on Wordless Wednesday if I had time to participate this week, but with the way things are going around here I decided to go ahead and share it.  My mother-in-law took this photo last week when she was here playing with Elliana, and I thought it was too cute not to share.

She was studying my mother-in-law’s Canon camera like crazy. I guess she was thinking “Hey Mommy that thing makes noises and flashes like the one you have, but it’s bigger!” Then again I’m quite envious of my MIL’s camera every time I see it.  I’ll have to get a copy of the full size image from her, so I can print this one out.  I just ganked the one she uploaded to Facebook to share with you, so the image quality isn’t that great.

Anywho, there ya have it.  Elliana was showing off her cuteness.  Man I can’t believe she’s already 3 1/2 months old!