The Reese's

It is truly amazing to watch the routines we develop, out of complete habit. Our morning routine: -Wake up when C wakes up, roll around in bed wishing he would sleep for another hour, finally cave in and go to see if we have a potty mess to clean up. - Walk down the stairs to the couch, turn on the television to cartoons, get breakfast going, pack lunch. - Sit down for breakfast, fight with C to eat the new meal or just settle for oatmeal/cereal/waffles to avoid conflict. - Watch K rush around to take out the dog and be out the door while C has a full on meltdown because daddy didn't kiss him (or mommy) one more time like he wanted. - 7am turn on PBS Sounds like a lot of fun huh? I dread mornings. I am a sleep until I wake up, feeling rested kind of lady. But with kids I have become the "wishful thinker", the "just 5 more minutes", the "PLEASE GO BACK TO BED"! I was grumpy and when I am grumpy starting the day off, the day is just doomed. Af...

I will preface this with: I need a nap. Now on to the regularly scheduled blog post. 5 a.m., 5:45 a.m.-- no matter how many numbers or the combination of numbers after the 5, it's all the same and quite frankly I would LOVE to wake up and not see the 5 on my clock. Connor on the other hand must really looooovee seeing this number as it seems to be the only hour worth waking up in for the past 4 days. And this mama is getting tired. Between the charley horse's in my leg, the constant tossing and turning and just plain being hot all... the... time; I am over pregnancy. But there remains at least 14 weeks (give or take) of the pregnancy bliss we ALL feel. Yeah, like going to the dentist. We all love having white, straight teeth but only a handful have a pleasant experience at the dentist. Having a toddler and being pregnant is like having the dentist and the hygienist both with their hands in your mouth AND asking you to tell your life story. A challenge. As I type this my c...