After yesterday’s super deep post, I needed to lighten it up a bit. I’m a big fan of the twitter. I’ve met some pretty studly friends that way, and frankly I love to tell the world what I’m doing every second of the day. And since my 5 month old daughter joined twitter this week, I thought I’d share this hilarious video. {yes, my daughter is on twitter}
Thank you twitter for making my already insanely crazy days a little busier because you distract me.
Are you on twitter? Follow me @momdiggity!
I just recently went on a 2 week vacation with our family and closest friends. It was amazing. We had a blast, and I had 25 other people to love on my daughter. She fit right in and quickly became the life of the party.
But then vacation ended and we came home.
That’s when it hit me. I’m a-l-o-n-e. Baby Daddy gets up and goes to work…and I’m alone. I’m completely hands on again and have no one to help. I can’t go take a nap, or hang out with the girls…I have a child that needs my undivided attention. And due to her getting 24/7 in her face attention, that’s what she wanted after we got back. She screamed if I walked away to eat, do dishes or even pee.
After a few days of this, I thought I was going to lose my mind. There are those days when I think I could have 8 kids and life would be a breeze, and then there are days I want to send this one back! Well, I reached my breaking point. I put her down for her nap, and lost it emotionally and mentally. I wasn’t sure I could do it. Then all the feelings of guilt rushed over me.
“Moms aren’t supposed to feel this way”
“I am supposed to appear to be perfect”
“I’m a mom, I can handle it all on my own”
“I can’t take a break, because my child relies on me”
Then I started worrying something was really wrong with me. Am I getting post-partum depression? Am I not the mom I thought I was? Am I doing something WRONG?
The first step: admitting there is a problem. Ok, check! I have a problem!
Then I realized….NO. No, I’m not doing anything wrong. All those fears and feeling of guilt are ridiculous. I can’t do it all on my own, and that’s ok. It’s ok to be overwhelmed. It’s ok to ask for help. And most importantly for me, it’s ok to take a BREAK. My daughter turned 5 months old this week and I’ve been separated from her a handful of times.
Hubby and I are working to get me more “me time” so I can keep my head on straight and not go crazy. It’s already helped me immensely. It’s not easy living thousands of miles away from all of our family, and sometimes it hits hard. But that doesn’t mean I’m alone, and I’m not doing this thing by myself.
Lesson learned. To be the best mom I can be, I have to have a break and be the best ME I can be.
My husband and the amazing father of my baby girl. Today he turns the big 3-0! I love him so much and my life is absolutely perfect with him.
He’s the man of my dreams and the greatest blessing I could have ever imagined! Even though he’s turning 30 today, and is technically “old” he’s still a kid inside and a blast to be with. Life is never dull in our house!
Happy Birthday baby, I love you!!
Welcome to {life.love.lens} as I share with you a picture a day of the coolest tiny person in my life. Check back every Friday for a look at the week through my lens!
Week 22 – {August 20 – August 26}
Friday 8/20 – We went swimming! She did amazing and had a blast.
We might have ourselves a little fish…which would make daddy oh-so-happy!
Saturday 8/21 – Playing at a friend’s birthday party
Sunday 8/22 – Eating is turning more and more into a full contact sport.
She can’t sit still and is all over the place!
Monday 8/23 – A little bathtime cutie!
Tueday 8/24 – Just chillin’ and watching Veggie Tales. It was a hot day too 
Wednesday 8/25 – Date night with Daddy at the beach!!
Thursday 8/26 – That’s how we roll in our house. Just throw her in with the dinner dishes!
Last week I blogged about the trouble we have with napping. Munchkin would never nap in her crib, and naptime was a constant fight in our house. Literally the day I wrote that blog, she napped in her crib.
WHAAAT?!?! I think next time I want her to do something, I’ll just blog about it because apparently she’s reading my blog?
Thank you for your tips on napping and I want to encourage all you mommies out there who are struggling with the same napping struggles I was having. It took us 5 months, but she is officially a GREAT napper and an amazing 12-13 hour per night sleeper. Yes, my child is a rockstar. Ok, I’m gonna stop bragging now because she’ll decide to pop another tooth and stop sleeping.
Here’s to napping!!
I’m not your “typical mom”. I like germs.
I can’t stand to live in filth, which my house is about 98% of the time because I’m a mom to an infant. But we get by. I manage to clean occasionally, but the dust is all the bothers me. Germs are awesome. I’m the mom that picks the paci or toy up off the floor and puts it straight back into the kid’s mouth. I don’t hand sanitize every five minutes, and I let the dog lick her face. I let her play in the ball pit. I actually look forward to the day she eats dirt.
That’s just the kind of mom I am. Why?
Because I honestly think it’s best for my kid. I think it’s good to build her immune system, and let her get a little dirty. I shocked myself when I became this mom, but here I am. A germ-loving, dirty eating, roll in the grass kind of mom.
What kind of mom are you? Germaphobe or Germ-loving? What is your reasoning?
Vintage Pearl has some amazing jewelry at really reasonable prices. You can get one of these gorgeous necklaces with your kid’s names. I just recently received mine, and can’t wait to add on to it as my family grows! After I fell in love with this company and ordered my necklace, I found out they were based in my homestate of Oklahoma! So I was even more stoked!
Perk: You can customize with name, comes with a pearl and you can order birthstones. You can also order al la carte charms and stones.
Downfall: Only 6 letters can be done on the square charm, which is my favorite. But if you look closely…my daughters name is 7 letters and the awesome folks at TVP fit the whole thing for me!! So downfall turned perk!
Go check out their website & blog! A great gift for a new mom, grandma or even dad!
Welcome to {life.love.lens} as I share with you a picture a day of the coolest tiny person in my life. Check back every Friday for a look at the week through my lens!
Week 21 – {August 13 – August 19}
On vacation with the “Family Fun Network” in Alaska!!
Friday 8/13 – Fun times with Poppa!
Saturday 8/14 – Momma’s with their babies! (Jessi, Jackson & Lila)
Sunday 8/15 – We completed a 5K! Even Jessi girl tagged along!
Monday 8/16 – Greatest Aunts & Uncles ever!!
Tuesday 8/17 – Such a great traveler! We headed home from vacation today.
Wednesday 8/18 – So exhausted from vacation, she fell asleep playing!
Thursday 8/19 – Our little miss smarty pants!
Our little munchkin has struggled with napping from day one. She’s so stinkin’ alert, and hates to miss anything going on around her. She hates laying down unless it’s night and she’s going to bed (and there she’s a rockstar, but I’ll wait for another day to brag discuss that). So I’ve never been able to just lay her down in her bed during the day and she go to sleep. She just doesn’t get the concept of “naptime”.
I’ve tried desperately, even feeding her and then laying her in her crib once she’s drifted off…but somehow she knows and always wakes up ready to rock and roll. Our swing has been a lifesaver. She typically takes her naps in her swing because it’s the only way to get her to sleep. That or the car. So if the swing doesn’t work, it becomes a “Target run” day and off we go just so she’ll nap.
Am I alone in the nap struggles? Will I ever be able to break her of the swing and get her to nap in her crib?? Nap tips welcome!!
CODE IT & LOAD IT!
CODE IT & LOAD IT!
