36. I’m one year older. This year has flown by. So much has happened. I had a baby. She’s 4 months old. My oldest baby turned 3. But it feels like a blur. I barely remember any of it. I am going to chalk that up to sleep deprivation.
I don’t think I’ve had a full night’s sleep since my 3rd trimester of my first pregnancy. That’s going on 3.5 years now. I’ve always been a light sleeper but now I wake up at the slightest change in anyone’s breathing. I’ve never been able to sleep with a fan on or the air conditioner much to the disappointment of my heat generating husband. I know this will be for just a short period in my life. Once my babies decide to leave my bed, I will once again enjoy a full night’s rest. All of the annoyances and inconveniences of babies and toddlers will be short lived and will be replaced by other worries of school aged and teen aged daughters. I shudder to think about what my nights will be like when my oldest turns 12.
Milestones for this year
- Kate was born on 5/26
- Delilah turned 3 on 8/22
- Delilah potty trained on 8/29
I really need to keep better track of the baby’s milestones. She’s already smiling and grabbing at objects. She started turning from her tummy to back a few weeks ago. I did weigh her yesterday and she comes in at a whopping 14 lbs 13 oz. Quite a difference from my petite older daughter who at 3, weighs in at 27 lbs.
Hmmm…. Goals for this year.
- Work out for 1 hour a day 5 days a week.
- Cook at home at least 5 days a week. We’ve been a family who relied on take out or cheap restaurant foods. It will be healthier and cheaper for us.
- Up my savings to my kids’ college funds. I already save $250 a month for Delilah. I think I am going to start another 529 plan for Kate when I go back to work.
- Get a small snap and go camera to capture photos. My hubby has a big huge one that takes great pictures. But it is very inconvenient. I can’t take it anywhere because it is massive. I’ll research one today and start snapping away.
- Start knitting again. I love knitting but haven’t had much time. Now that my little girl isn’t nursing nonstop anymore, maybe I can take it up again.
- Work out a budget and stick to it. My husband is always complaining that we don’t save enough money whereas I disagree.
I’ve tried to save money by using cloth diapers for the baby. I invested about $250 in 18 cloth diapers and I haven’t bought disposables since she was born. I used to spend about $50 per month in diapers. I am also trying hard to cook dinner at home. It’s very hard considering my husband doesn’t come home until 7:30 or 8 pm every night. With 2 small children who break down at around 6 pm, cooking usually gets pushed back until he gets home and we resort to going out for a burrito. When I go back to work in about a month, my plan is to do a prep day during the weekend while the hubby is home so that we can have meals during the week that don’t take too much time.
To sum up, I don’t feel too old. But I don’t feel young again. Maybe I need to go out for a walk…
Veggie Mama 