February - In Review

Highlights:

• Made Valentine's to send to my nuggets and the grandparents and baked sugar cookies with NHV
• Won the first Supah's Survivor Challenge
• Got a little crafty ... more details to come ;)
• Baked from scratch a few times - Applesauce Carrot Cupcakes & Banana Muffins
• Hosted a Blog Convention (IRL) for my local moms group - 10 of us met at a local coffee shop, one that offers free Wi-Fi and spent a few hours sharing our own blogs, giving design tips, and getting inspired.
• Counted down the days until Grammy arrived and enjoyed a week-long visit of cooking together, eating lunch out almost everyday, being entertained by my two girls, and watching three good movies!
• Feeling "proficient" - most days - at being a mom of two!  We've been able to get out and do fun things, the house is somewhat clean, and I am finding more time to blog and read other blogs :)

By the numbers:

• appointments: 2
• play dates attended: 3
• play dates hosted: 2

• sunny days (unseasonable): 10
• trips to a local park: 5

• photos taken: ~180 
• blog posts written: 25

Books Read:
Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian ... (not quite finished)
Love & Logic for the Early Years by Jim Fay and Dr. Charles Fay
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg

Photo:

Random Bits:

• Still cannot believe that Jake chose Vienna!  Will probably watch Dancing with the Stars ...
• Feeling a little  disappointed that we never got even a flake of snow here in the NW :(
• Love seeing all the spring blossoms ... there are pops of color everywhere!
• Starting Jillian Michaels 30-Day Burn this month ... wish me luck and stick-to-it-ness
• Looking forward to a visit from Missy and Big E in March!
• Can't wait for Friday Night Lights ... April 30th

Deep Thought:
Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a newborn child? ~ Dorothy L. Nolte

Having a newborn (again) has been ... well, difficult, exhausting, and absolutely wonderful.  Of course that last part - that part about it being wonderful - is easier to see and appreciate now that CJV is three months old.  Those first weeks are still such a blur.  But now I am beginning to feel more like myself again - aside from the extra squishiness on my body.  And I feel settled into - as opposed to anxious about - my role as a mom-of-two.  I realize that I can not only "do" this but also really and truly enjoy it ... more days than not!