Raegan is off school today for MLK day and she is going bazerk in the house. It cold out so I don't really want to go outside but I think I am going to have to be creative and find something for her to do. Last week we had 2 snow delays and because she is morning kindergarten she had no school. The snow days were Wed. and Thurs. and she drove me nuts both days. She just has so much energy. And the kid never stops talking, never. She is such a drama queen. The child sings and dances and acts and talks the Entire day. Tommy says she gets it from me, but there is no way that I am so over the top. When she was a newborn I read somewhere that it was good for a baby's development to talk and sing to them a lot. Well I did and now I'm being punished because now that's how she is all the time :)
After the two snow days last week she had school one day and that was Friday and then the weekend, the dreaded weekend. I remember before kids I used to look forward to the weekend. Now its the hell between school days that I have to try and do everything I usually do around the house just now I have to do it while tripping over a needy 6yr old. And now its MLK day. To top it all off, tomorrow is in service day and the kids are out of school again. I swear the school is trying to punish me. I know it must sound like I don't enjoy Raegan. That really is not it at all. I love her to death and think she is an amazing little girl. But she is very smart and has tons and tons of energy and without school she is like a tightly wound spring. So I really don't like no school days! In a total of 7 days she will have gone to school 1 of those days, so you can only imagine how wound up she is.
To top it all off I still feel like crud. This cold/flu thing is really kicking my butt. I'm up all through the night blowing my nose and coughing. Then it feels like as soon as I fall asleep comfortably the baby wakes up and needs me to nurse her. I really love nursing though. Nursing Ruby is such a fantastic experience. I missed out on that with Raegan for a variety of reasons and still feel extreme sadness about it. Missing out on nursing with Raegan makes being able to nurse Ruby all that much more special. Holding her warm little body and snuggling her while she is being nourished from my body is so amazing. Not to mention watching her grow and be healthy gives me such a sense of accomplishment. And grow she is! Ruby is 3mo old tomorrow and she is over 15lbs. Such a big baby! Raegan was so tiny. She was probably around 15lbs at 6mo old. Having such a big baby is a new experience in itself. But I tell ya, I think I like it better. Ruby is more solid and I'm not always worried about her being fragile. That sense of security could also be because she is my second baby but her size plays a big role as well. Ruby has really renewed my love of being a mom again. She is an excellent baby and I am truly blessed for that. It makes me a bit nostalgic knowing she will be my last as Tommy is scheduled for a vasectomy on Feb. 4th. I think I'm more nervous for him than he is.
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