2 to 3 + the chaos in between

Hi!! I was really stressed about meeting a timeline here but let’s face it, I am either very early and organized or very late and organized. Zero in between. It would feel too staged if everything went as planned. (I wrote this entry 6 days ago)

These last couple of weeks of march have been so crazy (as well as the first week of April). Thinking it’s just the season I’m in, but to pick back up where we left off with my 2 to 3 transition.

This baby was due early September, she got here early August so spent some time in the NICU. While this wasn’t our first NICU experience it was extremely different and hard to navigate with a 1 & 2 year old at home.

She was itty bitty but had two big sisters at home that had been practicing on all things big sister. I made it a priority to only say “no” if it wasn’t safe.

I didn’t want the big two to feel like they were going to break her or be scared to get close. This transition for me was the easiest, she was a FANTASTIC baby and it helped so much letting her big sisters help.

When I say it was the easiest please take into account that it was still hard as crap but it didn’t rattle my soul like 1 to 2 did. Keeping track of three when they were all mobile was a bit overwhelming and I would occasionally find one in the dog kennel or the pantry with snacks dumped everywhere but all in all I really can't complain. What kid doesn't love a good snack or a trip to the kennel?

I truly believe the saying, “1 kid is 1 kid, 2 kids are 2 kids, 3 kids are 9473837 kids, 8 hurricanes & a donkey." I still have my icks (a lot of them), like wanting a clean house and to look like no one lives here, to stay caught up on laundry and often forgetting that they're now 5,4 & 3, it's part of who I am but it sure does help knowing that I am not the only one a few icks shy of psycho.

Started at the Bottom & Got Comfy

Fast forward, I feel like motherhood, or my motherhood is just a constant "what did you forget now" feeling or "stop yelling at her, I would probably bite you too." It's been an exhausting several weeks and I have thought to myself, "I hope that everyone is doing okay," because I have completly left the world outside of my family and work. I do think that some seasons require that so we will see what the next few weeks bring us. In a constant state of Merely Surviving but learning to just enjoy and embrace the chaos of all of it while still wanting my house clean.

"Mom, do we get to play freeze tag even if we lose?"

We recently started TBall and this has been my favorite season to date. I told my mom the other day, "I secretly hope they suck this bad forever because it's so fun to watch them learn!!" I don't really, but man this is fun. We freaking LUCKED out and got the GREATEST tball coaches of all time. I don't think my kids have ever had this much fun. Their coaches truly know what it's all about. They are teaching the girls how to play the game but they're teaching them to have fun and to always play freeze tag!

Merely Surviving My Motherhood

This blog catches you up, for the most part, in my motherhood I will continue to share more of my experiences, struggles, triumphs and tantrums along the way.

You Won't Want to Miss This

This next entry that I will have for you is to introduce you to one of my best friends in the whole world and her journey in motherhood before, during and after the loss of her son.