1. I took my 3 kids and nephew to the splash park today. It is so close to our house, but we rarely drive past it. However, we happened to drive by today and notice that the gate was open! We gathered some supplies at home and returned shortly. I learned something. My nephew is 7, going on 8 here in a few months. In my head, he's just a child....because he is just a child. But do you know what a 7 year old can do? He can *mostly* buckle children into their carseat. (*insert heavenly choir right here*). I hate buckling kids into car seat. And I have 3 of them. So while I was buckling the baby, I noticed that he was pulling straps onto the other two and attempting to secure all buckles. PRAISE BE. All I had to do was some final clicking and clip adjusting, and we were on our way. He might really come in handy this summer...
2. I've been taking an antidepressant for about a month now, and every time I stop to pause, I am so grateful. I've spent so many months during my pregnancy and post partum period feeling so stunted and unable to emotionally connect with much of anything. Sometimes I catch myself feeling free, and I honestly can't get enough of it. I still struggle and cope some days, but as with a lot of life, it's the little things. Delaying bedtime for a few minutes because I'M enjoying tickling my son. Staying at the splash park for more than a half hour because I'M enjoying watching the kids have a blast. Enjoying the sunshine on my skin while herding 3 and 4 year-olds around a soccer field for an hour because I'M enjoying being a part of something that goes beyond my comfort zone. It's truly amazing, and I'm enjoying the change.
3. To kick off my PPD treatment, the midwife asked me to set some goals. I had already decided to start the soccer group, but since she insisted on me establishing goals on paper, I went ahead and made it official. Since I missed the deadlines to sign Emma up for soccer and didn't have any money for it anyway, I used Facebook and got a group going. Our season is 6 weeks, and our little group of players is too adorable for words. Next week is our last week, and even though I'm ready for the break, it makes me kind of sad. The kids have actually improved since the first week, and I feel a lot of pride for that. It's hard to work on skills with such young kiddos, so my main goal has been to just keep them moving and spend a few minutes each week letting them take turns kicking the ball into the goal. At yesterday's game, they were actually stealing the ball from each other. I was/am SO thrilled to see them being more assertive on the field. So proud.
2. I've been taking an antidepressant for about a month now, and every time I stop to pause, I am so grateful. I've spent so many months during my pregnancy and post partum period feeling so stunted and unable to emotionally connect with much of anything. Sometimes I catch myself feeling free, and I honestly can't get enough of it. I still struggle and cope some days, but as with a lot of life, it's the little things. Delaying bedtime for a few minutes because I'M enjoying tickling my son. Staying at the splash park for more than a half hour because I'M enjoying watching the kids have a blast. Enjoying the sunshine on my skin while herding 3 and 4 year-olds around a soccer field for an hour because I'M enjoying being a part of something that goes beyond my comfort zone. It's truly amazing, and I'm enjoying the change.
3. To kick off my PPD treatment, the midwife asked me to set some goals. I had already decided to start the soccer group, but since she insisted on me establishing goals on paper, I went ahead and made it official. Since I missed the deadlines to sign Emma up for soccer and didn't have any money for it anyway, I used Facebook and got a group going. Our season is 6 weeks, and our little group of players is too adorable for words. Next week is our last week, and even though I'm ready for the break, it makes me kind of sad. The kids have actually improved since the first week, and I feel a lot of pride for that. It's hard to work on skills with such young kiddos, so my main goal has been to just keep them moving and spend a few minutes each week letting them take turns kicking the ball into the goal. At yesterday's game, they were actually stealing the ball from each other. I was/am SO thrilled to see them being more assertive on the field. So proud.
4. I'm in the process of removing a hundred billion kajillion pictures from my phone. It's taking a while.
5. Lillie wore a swimsuit today for the first time ever. Her fluffy baby rolls were out of control and deliciously squeezy.
