Alyssa has been such a good little sleeper and went to bed at 9:00 on Friday night so Derrick I both got to go to bed at the same time : ) and then Daddy got up early to spend some time with his girls before leaving for the Ducks Unlimited ice fishing tourney on Mille Lacs Saturday morning. Riley Roo was good to his Mama and came into bed to watch toons until Alyssa got up at 9:00 so I got an extra hour of sleep and awoke to a smiling set of huge eyelashes right in front of my face. He was so excited that his sister was up and wanted to make sure Mommy heard her. It was fun just laying in bed with both of my children enjoying a lazy Saturday morn as we watched TV and laughed at the silly faces Alyssa makes in her sleep. Riley was really helpful with her all weekend feeding her and even getting huge burps out of her. Somehow every morning gets away from us (how with 2 kids and no routine does that happen? : ) and before I knew it lunch and naps needed to happen which was followed by a visit from one of my oldest friends and then we headed off to G'ma and G'pa Hutchies house for some din din. Riley spent the night there so Alyssa and I headed back home to have a girls night. Sweet girl slept from 11 to 6 and I was so worried about not hearing her that I let her sleep in bed with me but she was quiet as a mouse and I of course was up with aching you know whats at 4:00 when I unsuccessfully tried waking her up and so I was more than happy to keep sleeping after taking care of business. ; )
We made it to Sunday school where a very proud Riley was so excited to show off his sister! It was pretty fun having her in a cute little corduroy dress and watching people dote on her but it was also tiring and we were ready to get home and see Daddy again!
So we survived, we actually thrived and my confidence is building as I navigate mothering 2 young ones. Riley is still proving difficult at times but after Sunday school I realized it is probably more about his age as the other 2 year olds were also very non compliant to their parents and needed time outs just as much as he did! We will continue to take it day by day and start establishing a routine to help us out with the next 10 weeks and we will end each day with prayers of thanksgiving for our time together and prayers for an even better tomorrow. For now we are just happy, content and enjoying time. I am finding energy I never knew I had, second winds that are coming at the perfect times and an appreciation for motherhood that I didn't know I was missing. I love my children!
The proofs in the pudding...see for yourself how successful our weekend was!
The boy's eyelashes still astound me and he fed her the whole 4 oz bottle and he looked like an old pro the whole time.
Still hard to believe that we have 2 kids!
So sweet!
She smiles all the time, even with her little eyes open she's been caught smiling! I just adore this picture!
And just to prove I am not a total slouch I did take a few pics of my sweetheart in her V-day hat. To bad the hat came on the 15th! Oh well, still a great combo of crochet and cuteness!
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