fuss budget

holy cow weeks 4-5 has hit us like a ton of bricks! sofia had a few rough nights in a row this week. according to our doctor, fussiness peaks around week 5 or 6, so we probably only have another week or so of fussiness increasing, and then it will hopefully wind down.

bez had his last t-ball game last weekend and we got to have a pizza party with the team - while i don't know if he has a future as a major-league player, this is the first time he's really enjoyed an organized sport. he'll start soccer in the fall and hopefully it will be as much of a success!

this week is my first full week home with both kids and the last week i have "off-off" before i start working from home. i read an article recently about how to balance feeling like a good mom and working. the pieces of advice i really took to heart are:

schedule time to work everyday - tell your older children so they know when they need to occupy themselves. make a routine for the kids while you prepare to work so they know what is happening.

write a list of things you want to accomplish during the summer with the kids - try to get them all checked off before the end of the summer. here is the start of my list:

1. bike riding at the park
2. walk at greenlake
3. beach
4. zoo
5. jetty island
6. grandma's house on whidbey island
7. fish ladder
8. edmonds saturday market
9. swimming at the ymca

i'm so excited to spend the summer home with the kids, but also a little nervous about how it is all going to work! the last 5 weeks have passed soooo fast - i can't believe i'm going to be handing sofia off to another person in 7 more weeks. my friend natalie (who has a little girl about 2 months older than sofia) and i are planning to do a nanny-share and we meet with the program director tomorrow.

one fun thing - my mom came over last for the day and we had so much fun! we tried a new restaurant in edmonds, five. had a deeelicious pear and gorgonzola pizza and a yummy salad with miso vinaigrette. then we walked on the edmonds waterfront and saw a blue heron's nest and two big babies. we topped off our walk with ice cream. it's not often i get to spend time with my mom with work and everything else, so it was great to spend time with her.

this time home has been so nice. i've loved the extra time to get stuff done that when i'm working always seems to get backburnered. i'm loving cooking yummy, healthy meals, seeing friends and of course, naptime with sofia. this week, bez starts swimming lessons and i'm looking forward to the ymca's monday and friday mom/baby yoga class. the ymca by our house has a great indoor play area for bigger kids (like the mcdonald's playhouse tubes), so bez can spend time playing there while sofia and i do yoga.

<>