This New Era

My Mom has reminded me multiple times to write down all the special things my kids have done or said. As I stressed out last night about not recording every little cute thing as I laid awake in bed last night, I had a realization... THANK YOU BLOG! And I don't intend that as a blasphemous comment one bit. I'm just thankful that I have been blogging since Ian was born, because now I actually DO have a lot of stuff recorded about my kids lives!

But I think I DO need to get more in the practice about writing things down. My Mom was so good about writing down cute stories about Jeremy and I, and I have always loved looking back and having a good laugh over them.

Monday Morning.

My little ray of sunshine.

My little ray of crazy sunshine.I just like my kids. The more I relax as a parent (but still maintain boundaries and discipline), the more I realize that my kids really are ok. Some say these years are the toughest, and I have to agree... so far. I guess we'll have to see once we hit the middle school years... :)

Passing Grade: E+

I knew my plan wasn't really feasible. A toddler and an 11 month old have nothing in common with mommy's perfect plan. In fact, they collided with my perfect plan. But here are the things I did NOT try:

- Eating at a café
- A trip through Costco
- Greek lessons

And here are some things I DID try:

- Reading to my kids. Note to self: Don't read books to your hyper kids as they bounce on the spare mattress. This does not foster a peaceful learning environment.
- Macaroni and Cheese. They loved it, I loved them, and it only cost me 36 cents. Thank you fake orange stuff. Don't know where I'd be without you.
- NOT taking a shower until the time presented itself. I usually try to rush these things. Instead, I waited til Ana was down, and it was Ian's quiet time. I even had time to shave half my legs.

Lesson learned today: less time spent managing equals more time going with the flow.

Tune in tomorrow for Plan Letter 3.

Test Number A.

Its problem solving month in the Tuski household!

First test: After breakfast and a SHORT amount of watching Clifford so Mommy can relax and have a cup of coffee, here's what will happen...

- Read read read, and more reading. I will read to my kids until no further can they stand it.
- After reading, its time for some independent playtime, and Mommy clean up time.
- For lunch, I will just feed Ian WHATEVER HE WANTS so he actually eats something. (Within reason)

My new goal is to not feel stressed about always needing to get out of the house. Which is hard, because its already been quite a while since we've had regular playdates with ANYONE. So if you haven't heard from me in a while, PLEASE call me!

Test begins... now. :)

We just spent a really great weekend with all our family. We were reflecting on it this morning. This was my favorite part of the conversation...

"Ian, who do you love more... Mommy or Daddy?"

"Talia." grinned Ian.

Typical.

Thursday Morning.

- Yesterday, Ana said "Uh-oh" when she dropped some food onto the floor. She continued to say uh-oh throughout the day. Then she kept saying mama as she crawled around the house, and mimicked my syllables as I said me-ow for a kitty cat. She's not even 11 months yet! I think I'm in for it.

- Ian is sitting on the potty watching Bob the Builder right now. I'm kind of afraid that from now on, he's going to associate Bob the Builder with having to go potty. Eh... whatev.

Just had to share a few of my happy moments as a mom. I've been feeling to down on myself as a parent lately, so these little things make me feel happy in my heart. :)