2 Resolutions

 

There are 2 things (or 20...but 2 seems a bit more manageable for this week) that I need to get back to in life: Blogging and Sleeping. At one point in time, blogging became a pretty regular part of my routine. Now I have 3 kids under foot and somehow it's just easier to post an Instapic on social media and give people a snippet into my day. I mean, a picture is worth a thousand words, right? Whose got time to write 1,000 words when you can snap it and get across the same message? But then there is the doubt that creeps in about if I am sending the intended message in one picture that I would be wanting to convey if I wrote out the scene in 1,000 words. And why does it have to 1,000 words? People don't want to read 1000 words about my day (believe me...), but a few words in complete sentences may be able to more accurately convey life in Africa than what a random snapshot is able to do. SO...turning a page (no pun intended, hehe), and here is to hoping to return to a more regular blogging season. If for no other reason than to document my days for my own perusal in future seasons.

SLEEPING. I've come to the realization that if I expect to be able to put a complete sentence together for others to read, this Mama's gotta sleep. Little Man...bless him. He's my most laid back child to date. But I think I use his awesome personality as a crutch for allowing him to get away with poor sleep habits that would never have flown with my other 2. Neither of them went this long (18 weeks) before sleeping through the night, so why am I allowing the same behavior from baby brother? Ok, I realize 4 months is not THAT long...but I've got too much other stuff going on right now to continue on this path. How can he be a perfect baby with nothing but primal needs during the day, and then child who wakes up every 1-2 hrs through the night to feed? Ain't nobody got time for that! This mama's got to function, and so little man is getting the boot out of the bed (I know, you heard me right...I never would have co-slept before now) and out of the ROOM tonight!!!

Here's to turning over a new leaf...we'll see if we can make these 2 resolutions a success. At least sleeping. I gotta sleep, y'all.

UPDATE:
Can you believe it? I gave Little Man the boot 2 nights ago and he is only waking up one time during the night and sniffles himself back to sleep in 5 minutes. I give him a dream feed at 10:30 and 3:30, and we are good to go till 6ish (goal is 7). What is wrong with me?! I should have done this ages ago!! 

...and just in case you really don't care about reading 496 words from me, and really just come to the blog for Instapics of my cute kids, here ya go:

Mermaid Ballerina Tea Party

Backyard Picnic

Rockstar Sleeper

Making friends with our neighbors

Bathtime Fun!

Mama's Little Helpers