I tend to be an indecisive person. But you can’t really be as indecisive anymore once you have kids. First of all, you have to decide when you actually WANT to have a kid and then when they’ve arrived there’s so many things you need to pick and choose like: do you want to cloth diaper or use disposable diapers? will you breastfeed or use formula? where will you have them sleep? how will you encourage them to nap regularly? will you introduce a soother? swaddle them? let them cry it out? And then when they’re getting older you have to decide what your method of discipline will be, how you are going to get them to listen to you, what activities you’re going to get them in, what places you’re going to take them, what to get them for their birthdays and what to tell others to get them, etc, etc. It seriously never ends! And the thing is that Mike often lets me decide a lot of things since I’m with the kids all day while he’s at work. And even though I do know quite a bit about kids by now there’s always a new situation that pops up that I’m unfamiliar with (like Cody being afraid of the dark) or some stage which I’m not sure about.
Cody is still sleeping in his crib right now and is getting quite long. He fits in it fine and seems to enjoy sleeping in it but it is seriously time to get him to sleep in a bed. The thing is, a year ago we bought him a race car bed and acted all excited about it and encouraged him to try to sleep in it but he would cry and point to his crib. He STILL does this if we suggest that he sleep in it. And the thing is that the race car bed’s mattress is the same size as his crib mattress. Both the race car bed and his crib are in his room right now. I’m starting to think that we need to get rid of both and get a small bed for his room with a side rail that we will get him used to sleeping in. But the thing is....who knows if this is going to freak him out. And if we try to get him to sleep in it by lying down with him at night is he going to get too used to that and expect us to always lie down with him? Is he even going to go to sleep or will he leave his room or wander around his room? Do we get him a single bed or a double? Should it have a bed frame or be on the floor? (my niece still sleeps on just a mattress on the floor). I’m not sure how to answer these questions and how to know when the right time to get him into a regular bed is. I’m just worried about getting a bed for him and dismantling the crib and having him FREAK OUT. Like I said, he is happy in his crib right now but he’s almost 40 inches long. He’s really not supposed to be in it anymore. It seems a bit ridiculous to me that he still sleeps in there.
I am doing well with my exercise and calorie counting lately. Last night when I was off of work I checked my fitbit and noticed that I’d only logged 3700 steps for the day which is fairly pathetic. Mike had our only car all day and both strollers were in it so the kids and I stayed in for the day. Sitting on the couch at 9pm I KNEW I could just continue to sit there and not care but instead I reminded myself that I don’t like the looks of my stomach right now so I made myself drag my bum off the couch and start jogging on the spot while we watched a TV show. I finally went to bed when I got to 10,000 steps. I felt great after that. My legs were pulsing a bit and I just felt fit and wonderful. I must remember that feeling in the future. Today I took the kids for a long walk to the library to pick up yet another audiobook, picked up a few things at the grocery store and then a game system for Mike. They love sitting in the double stroller and looking around as we explore the town. I just give them some snacks and water and they’re good to go :) Then we come home and have lunch and then it’s their nap time. Tomorrow I will take them for another long walk in the opposite direction to a big park and maybe for ice cream afterwards. I love making plans. The kids are happy just to get out of the house and things like the park or a treat are just a bonus. I know that all too soon the time will come when I won’t want to go outside because it will be too cold and then that will be the end of our walks. So I better lose the weight now so that later on when it’s really cold out I can maintain. Hopefully I can get out and walk a lot at least for another month.
Other random thoughts....
-Someone is coming to install our dishwasher tomorrow morning. Yay! A month without a dishwasher has not been fun
-We get our car Friday afternoon. Can’t wait to drive it to work regularly!
-Really looking forward to spending the weekend at my parents house. It feels like far too long since we’ve visited them. My parents always get so excited to see the kids and remark on how much they’ve grown and the new things they’re doing. I love seeing how much they love them <3
-It is NOT easy to figure out what to feed my kids all of the time. They’re so picky! I am struggling to make sure they have balanced meals. Miles just wants fruit/cheese/crackers all the time and Cody is constantly asking for snacks. Neither of them seem to like meat much at all. And only like one or two veggies. It’s NOT easy! Maybe I have to keep trying different kinds of eggs until they like one? Cody definitely gobbled up the egg mcmuffin I made for myself the other day....of course lol. Wish this parenting thing came with a manual!!
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