A Race Against Time

Here we are, 4 weeks into being a family of five. And I have to say, things are still going pretty great. Or maybe what I should say is that things could be a heck of a lot worse! Every morning when I wake up, I feel like I am in a race. This morning was no different. Leo decided to wake up every 2 hours or so to eat starting at about 1:30, which isn't horrible considering he goes back to sleep right away. And it helped that Tom fed him at 5:30 and just left for work right after. The bigger boys decided to sleep in until 7:30 today too, which was awesome and threw me for a loop when I looked at the clock. But then the race began. I thought to myself I need to make breakfast for the boys right now because Leo is going to be up to eat again really soon. I need to shower and get dressed because Kathryn is going to be here in an hour. I made breakfast quick, hopped in the shower, and came out to pure chaos. But that's how it goes. All three kids were fed by 8:30 when Kathryn arrived and Leo and I were off to the grocery store. But the race continues all day long. How much stuff can I get done before Leo needs me to hold him or feed him. Leo is sleeping - quick, put the older ones down for naps. Leo is sleeping, quick make something for dinner. He's a good baby yes, but all babies this age prefer to be held 24/7, and sometimes that is just not possible. Especially with other kids in the house. Most of the time the days go by extremely fast. I think back to when I had Finn as a newborn and when Tom was coaching hockey and didn't get home until 6:30/7. I am not really sure how I survived that season of my life. Seriously.

Today I had my four week post-partum check up. I'm so anxious to get rid of my hernia! I'm calling tomorrow to set up a consult with a general surgeon. But everything with my recovery is going swell. Although I wasn't too pleased with my weight - BLAH! I don't usually care about my weight, I never have before but for some reason I do right now. Not to mention a lot of my clothes still don't fit me which is uber depressing.

I signed Jack and Finn up for swimming lessons this fall. I think Jack can also start hockey this fall too - mini-mites here the Starkeys come. And I'm getting ready to sign him up for Sunday school this year too. We need to start going to church again and I think this is the best way to force us back into the habit. I need church back in my life. It will be nice just having two kids during mass instead of three. I can't believe I'm saying that. HA. We just got our new insurance cards in the mail and with all of our names on it, it looks like we are such a big family. I love it. I love this family of five. I think three kids is so wonderful. It's a three ring circus around this joint, no doubt. But it's crazy fun and awesome too. The days are long, but the years are short.

Cabin pictures and Leo's one month post coming later this week! Happy Monday.