Two Under Two By Myself

We have been so fortunate to have so much help over the past three weeks, but it was time for me to get my feet wet and try this whole "stay at home mom" thing to two kids under the age of two.  All Sunday from mid-afternoon until I went to bed I felt really anxious about Monday.  I mean, what's the worst that could happen?  They're both crying and unhappy?

Luckily, the bottom didn't fall out and there was never a moment when they were both crying.  I have to say, it was a success!  Sean wasn't crabby and whiny like he had been over the past two weeks.  I actually enjoyed the extra time with him.  Evan seemed to do a lot of snoozing, which definitely made things a little easier, but he wanted to eat every 1.5-2 hours for most of the morning.  I got Sean and Evan to nap at the same time.  I took a shower.  I did a load of the kid's laundry.  I even watched an episode of Glee on DVD since I'm desperately trying to catch up on Season 3 so I can watch the new Season.  And we went outside after Sean's nap so he could run around and let some steam out.  It doesn't get much better than that.

One day in, I drew the following conclusions:

1.  Being a stay at home mom is pretty close to being a part of the circus.  You have to be really good at juggling!  This kid wants to eat, this kid needs a diaper changed, I have to go to the bathroom, the dog wants to come inside and is scratching the screen door.  Oy!

2.  There's nothing wrong with showing Sean some educational alphabet and number videos on Youtube.com while I'm nursing Evan.  Until I look at the clock and realize a half hour has gone by and we've moved on to videos about fire trucks and excavators...

3.  If I was worried about losing the rest of the baby weight since the weight loss slowed down after 2 weeks post partum, I'm not worried any longer.  If there's time for me to eat on a day that I'm home with both of them, it will be a miracle.  And there's certainly not time for snacking.

4.  I have to learn to let go of the house being perfectly in order, an amazing dinner on the table, the floors being clean, or even that I'm wearing clean clothes.  For my own sanity, it's okay to have books all over the floor of Sean's room until today when he's at school and I can pick up the mess from yesterday.  Everything will get done...just not on my usual time table.

5.  I'm so glad that Evan was born in the fall.  It's not blazingly hot in our house or outside, there's plenty of things to do outside with Sean and Evan without it being freezing cold, and, let's be honest, I absolutely love everything about fall.  The cool breeze, the cinnamon pinecones on our mantle, apple cider, and even football.  It's a great season to have a baby....or two since both my little ones are fall babies!

Sean is at school today so I'm grateful for a break of only having Evan.  Today will be my day to pick up the house a bit and maybe even run to Target.  Or, I may just watch Glee and take a nap and not feel guilty about it.  Whatever it takes to feel refreshed for day two of being home with the two of them tomorrow...I will survive!  I mean, I get to bail out of work and stay at home with these two love bugs!!