Motuwethufrisasu

Yep, that pretty much sums up our days/weeks lately.  We have no idea what day it is and they are flying by so incredibly fast it is unbelievable.  My days consist of bottles, dishes, laundry, books, diapers, potty breaks, snacks, hide and seek, baths, fishing, playdough and pictures and D and I look at eachother at the end of the day and let a little sigh of relief out.  We made it through another day.  Tasks that used to take 10 minutes now take an hour because we forgot how time consuming babies truly are!  If we want to eat, she undoubtedly needs to eat, if Riley needs to sit on the pot Alyssa undoubtedly needs a diaper change and when it's time for Riley to go to bed Alyssa stares up at us like "you must be kidding if you think I am going to bed now that I have you all to myself."  It's fun, busy, overwhelming at times, adrenaline rush kind of days and I love it.  I look back at my week and think "We've done good."  Riley might have been a pill and Alyssa might have blown through 3 outfits but this is our life and we make of it what we want.  I can't help but sit back and smile while thinking "it's a wonderful life."

Our littlest love is on the mend from her cold and has been sleeping from 9:30-12:30, from 1:15-4:30 and finally from 5:30-9:00 so I am happy and somewhat well rested.  I love the recliner in her room and I am pretty sure I could sit in there all day long and just be happy.  It's so pretty and new in there that I just love it and hope she does too.

Riley and I made it to 2 year old school on Thursday and he was so excited to show me the ropes of his day at school.  He painted, played, cooked, and listened a story from the Cat in the Hat who helped the kids celebrate Dr Seuss's b-day and by the last 1/2 hour he was getting tired and wanted anyone besides me to hold him.  I think he is still punishing me a little for having another baby and he wants to make sure I feel his pain.  So Friday evening Auntie Katie came over to watch Alyssa and we took Riley Roo out to dinner all by himself.  He was so excited and danced happily in the booth as we ate but after dinner when we asked him if he wanted ice cream he replied "no, time to be home pees."  He said he missed Lyssa and Katie so I know he is torn by wanting it to go back to just him and loving Alyssa and wanting to take care of her.  It's still a learning lesson everyday and I see improvements in his sadness over the change so we put one foot in front of the other and keep on keeping on.

I could easily see myself staying home full time and mothering our children 24/7 but I don't feel the great sense of dread and overwhelming sadness at the prospect of going back to work like I did with Riley so I am hoping the transition is not so devastating this time.  Time just keeps chugging along though so I guess I will see what future emotions come out.  For now I will just try to stay in the day and enjoy all the things about my children that will inevitably change too quickly.  I do sneak in a few pictures here and there but nothing like when Riley was a baby.  In fact the poor boy misses my camera.  The other day while feeding Alyssa I walked into the living room to find his puppies prominently displayed on the card table/fish house/deer shack/anything his imagination can dream up and he asked ever so sweetly "Take mine picture pees Mommy."  How could I resist!?  Here's a few of my faves from this of so fast and fun week!  The rest are over at Shutterfly!  : O

He really, really loves her! 

And so do we!!!