How I’m feeling about parenting a 2.5 year old and a 4 week old.
- Tired – A baby who wakes up 2 times a night to nurse makes for one tired Mama. “Sleep when the baby sleeps” does not apply with an older sibling in the house. I know…only twice is pretty darn good for a newborn, but I’m still tired.
- Busy – Holy cow the amount of laundry a little one requires is amazing! Cloth diapering doesn’t help either.
- A bit Insecure – Is the baby nursing, sleeping, pooping, enough? Is my 2 year old adjusting ok to his older brother?
- Spoiled – I have such fantastic family and friends that I haven’t had to cook dinner in 4 weeks! Score!!
- Blessed – I swear I have the 2 best sons and the most wonderful husband ever.
How are you feeling this week?
Now onto The Sunday Parenting Party!
1. 10 Random Things my 2 Year Old is All of a Sudden Scared of…: Seeking Shade – This is one of my new favorite blogs, and this post is hilarious!
2. Ummm…How Did I Not Know About This Blog?: Prickly Mom – How one Mom is taking the challenge to stop the yelling!
3. Why We Love Mud: Making Boys Men – Because we love mud too! She shares several reasons why playing with mud is so fantastic. You should see the pics in this post!
1. Any parenting post is welcome. Humorous, helpful, inspiring, or a tear-jerker, they are all welcome. Please do not add activity posts.
2. Please grab a button (on my sidebar) and add it to your post so that others know about the party too.
3. We have a great Pinterest board that we share many of posts linked up. I also have a Parenting Help board that has tons of posts (and followers) that your post my pop up on.
4. By linking up you agree that the co-hosts of the party may use one picture from your post as a feature.
5. Try to take the time to check out the other posts linked up!
Thank you for the link, Amanda!
I’m just going to come out and say this: whoever said “sleep when the baby sleeps” needs a big punch in the face. 🙂
Haha! This made me LOL!!!
Oh…. hugs to you! I’m still feeding the baby at 8 months twice a night!! But I’ve grown more used to it… and she has a quick feed and back to bed. I hope your little man gets his sleep on for you asap!!! 🙂
It’s definitely harder to coordinate yourself with two and the ‘sleep when they do’ doesn’t quite work huh! But make sure you find other ways to give yourself a rest. A DVD (or three) every now and then won’t hurt your little ones… and you’ll get to have some downtime! xxx
The DVD idea is great! I also use this strategy and I have to say that it’s working effectively with my kids. I also enjoy the free time that I get while they are watching. My kids are having fun, I am having fun too–that’s a win-win for me. 🙂 You just have to watch out for the time though. 🙂
Thanks so much for featuring us. I can completely understand the tiredness of a newborn, well done you for still managing to blog too with a four week old – wow!
Thank you for hosting SPP. Of course, you’re tired — even two wake-ups with a two year old to chase is a lot. And of course, you’re insecure — unfortunately, it seems to go with the territory. Be kind to yourself and know that the fact that you worry demonstrates just how much you care. Have a wonderful week!
🙂
Traci