here we are. valentine's day, no less. josh gave us both gifts, of course. but really, sleep was the better gift - josh volunteered to take the nite shift last nite. and it was a doozie! here's a picture of josh and his riley bear.
no, it's not all chocolates and hearts...but that doesn't make it any less good and wonderful.
life's rockin right along. josh is pretty available during the week and works quite a bit on the weekends. i'm home 99.9% of the time...w/the exception of an occasional trip to the grocery store or in for a town coke. tryin to keep up w/my online class. probably should have taken the semester off, but hind sight's always 20/20. my academic goals have shifted a bit as riley has prioritized herself :)
we went home a little over a week ago and spent a long weekend w/friends and family. had a great time....a fabulous shower....and really good sleep, actually. people's generosity toward us and riley is tremendous, and we're incredibly grateful.
the in-laws came in at the end of last week and helped convert the overrun pile that was our house back into our home. just a quick synopsis of life the last few weeks: christmas and christmas gifts, baby and baby stuff, seymour shower and gifts, amarillo shower and gifts, intermittent visitors bearing more gifts, and the normal we-have-a-new-baby-and-our-house-is-a-disaster mayhem. needless to say, our furniture was serving more to seat gifts and laundry than actual people. so kay washed and folded mounds of laundry, put away gifts, and neatly stacked diapers. i showed riley the couch, as it could not have been perceived as a couch beforehand. i also remembered and appreciated what our bed looks like made. so yea! we're back to the maintenance-zone of housekeeping, which is quite relieving.
during one of the the many 4am feedings, i was thinkin about things i've learned the past 7 wks. here's a list...though not complete, which i'm entirely blaming on the time of day (or nite) i had the idea.
1. i don't know near as much as i thought i did
2. the singing, rockin, swayin may not put riley to sleep, but it sure sends me to slumberland in a hurry
3. i can completely adore someone who has absolutely no regard for any of my preferences
4. as long as the clothes get clean, the foldin and puttin away aren't that bigga deal
5. i'm not any more timely at writin thank you cards as i was when we got married. if you're watitin on an etiquette-appropriate card, sorry.
6. what "precious" really means.
7. i can no longer start and finish a blog in a single day, as evidenced by the very words you're now readin.
3 comments:
Sometimes, the clothes gettin' cleaned isn't even that bigga deal either. ;) I'm glad y'all are gettin' settled. Sometimes it takes a while. . . and while it's always nice to acknowledge you might not know as much as you would've liked to have thought you did, I promise, you know a whole lot more than you think you do. If that makes any sense at all. lol
OH I so love reading about life with little Riley Layne. Please oh please send me that picture of Josh in his uniform and her as well as the one of you and her from the shower - they are must have wall decor!
I must agree with you on the 20/20 hindsight on school - not sure how this semester is going to go!
Take care and give lots of hugs to everyone for me.... MISS YOU THREE! Happy Lover's Day Riley!
Man Whitney hit the nail on the head! There were times when Malachi was a baby that I kept asking, I'm a mom, shouldn't I know this? Shoot, sometimes I STILL find myself asking that!! But, the Lord gives a special grace to all new mommies and you'll figure out your instincts pretty quickly! If there's one piece of advice I have, it's follow your gut, it will ALWAYS lead you in the right direction!
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