Well, here we are getting ready to sit on the big girl potty and while that milestone is always monumental in terms of independence for the child and independence for the parents to have to lug a diaper bag around-I'm starting to think diapers aren't such a bad thing.
It's one of those subsequent child "things", no sooner was Alex two and we were already pushing him into pt'ing. And typical Laura, proved to the world she was ready to rid herself of diapers right around 2 with next to zero intervention from us. But Ainslee's my baby, my last baby. . . . so diapers really aren't that bad.
Kind of like how sleeping in a crib til you're 4 isn't so bad, right? Well, maybe not that old but I do have full intentions of easing from the crib to a big girl bed a little slower than the others because this is the first time in our parenting lives that we haven't had to be in a hurry for that next step.
Laura's 4th birthday is quickly approaching, and I cannot find where the last two years-let alone 4-of my life have went other than in the beautiful growing faces of my kids. I remember thinking to myself that wow, some day my kids will be 2, 4, and 6. . . . and here I am. Life, slow down!
In other news, I just wrapped up two classes which to date since working towards my bachelors were the most time consuming classes I have ever taken. A 3 and 400 level course, which both included a lot of reading, questions, case studies, and large final projects. I am very grateful to have a wonderful support group surrounding me while I work towards my degree. The last 7 weeks included calling upon my mom and mother-in-law endless times to step in and help out, with little notice because I had to run here or there for the kids, had class and Jason was working, or I just needed a few hours to dedicate to some homework. And I called upon my niece to relieve me for a few hours here and there just so I could run and get groceries, take a shower, do laundry or put in a few hours of homework, since I didn't have a whole lot of extra time to get normal things done around the house. And my sister-in-law, who offered to join us up north as an extra set of hands and eyes so the kids could still enjoy themselves, while taking countless trips into town to submit online homework, etc. Jason too has been working long hours, often varying shifts from one day to the next-so to say it's been difficult is an understatement, we could have never done it without these people in our lives. I really struggled with the "juggle" of school and home life this go around, something I really pride myself on-the ability to multitask. Maybe I'm losing my touch? So I have the week off, and then back to it next week, hoping this next set of classes is a little bit lighter load.
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