9 Months In 9 Months Out

Wow, our Little Ladybug is 9 months old today! My Love teased me today because I kept rejoicing her big day. And if you know me, I like any excuse for a celebration so I was eager to help our baby celebrate. It was a gorgeous summer day today so she and I spent the afternoon outside swimming in her wading pool and crawling around in the grass. She just adores our dog Meeko (a miniture American eskimo) and squealed with joy everytime we threw the ball for her. While it may be silly to celebrate such a small milestone in a child's long life, I think it's important to rejoice such a miracle. Not everyone is blessed enough to have a healthy and happy baby-- or a chlid at all, so I figure why not praise God for giving our family such a miracle and help her realize how special she is to us. So this short post tonight is dedicated to our Little Ladybug, our 9-month old miracle! Mommy and Daddy love you!

Nap Time Crunch TIme

Twice a day I am awarded at least an hour of uninterrupted time to do as I please while Ladybug (now 9 months old) takes her nap.While I would love nothing more than to spend that time sunbathing or sleeping, my new role as a SAHM  has changed those leisurely hours. Now I have Nap Time Crunch Time where I try to get as much done in as little time as I can.

I live by notes and to-do lists. There's such great satisfaction for me when I can cross things off and look around and see progress. Now that I know how precious spare time is I am able to get done these key chores every day while Ladybug rests: the dishes from the evening before, load of laundry, pick up toys (so that she can dump them back out when she awakens), get myself ready for the day (hmm, maybe even a little mascara today!), wash diapers (two wash cycles and hang dry every other day -- that's a post for another day), empty trashes, Swivel Sweep all of the pooches hair, and in the extra 15-20 minutes I might get if she sleeps late I grab my library book and speed read until I hear her giggling to her toys in her crib through the baby monitor.

Now I did say that nap time happens twice a day, so depending on the success of the morning Nap Time Crunch Time I might award myslef a nap, a reading break, or tackle larger projects like picking up the clutter in the garage, filing the towering pile of mail, and making more to-do lists. I believe that for me to be a successful Stay at Home Mom I need to get my chores done before My Love gets home so the three of us can spend family time together without having to worry about getting things done. And honestly, so far so good! There's many days that I wish I could have gotten more done, but for the most part we're able to have meals together every night and spend a couple hours catching up on the day and discussing what's on our minds.

Well it's already late, and I haven't started my to-do list for tomorrows Nap Time Crunch Time!

Reinventing this Blog

Wow, two years have already gone by since I started this blog!? Now that I see what I wrote back then, and remember where I hoped the blog would lead me, I wish I would have continued with it. Ever since I was in grade school I was a journaler, and I think that Blogs are the new journals --- or locked Lisa Frank diaries in my case. I am anxious to begin Blogging again, whether I am a help or inspiration to the cyber world, I don't know, but Blogging is an easy way to express my ideas, visions, dreams, and what have you into the cyber world to my friends, family, and followers. So here's to hoping that Tillie's Wonders is more of a success during Round 2! In this edition-- still feeling like a new wife and now a new mother! Stay tuned...