it's a bittersweet moment. tomorrow is the official end to my summer and my return to work after 7 weeks off. i'm saying goodbye to some sweet memories with the kids such as, snuggling in bed watching cartoons and not rushing to get up and go anywhere in the mornings, visits to the park, happy meals at McDonald's, Gymboree time with Sophie (really really sad about stopping this), morning runs in the double stroller, family day Thursdays with daddy, stress-free evenings because mommy didn't have to get anything ready for the next day, backyard pool days, homemade smoothies, scooter and bike-riding around the neighborhood and anything or nothing else we decided to do just because we could. our new phrase we came up with this summer is "going on an adventure" and it could be as simple as going to the mall or walking to the Fresh n Easy but somehow we would turn it in to an adventure by "looking for animals" or singing songs. what a wonderful time we had. it's funny...as i'm typing this i'm more nostalgic that i had planned. why? because there's the other side to this bittersweet moment. i have NEVER been so tired in my life, hence, no blogging for 3 months. by the time bedtime came every night, all i could do after the kids were down was plop on the sofa and watch mindless tv. there were many days that i wanted to drink by 11am and couldn't imagine how i was going to get through the day until matt got home. honestly. i know that i'm not cut out to be a stay at home mom and i seriously give props to those who do, but every day i'm thankful to have such a perfect schedule to get such a good amount of time off with them...just enough.
so i'm sad to change our routine and give them up to others to watch yet i know that i'm a better mom when i have some time away. i'll never forget this summer.
kid milestones...
jake: fully potty trained, swimming like a fish, going underwater and jumping off the diving board, hugely sarcastic and funny, putting puzzles together, still obsessed with animals and now sea creatures (new cartoon obsession is Octonauts), loving playing with daddy's ipad, size 11 shoes and 40 inches tall, super loving towards Sophie (except when she tries to play with your stuff), creeping to mommy n daddy's bed in the middle of night and tapping me to tell me to tell daddy to move over and make a "seat" for you (which i do), riding your bike with training wheels and scooter although you sometimes have to be forced to go outside, "i can do it by myself", you say for almost everything.
sophie: saying dada, dayee (daddy), puppy, doggie, papa, chee (for taking pics) and p for (pizza), wanting to be outside all of the time, climbing EVERYTHING and just loving the feeling of standing on something high, going up and down stairs, getting on and off mommy and daddy's high bed, shaking your head no if you don't want something, taking us to the fridge to let us know you do want something, sucking that thumb endlessly and mommy always trying to pull it out, very playful and sassy, still feisty and impatient, wanting to play with jake all of the time, mommy and papa are your two favorite people and auntie carma whenever we are with her(sorry daddy, your time will come), size 4 shoe, 22 lbs and 8 teeth.
