Wow, I have some catching up to do on here! With the Holiday season and just being busy with an active little man, I have found little time to devote to this blog. I think I will do most of the catching up through pictures since those are more fun anyway.
One other note I wanted to touch on was how I have been feeling. I can sum it up in one word: AMAZING! We have been getting consistent sleep which I think is helping a ton. But I am also devoting more time to myself which is helping me to be better grounded as a mom and wife. I spent most of 2013 completely devoted to Bodie and I put myself to the wayside. I did not have much energy to devote elsewhere, really. It took me a looooong time to recover from giving birth (I mean LONG time where I would get physically exhausted walking up stairs and my joints would just ache after a long walk); and at almost a year later, I am finally feeling back to my physical self. My body is not exhausted all the time and I have energy to put into myself now! What a great feeling!
Here are a couple ways I am taking time for myself:
- back to the gym- starting to work out with weights again and doing more cardio
- Walking more
- Yoga
- Allowing others to watch Bodie so I can just have a couple hours to myself, outside the home.
- More FUN reading, outside of parenting books
- More husband and wife time with Andrew
- Sleeping MORE :)
- Meditation and prayer either in the morning or after Bodie goes to bed
- Pamper myself on occasion- haircuts, massage, pedicure
- Start to dress less "frumpy"
- Spend quality one on one time with good friends
I always told myself I would not let being a mother consume me, but boy is it easy to do! I found myself wrapped up in Bodie and not taking enough time for ME. In doing so, I was getting irritable, on edge, and frustrated very easily. I could not figure out what was going on, until I realized I never take time out for me anymore. Now I am realizing that I need to take care of me in order to fully take care of my family. So here we go!!
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| "Helping" put the Christmas lights up! |
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| About to attack mommy with a monster Bodie kiss! |
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| Leaning the stairs. He can now climb up and down with no problem at all! |
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| So happy to climb around |
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| Snuggles with mommy after waking from a nap |
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| LOVE watching the snow fall. This window is the perfect height for my viewing pleasure |
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| Always happy on daddy's shoulders! |
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| Cuddle bug getting sleepy |
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| Morning look- first waking up and a bit grumpy. Thankfully he snaps out of this quickly with full on energy and laughter! |
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| We hosted the Mino Christmas Party at our house this year. Fun times! |
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| White elephant gift exhange |
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| Standing in my new shoes! |
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| Perfect size for me! |
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| I can now open any drawer or door and pull whatever I feel like out of them. Especially mommy's clothes from her dresser :) |
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MORE TO COME...... (rest of the pics are on my phone, which is being used for music while Bo naps :)
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