Foreshadowing of Christmas morning? Shelby has a whole basket of toys and what does she want to play with? The basket!
Shelby amazes me more and more each day as she learns how to do new things. It makes me sad to realize how quickly she has become a big girl, and even though I never thought she was a tiny baby, I realize now she was just this tiny little thing that needed me so much. As she gains more and more independence it makes me yearn for that sweet little bundle to hold again. I start thinking about #2...but then Shelby starts whining because she is teething, and I quickly am brought back to reality and realize I couldn't handle that right now. Not with everything else that is going on. I often look at all the moms at church and always feel so inadequate. I don't know how they do it. All of them with these kids so close in age, and their husbands, being doctors, are gone so much. And yet they seem so perfect- everything always in order- and I always seem rushed and disorganized. Once I am no longer working, hopefully I can be like them. For now I just have to deal with the guilt and settle for doing the best I can do with the situation. Anyway, here's some pics of Shelby sitting up and playing. Jeremy will be especially proud to see that she loves to play with the TMNT.
Shelby amazes me more and more each day as she learns how to do new things. It makes me sad to realize how quickly she has become a big girl, and even though I never thought she was a tiny baby, I realize now she was just this tiny little thing that needed me so much. As she gains more and more independence it makes me yearn for that sweet little bundle to hold again. I start thinking about #2...but then Shelby starts whining because she is teething, and I quickly am brought back to reality and realize I couldn't handle that right now. Not with everything else that is going on. I often look at all the moms at church and always feel so inadequate. I don't know how they do it. All of them with these kids so close in age, and their husbands, being doctors, are gone so much. And yet they seem so perfect- everything always in order- and I always seem rushed and disorganized. Once I am no longer working, hopefully I can be like them. For now I just have to deal with the guilt and settle for doing the best I can do with the situation. Anyway, here's some pics of Shelby sitting up and playing. Jeremy will be especially proud to see that she loves to play with the TMNT.
3 comments:
aw, the pics and video are so cute! stop feeling guilty! you are a great mom!
Troy and I joke all the time that if we could make an exersaucer with electrical cords and those springy door stops, we'd be in business! It's funny how babies are attracted to things that aren't toys or containers that hold things versus the toys themselves.
Shelby is a cutie! I love all of her baby folds and rolls. Peyton is all muscle- no squishiness to hold! I wonder how the Moms with three kids do it too- it makes me bonkers to think that a little over a year from now, we'll be thinking of expanding our family again. I get stressed out thinking about it but I know that if they're close in age they'll be good friends for each other. Right now I'm still trying to enjoy the last few baby months I have left- Peyton is growing so fast!
Oh, Aidan, they grow up so fast, don't they! And your thoughts bring me back to exactly how I felt when I was working when I had Tyler. It was so hard. But truthfully, there are a million things you can let yourself feel guilty about whether you work or not. We moms just never feel like we're doing enough. So if possible, relax and enjoy the ride, regardless of your circumstances--you won't regret it! You are such a good mom!
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