Small things that make a difference

This year instead of setting goals (that I knew I would not keep) I have decided to make more of an effort to do some small things that make a difference in how I feel.


1. Do more with my outward appearance. Get dressed every day (even if I have nowhere to go). Make sure my hair is fixed if I leave the house to go anywhere. (Even if it just to get the kids from school.) Put on makeup if I am going somewhere. (I think a little goes a long way.)

2. Clean what I can and don’t worry about the rest. My main daily focus is on the rooms I have to see while I am home (the family room and kitchen). Then if someone stops by unexpectedly I don’t feel like trash. I am beginning to think I need to add the kids bathroom incase someone wants to use it. (Their idea of clean is embarrassing to me.)

3. Do something besides watching tv all day. While I don’t consider myself good at anything, there are things I like to do. I like to scrapbook and have started a book for almost all of my kids but not one is finished. I love to bake and share. I don’t really like to read but I feel like I should to set an example for my children.

4. Don’t be so hard on myself. I am only one person and one person can only do so much. I am the one that chooses to do something or not.

While these are just a few areas I struggle with on a daily basis, I know that when I make more of an effort to do these things I feel so much better about myself. Some days (ok most) it is hard to find the motivation to do these things but that is when I need to do them the most.

Sarah's big discoveries in an even bigger world!

It is hard to believe that Sarah is already 4 months old. She is still tiny and sweet. She is fun to watch and when she smiles you can't help but smile. She has made lots of discoveries in her growing world. She has:


• Found her smile

• Found her hands and how to get them into her mouth (usually her left thumb)

• Found her voice (and she likes to hear herself talk)

• Found her laugh (it is a little hard to get it out of her but it is cute when we can)

• Learned how to turn in circles on the floor (almost ready to roll over)

• Tried baby cereal

We are still working on getting her to sleep through the night, but I think we are very close. She made it through three nights this week. In my efforts to help her with this, I usually sing her a little song, tell her it is ok if she goes to sleep, and then I put her down before she is totally asleep. I do this during the day as well. (Consistency is the key right?) It takes her about 10 mins to settle down and go to sleep.

Last night she was just too cute. She is still sleeping in our room and shortly after Joe and I laid down in bed she woke up. She was tossing and turning her head about but not crying. We just laid there waiting to see what would happen and if she was going to cry. She did not cry but made sounds like she was trying to sing. Her singing did not last long at all but she went back to sleep. She did this two other times last night. It was just too sweet. I wonder what she was singing to herself.

Babies, they grow up so fast and we can forget just how cute they really are. We all love her to pieces.