Being 32 weeks pregnant with #3, having a busy little girl and a busier little boy makes life fun! But sometimes mama needs a break. I've had guilty feelings in the past about how often my kids go to someone elses house to play and I get a break. This month, I have made a concentrated effort to make sure I do a few things for myself while still making sure I am spending quality time with my crazies, I mean kids.
I make sure I start my day out in the Word. I would like to say I get up before my kids but I don't. While they are waking up, eating breakfast and getting ready I am reading the Bible and spending time talking to the Lord just asking for guidance for my day, and patience, I am always asking for patience. Ha ha!
I drink a ton of water, I find that it really helps me feel better about me, lessens the water weight that I am retaining and fills me up!
When I start to feel frustrated that Tristan has asked me the same question 14 times in the last 32 seconds, I take a deep breath and remind myself he isn't asking me to annoy me, he is asking me because he needs to know the answer.
I am a busy body! I move quickly, do a lot of things and really really don't sit still well! I know this about myself which is allowing me to be directional about making sure I slow down. I say directional and not intentional because I have can great intentions and still not do anything that leads me in the right direction, but if I am directional, I am making choices to get me where I want to go. Does that make sense?
So daily I am slowing down, spending time as a family with friends or family. I am working on getting away from sticking so strictly to my "to do" list and making sure that while I am caring for my home and getting my "chores" done that I am also making sure I am making memories for my children that don't include Fred Meyers and Winco.
But we all need a break, slow down mamas. Give yourself some grace, enjoy your kids, get the rest you need to be the mom you were created to be!
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