Today is Buddy Boy’s half birthday! Oh how the time has flown. It’s so cliché, but I feel like it was just
yesterday that I was drinking my apple juice in an attempt to get a bang-for-my-buck
in the clear liquids department before going in for my c-section. I have learned a ton about being a
stay-at-home mom in the past six months, including the following ten items:
1. Shower and get dressed every day…*
Do it! Even if I feel like it’s pointless
because I’m not going anywhere and no one is going to see me. It makes me have
a much better outlook on my whole day! *Yoga pants are acceptable and makeup is
optional.
2. …but don’t wear anything too nice.
I will more than likely get spit up on, peed
on or pooped on (or maybe if I’m lucky, all three in one day!), so I leave the
prom dress in the closet. As I mentioned
previously, yoga pants are perfectly acceptable, but I usually try to cut it
off at three days in a row!
3. Eat regular meals.
As anyone who knows me well will tell you, I
am a snacker; I love to graze. Rather
than committing to a whole meal, I would much rather just have six bites of
that and four pieces of this. However, I
do try to make myself eat at least two regular meals in between diaper changes,
clothes changes, nursing, etc.
4. Make lists
If I didn’t make a list every day, I would
die. Okay, maybe that’s a bit extreme,
but I do make a list every day because it’s really easy to get to 4:00 and not
have done anything productive during free time nap time.
5. Go for walks as often as you can.
This was the absolute winter from hell, and I
love winter! It was really hard to be
cooped up for four solid months without seeing the light of day for weeks at a
time except for perhaps the occasional trip to Target. We bundle up and take a walk when the weather
is halfway decent; some days it saved my sanity!
6. (Try to) stick to a routine
While this is not always easy, for me it has
proven crucial. It is really beneficial
to know that, at roughly the same times every day, Buddy Boy will be asleep or
eating or playing or whatever. I’ve
hopefully learned in the past few weeks not to be as anal, and to have a bit of
flexibility.
7. Clean the house
This just makes me feel better all the way
around! I’m going to be spending the
majority of time in my home, so who wants to look at a pigsty all day long?
8.Wake up really early and go to the gym.
Waking up early has never been a problem for
me, but now it is truly a necessity because this is the only “me” time I really
get. It makes me a better person, wife
and mom. Everyone wins.
9. It’s harder than it looks.
Staying at home all day is the most isolating
and challenging position I’ve ever accepted.
I’ve always been the type of person who’s on the go; not anymore…especially
in the winter. Some days you are just
sick of yourself, sick of your house and sick of being “on” all the time. However…
10. It’s easier than it looks.
This is also the most rewarding and fulfilling
position I’ve ever accepted! It may not
be for everyone, but I love that I get to hang out with my baby boy all day
long. I am forever grateful for this
time we have together. My mom always told me that being a mom is the most
important job, and now I get it! J
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