tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post996083252245098656..comments2023-10-12T10:38:32.827-05:00Comments on Bigs and Littles: In which I try to learn a life lesson.Laura @ Our Messy Messy Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036017218322694255noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-43331353356308239162011-06-09T21:08:57.707-05:002011-06-09T21:08:57.707-05:00I DEFINITELY COULD HAVE WROTE THIS MYSELF.I AM IN ...I DEFINITELY COULD HAVE WROTE THIS MYSELF.I AM IN THE SAME EXACT BOAT AND NEVER SEEN IT AS BEING SELFISH THAT I WANTED ME TIME SO BAD NOW THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD DOESN'T NAP FOR THE MOST PART NOW,I JUST SEEN IT AS DOING FOR EVERYONE ELSE AND NEEDED PEACE AND QUIET BY MYSELF FOR 2 HOURS BUT NOW I CAN LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY WHICH I REALLY NEED AT THIS MOMENT IN MY LIFE WITH 2 NEEDY ONES.allnaturalmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337471771832653609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-35798123677518008522011-06-08T19:57:13.203-05:002011-06-08T19:57:13.203-05:00Such a sweet picture of Taylor with a Henry-vine d...Such a sweet picture of Taylor with a Henry-vine draped across him!The Quinnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425004907470712529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-63995594700191549752011-06-08T11:15:05.206-05:002011-06-08T11:15:05.206-05:00I don't know how I'll ever make it if we h...I don't know how I'll ever make it if we have another kid...your Henry sounds a LOT like my Jack. The whole ANTI SLEEP boy. We also have him in a double bed setup like you do so that one of us can help him fall asleep. It's really wearing on me. Your post helped me to realize that I am in the selfish stage right now. (I spend too much time on my computer while my son plays independently.) Taking time out for you is important, but so is being selfless for your family....HOW IS IT DONE??? Where is the perfect balance??? if you figure it out, let us know. :) Just know that you aren't alone.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091206341249617247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-71946402843191658822011-06-07T21:21:01.446-05:002011-06-07T21:21:01.446-05:00Thank you for sharing, Laura, and as others have n...Thank you for sharing, Laura, and as others have noted, you are not alone. I never knew how stressed out I would get over naps. I think God sent me these little blessings in part to teach me that I, one woman, cannot control as much of my life as I'd like... such as my children's sleep habits!!Amanda @ Gratefully Growing in Gracehttp://gratefullygrowingingrace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-68227653186241394442011-06-07T20:31:45.314-05:002011-06-07T20:31:45.314-05:00Exactly, Mandi. I was convinced today was going t...Exactly, Mandi. I was convinced today was going too well and I kept waiting for disaster. It will probably happen in the morning...Laura @ our messy messy life.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18145762240325532244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-91591264211257090632011-06-07T20:18:27.197-05:002011-06-07T20:18:27.197-05:00Mama Lake, I know the feeling :)Mama Lake, I know the feeling :)Laura @ our messy messy life.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18145762240325532244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-36138559551308223132011-06-07T20:17:57.145-05:002011-06-07T20:17:57.145-05:00Ah, motherhood...just when you think you're ro...Ah, motherhood...just when you think you're rocking it and everything is smooth sailing, some little stinker has to go and flip the world upside down!! But then you figure out a new balance and round and round the cycle goes :)<br /><br />Here's to balance, mama!Mandi @ Living the Good Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594574791226743086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-5093522876096827672011-06-07T16:16:25.934-05:002011-06-07T16:16:25.934-05:00I know how you feel all to well!! Right now I am ...I know how you feel all to well!! Right now I am sitting in the hall, "watching" my two older kids fall alseep. All while wishing they would before their baby brother wakes up!! Its craziness!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237043205696191763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-37896535585423539812011-06-07T13:14:24.749-05:002011-06-07T13:14:24.749-05:00Thanks, Laurin! That's the truth about supper...Thanks, Laurin! That's the truth about supper getting thrown on the floor no matter how much time I spend preparing it. Sad but true.Laura @ our messy messy life.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18145762240325532244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432600533968414372.post-68588142547251372822011-06-07T09:22:01.212-05:002011-06-07T09:22:01.212-05:00I totally feel your pain!!! I have some similar is...I totally feel your pain!!! I have some similar issues. Just yesterday I was WISHING my two would nap at the same time (so I could clean up... aka, take a nap myself) but I kept reminding myself that the only one on one time I get with either of them is when the other one is napping. I have already given up on having a clean house or a meal that takes more than 10 minutes to prepare. That bothers me but I'm the one who wants a clean house... the kids don't care. I am the one who wants to cook because I love to... Lennox will be throwing most of his food on the floor whether it takes 2 minutes or 2 hours to prepare. <br /><br />Being a parent is certainly a daily lesson in selfless-ness. I like reading your thoughts because they are honest and often the same thoughts that most of us (mothers) have... thanks for sharing. :)Laurinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507169931102280111noreply@blogger.com