I'm ready to do life again

I know, I know.  It seems a bit ridiculous to say I haven't been doing life when obviously we've got a lot of life going on in this house.  Some of  you moms might know what its like to be in a midnight feeding fog most of the time while others of you are actually mutants with special mothering powers and you never missed a beat.  I am the former.  Mackie, my dear mother in law, gave me a book once called Momminesia.  It encouraged me that at least one other person on earth has experienced my brain fog, but I am almost certain she wrote that little antidote years after her youngest was out of diapers.

So, Noah is 20 months old.  That sounds like he should be bathing and dressing himself to me.  On the contrary he still co-sleeps and nurses on demand.  This too shall pass.  Most of me is ready for the next stage, but I must admit there are many mornings I wake up to that little guy flashing his toothy smile and I melt.  I'll miss these days probably more that I'm ready to give them up.

The last two nights Noah has gone to bed without nursing and he has slept in the bottom bunk in the boys' shared room by himself.  Of course he is terrified when he wakes up at midnight and tries to nuzzle into what he thinks is my body only to discover a stuffed animal  and a blanket.  After a little snuggle and some milk he's back to dream land.  I can see a full night sleep in my future.  No light in the tunnel!

I only wrote 3 goals for 2016.  Memorize scripture with the kids, ween Noah, get Noah sleeping in his own bed.  Once I meet goals 2 & 3 I will come up with some lofty plan that I can execute to show that I am not as slow as I now feel.  I really am looking forward to being sharp again.

As a precursor I am going to start writing on this blog again and posting pictures.  I promise at least once a month to give you a glimpse of our life.

A lot has happened since I last posted almost a year ago.  We did indeed move.  We've celebrated birthdays, been on vacation, and made lots of friends.  I'll do my best to revisit the highlights in my next post.

So welcome back.