New Years Resolutions and Reflections
We just made it home.
One week in California with my brother-- it's like the best birth control out there for single folks. :)
My little lady got to play in the sand, visit the zoo, go on a hike, eat brunch at the Ritz in Laguna, bond (kinda) with her cousin Italian Greyhound, play at a playground, get lots of sun, and also managed to get sick (or teething... we're not sure).
Her fourth tooth is sprouting from the top of her mouth. She's starting to take more chances and getting a little braver. When she's sick it's not so great but that's not the purpose of this post. Here goes 2014.
We moved. We raised our daughter to the age of 1. We learned to work together as a team. We learned to love each other in a different kind of way. We let our own needs and concerns fall by the wayside in order to deal with this little lady and put her needs and concerns first. We have turned our house into a home. We have almost started living our lives as a couple in addition to being parents. We'll get there next year.
Things like workouts, trips, respite for ourselves as a couple... these are things that will need to happen in 2015. We'll get there. We're going to work on it.
Another thing... I need to let go more in 2015. Each and every nap isn't something carved in stone. On one hand I love that I have a baby that knows to sleep for 12 hours from 6-6. It was a lot of work. A lot of dedication... and if I had let up I don't think I would have gotten this. BUT at the same time... if we have a family shindig or an event that would add to my life or my husband's life than a nap missed here or there or a deterred bedtime isn't the end of the world.
These are the little things that I need to stop and appreciate. Not the end all be all of life... but something to strive for.
Thanks 2014. You were incredible. :)
One week in California with my brother-- it's like the best birth control out there for single folks. :)
My little lady got to play in the sand, visit the zoo, go on a hike, eat brunch at the Ritz in Laguna, bond (kinda) with her cousin Italian Greyhound, play at a playground, get lots of sun, and also managed to get sick (or teething... we're not sure).
Her fourth tooth is sprouting from the top of her mouth. She's starting to take more chances and getting a little braver. When she's sick it's not so great but that's not the purpose of this post. Here goes 2014.
We moved. We raised our daughter to the age of 1. We learned to work together as a team. We learned to love each other in a different kind of way. We let our own needs and concerns fall by the wayside in order to deal with this little lady and put her needs and concerns first. We have turned our house into a home. We have almost started living our lives as a couple in addition to being parents. We'll get there next year.
Things like workouts, trips, respite for ourselves as a couple... these are things that will need to happen in 2015. We'll get there. We're going to work on it.
Another thing... I need to let go more in 2015. Each and every nap isn't something carved in stone. On one hand I love that I have a baby that knows to sleep for 12 hours from 6-6. It was a lot of work. A lot of dedication... and if I had let up I don't think I would have gotten this. BUT at the same time... if we have a family shindig or an event that would add to my life or my husband's life than a nap missed here or there or a deterred bedtime isn't the end of the world.
These are the little things that I need to stop and appreciate. Not the end all be all of life... but something to strive for.
Thanks 2014. You were incredible. :)
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