As much as I’m diggin’ this warm and sunny weather right now,
I really hope it rains soon. Rain here means snow in the Sierras, and snow in
the Sierras means SNOWBOARDING! That’s right. Parenthood isn’t stopping Hubs
and I from hitting the slopes at least a couple times this season. However,
lack of snow might. We have a trip planned for later this month, so if any of
you in colder climates want to send some of your snow our way, I’d be happy to
take it off your hands.
Just please don’t tell anyone here that I asked for it.
Here are the R’s.
Recap
In Monday’s QWA, all play and no work made Quinn a tired boy.
On Tuesday, I got all fired up with my rant on how adults need
to respect children as people and have more baby empathy.
I swear, some people expect kids to behave better than grown-ups do! Okay,
sorry, I’ll stop…
In this week’s Not-So-Wordy Wednesday, you saw a photo of Q’s adorable curls.
Thursday, I wrote a “ToLBK” letter to my son telling him how I sometimes wish life could be more
like the movie Groundhog Day.
Referral
This week’s super awesome blogger referral is Mary from My 3 Little Birds. Her writing is
just beautiful. I love the gentle way it flows. There’s something just so
calming and peaceful about it. I feel like I need to be sipping chamomile tea
when I read her.
This recent post about listening to children really struck me, especially since I was on my “respect
children” kick last week. Her story is so touching. This recent post about “motherworries”
really hit home with me as well, as I have been writing a lot about
anxiety and motherhood lately. (It’s like she’s in my head!)
She has a gorgeous collection of posts called MOMents about how little
moments can have a profound impact. Each of these stories makes
me say “whoa.” Especially this one. And this one.
And this one.
So brew a pot of tea and get lost with Mary and her little birds this
weekend. And when you look up from your laptop hours later, blinking, wondering
what time it is, don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Rewind
Q’s schedule is starting to shift a little. Sometimes that
two-hour morning nap that I’ve learned to depend on is a little shorter. But
that’s okay. That usually means he takes a good afternoon nap. He actually
takes his afternoon nap in his crib now,
which is awesome! Unless, of course, we’re out and about in the afternoon and
he falls asleep on the way home. Then I’m stuck driving around. So naptime
still makes me fat and broke. Doh!
Tune in next week!
You will definitely want to come back for Not-So-Wordy Wednesday
next week. I have a hilarious video
to show you. I also have some advice for first-time dads, and I hope you’ll
chime in with your own pearls of wisdom as well.
Happy Super Bowl weekend, friends!
Melissa
Melissa
