Being a stay at home mom

I absolutely love being a stay at home mom but there are so many things that I miss about being in the working world. Although I do technically "work" taking care of my kids I just cant help missing what I had before the little ones came into my life.

I miss having girl friends that I felt like I could tell almost anything to.

I miss them knowing what is going on in my life even though it might be something as small as where I went to lunch.

I miss having normal.....adult conversations with my friends at work. Its like all I do all day now is sing Yo Gabba Gabba songs all day long and change poopie diapers.

I miss my clients! I miss taking care of them. I miss forming friendships and letting them use me a "therapist" if they needed to.
I miss feeling like I was really good at something.

I miss having a wardrobe that I somewhat liked. I feel like all I do is wear p.j.'s all day long and when I do dress up I have the same old stinkin clothes!

I miss feeling ok about spending money on myself. I really think I have some kind of problem. I just cringe when I think of spending more than $20 on myself.....$20 sometimes even feels like too much.

I know that I am the most blessed girl in the world to be able to stay at home with my three wonderful kids! I love every minute of it....(most days). I know this is what I am supposed to do and I am thankful to everyone that has helped me along the way. I love seeing the kids grow and learn and interact with each other. I love their giggles and smiles that I am so lucky to see so much of. I love talking and laughing with Ethan...He is getting so big!


I LOVE being a stay at home mom but today I am missing my life in the other "real world".

T Shirt Dress

Well I finally tried one of those cute T Shirt dresses I have been seeing. I came across someones blog and theirs turned out so cute I thought ... " I can do that ". I did and lets just say it was not perfect. I learned a few things that I will have to do differently the next time. Here are a few pics of them after I got done making them. They were in such a good mood I just had to take some pictures.....

They were laughing so hard. I love it when they are both in a good mood.

Sophie

Emma kept running to the corner where the flooring is not done of coarse!

Hopefully the next ones will be sewn a little better and fit a little better.

15 Month check up

I took the girls for their 15 month check up today and they did great. They were a little grumpy because of a short nap but all in all it was good. My dad came along to help tame the tots. I dont think i have taken them to the doctor once by myself....one day. Anyways they are in the 90th percentile for both their height and weight.....CHUNKERS! Here are their stats...

Emma is 28 lbs. and 32 inches tall.

Sophie is 27 lbs. 3 oz. and 31 and a half inches tall.

They are getting so big....so fast! I just cant believe all of the things that they have been learning. They are walking now so I am always on my toes! Sophie knows how to stomp, ( SOOO CUTE) and they are both blowing kisses (when they are happy) now. I love those little girls so much I just cant stand it. I am so lucky to have such great kids!

Love you girls so much!!! MWAH!!