Monday, July 30, 2012

Today...

Jessa has been home nearly 3 weeks now. My mom had been here most of that time, but TODAY is my first day without Mom AND without Ryan... here's a glimpse:

6:30AM...

1 load of laundry started

1 floor swept

1 load of dishes put away

3 bottles washed

2 lunches packed

1 breakfast made

1 pot of coffee brewed

7:30AM...

1 toddler awake

5 minutes of snuggles

1 diaper changed

2 breakfast eaten (me and Anna)

1 cup of coffee drank

8:00AM...

1 baby awake

2 big kids awake (pretty sure they both had breakfast, brushed their teeth, got dressed, made their beds. Positive that they emptied the dishwasher, took out the garbage, and helped me with the babies. I am so grateful for these amazing kids!)

1 bottle fed

1 diaper changed

2 babies dressed

1 baby pooped (a blow out!!)

1 stool sample collected

1 diaper changed again

1 baby dressed again

8:50AM...

2 babies in their car seats

1 dog in the laundry room

10 minutes late leaving for Sports Camp (not bad!!)

1 doctor's appointment made

9:02AM...

1 empty parking lot... 1 momma who had the wrong start time for camp - oops!

1 trip home for sweatshirts and to fill the travel mug with coffee

1 leaking travel mug dripping on my white sweater

1 new outfit for Mom

9:30AM...

1 baby asleep in her car seat

1 baby sippy cup leaking in her car seat

2 kids dropped off early for Sports Camp so I can make the...

9:50AM...

1 doctor appointment

1 extra trip to the car for a diaper

1 diaper changed

0 ear infections!!!

1 well-child visit scheduled

10:45AM...

4 stool samples dropped off at the lab

11:00AM...

1 baby carried in - in her car seat

1 baby carried in - in my arms

5 minutes of snuggles to put put Anna down for a nap

1 diaper changed (we're up to 5 today)

1 bottle made

1 bottle fed

1 clean, full, and happy baby jumping in the Jump-a-Roo

2 stains removed (coffee and poop)

1 load of laundry started

1 sink bleached out

1 doctor appointment rescheduled

1 bottle washed

1 sleepy baby

5 minutes of snuggling and another baby put down for a nap

11:55AM...

2 sleeping babies

2 big kids at Sports Camp

15 minutes of reading the bible

1 blog post done.

1 OVERWHELMINGLY GRATEFUL, PEACEFUL, BLESSED, AND HAPPY MOMMA!!...

"Children are a gift from the Lord." Psalm 127:3

1 comment:

  1. Margaret - I haven't been keeping up with your blog, and I've been reading past posts for the last twenty minutes or so catching up. I'm so excited to read and see your adoption story come true!
    It sounds like you're having some amazing, busy mommy days.
    Congratulations!!!

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