Catching up

I know it has been a long time since I have posted anything...but honestly...sitting down on the computer for any extended period of time is just not a priority. Charlie and Sean take up every moment of the day and in between there...yes I know there is NO in between when every moment is taken up...I try to catch up on dinner, laundry and other general cleaning essentials. I appreciate my husband more and more, because he comes home and entertains Charlie or holds Sean so I can do any number of things I haven't gotten to. He is also an amazing cheerleader for me and is so understanding when I am tired and frustrated and he needs to make himself a sandwich. Before we were married we heard a lot of "make sure and date your mate even when the dating season is over". All that means is set aside time at least once a week to reconnect over dinner, a walk or a dollar movie. In he beginning of our marriage we spent all of our time together when we weren't working. Then Charlie came along and still when he was in bed we had all the time to our selves. Now with two kids it is much more difficult to spend quality time together. We are trying to apply that little piece of advice and use our family members as babysitters so we can get away during the week. It makes a huge difference for our relationship. I guess those other married people know what they are talking about.
I can't believe Sean is already 9 weeks old! With the second one you don't really have time to get on the Internet and see what the next developmental milestone is coming up...so when they come it is such a great surprise. When he started smiling and cooing I almost cried. It was awesome! He is incredibly expressive and I can't wait to see how his personality develops.

Charlie is doing great with his new little brother. He went through a little bit of a rough patch when Sean was about a month old. It started to set in that this little guy wasn't going anywhere and mommy doesn't have quite the same time for me. But after a couple of weeks he settled down and is back to being my little doll baby again! He is getting so tall these days...he can finally make a basket on his Little Tike's hoop by himself. It is crazy how much he loves balls and especially basketball. It will be interesting to see if the interest sticks for the long hall.

I am currently looking for an outlet for myself. Something that takes me out of the house and away from the kids a couple times a week. I am not a scrapbooker and I don't want to spend a lot of money that we don't have. Hopefully I can find something and start doing it. I think it will make me a better mommy and help me to keep my sanity.