*...you don't leave your baby in the cart at the register to run and get an item you forgot.
Is it wrong that I was actually proud of myself for thinking clearly enough to not do this?
*...you get a wonderful opportunity to practice humility when you realize everyone in line just watched you almost forget you have a baby with you.
*...you have so much energy you wonder who took over your body and what did they do with the real you. I haven't felt this good since this time last year, when we first got Clara and before I got pregnant. Is it possible that somehow caring for newborns fixes adrenals?
*...you get a free couch!
A friend of ours was moving and couldn't take along her expensive, plush and comfy couch. It now replaces our old one which was a safety hazard since our cats had scratched it to the point of exposing the interior framework. And there were staples. 
It's probably too big for our little house, bit did I mention it was free? And comfy? And matches our other furnishing? I could have stopped at free.
*...you notice your daughter's chewing on her crib before she gnaws all the way through. 
Sorry, Clara. You might have gotten this past your old foggy-brained mommy, but the new-and-improved me is all over this. It only took me probably about a week of her going all Shawshank during every nap before I noticed. Small victories!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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I think you get MASSIVE amounts of points for simply leaving the house with two tiny kids on this little sleep.
ReplyDeleteExtra credit for a) dressing both kids in coats b) dressing both kids in hats, c) dressing one year old in shoes, d) dressing one year old in MATCHING shoes.
I love this post and the couch is great and bigger furniture CAN go in a smaller space!
ReplyDeleteGlad you have some of your energy back.
PS- I've kind of been a lurker of your blog but I'm coming out of the woodwork today!
Oh that couch looks so soft and squishy! Yay for being free to boot! And wow- you weren't kidding about Clara munching on her crib- haha! Glad you are feeling well too!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you are feeling better!! I loved this post! Very joyful!
ReplyDeleteYipee for the free couch and a successful trip to the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteLOL about the grocery store!! That couch is great!!
ReplyDeleteHA HA! Glad you're feeling so great! Yea for the free comfy couch and yea for not forgetting you had a baby with you! :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I love it! The couch is gorgeous, by the way! I am SO looking forward to this newfound energy you speak of. Exhaustion has taken over my body:). I have spent so much time DREADING having another newborn (just out of anxiety, not because I don't love her!), but maybe I should be looking forward to having some of my energy back?? Again, love it:)!
ReplyDeleteI could dive into that couch! It looks so comfy. That picture is so funny b.c they are so tiny and that couch is so big! haha. Love those little ones:) Oh and does Clara's teeth/gums not hurt from that! Ouch!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute post! I too LOVE the couch! So awesome. I love free stuff that's in good shape and, did I mention, free?!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I ate my wooden crib as a baby and I turned out fine! Well, some might debate that...
I love the phrase "going all Shawshank" hillarious! Also, way to go with the new couch, yeh! I am jealous. That's great you feel so well. Can you lend me some energy over hear?
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Amber
The couch looks like a divine napping couch (not that it sounds like you need a nap - you go girl).
ReplyDelete2 posts in 2 days?! Don't spoil us!
ReplyDeleteI love anything free, but that's a comfy a comfy looking couch!
Love your list and so happy you've got your energy back.
I love free. I love comfy. I love the combo even more!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are feeling better!
LOL@Shawshank! hahaha
ReplyDeleteFor real - Shawshank - classic!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, we have a chewer!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I think Sew might fight that statement about caring for newborns fixing adrenals ;) You may consider Adren-All (a supplement for adrenal support). I have really benefitted from it.
Funny! My 15 month is doing the same thing to his crib! Let us know if you found something to remedy it :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are feeling better! It took me like two months to walk normally after my c-section!
You are doing such an amazing job!
Yay for free couches :) D. did the same thing to his crib - woke up with sawdust around his mouth. Don't spend $$ on the fancy crib guard/blankets that velcro around the rails. Use a few plastic zip ties to secure receiving blankets around each rails. Works like a charm! And a lot cheaper, too.
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