Last night a girl from my Bible study and her husband brought us dinner and Jason discussed something along the lines of : "You know, when we had Noah, he was so easy and I almost felt bad when people brought us meals cause I thought 'We can cook and go to the store and all...'. But now, between trying to love and entertain toddlers while holding a needy newborn, and working long hours the month of June...I'm pretty sure we could manage to trow a hot dog or sandwich on the table for the boys, but I'm not sure we (meaning Jason and I) would even eat!"
I laughed cause he was right. Just the night before it was 10:00pm and we realized we had not eaten anything and we bantered back and forth on who wold drive to the closest fast food place by our house...or if that was even worth it. :)
So we have always appreciated these awesome meals in the past, but we are incredibly blessed and grateful this time around in a whole new way so thank you.
In the midst of the joys of a sweet new baby in the house, Jason and I took time the other day to discuss the trials so we can better enjoy the blessings. I think the struggles crept up on us because we had the "been there/done that" mentality.
As Jason said to me the other day "We've been winging it, but I think it's time for a gameplan here...". Ha. So we did. We discussed ways to get more effective sleep, help Lincoln and Noah be more entertained, and increase our patience with the kids.
I know the latter only comes from the Holy Spirit so instead of nighttime, my seeking of the Lord now comes first thing in the morning while I'm nursing Adelynn. :)
And as far as entertaining the kids (mainly Lincoln) more, I think I'm going to try going out more this week and meeting up with friends - part in moral support for me and part in letting him change up his environment and be around his buddies. So we have some outings in place and sweet friends to do them with.
So as a disclaimer (Cause sometimes I can sound different than I really feel on here), we're not losing it or anything! :) This is just challenging and I think more so than we thought or were prepared for, and like any new major transitions - we're in the process of working out the kinks.
So here's to the new adjustment and a big thanks to those that are walking with us along the way! :)
And did I mention Bethany is moving down the street in a few days????? Oh.my.goodness. That mean 2 of my closest friends will have moved down the street in the past handful of months. Amazing. Keep 'em coming.
(And just because he makes me smile and laugh so much lately):
3 comments:
Girl, I hear you! It's just different once the parents are outnumbered, no matter how easy or hard a day might be, it's still CONSTANT. Just really busy! And I totally get the seeking in the morning. If I can pray and focus before the day begins, it makes a world of difference. I love reading about your experience!
Totally understand, as Jonathan and I have had many of those "So, how is this going to work?" conversations these days. The adjustment to two hasn't been terrible, but when doing it with a new job in a new place and in a new home there are just so many learning curves! It's easy to survive it all, but if you want to thrive in this crazy season of life it definitely requires a game plan!
I feel you! It's been an adjustment for us as well. I adore every minute with my baby boy but Ellie has been having a little bit of a hard transition to sharing her parents. I keep trying to soak up the good moments and not over react to the bad ones.
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