White Blankie

On Tuesday, I picked the kids up at Dan & Rachel's house in the evening. When we got home, Jonah walked through the door and immediately asked, "Where's white blankie?". White blankie has become Jonah's most precious friend. The blankie was knitted by my mom and technically is white with a blue border. Jonah takes nap with it, sleeps with it, plays with it and when he's in trouble - white blankie is who he wants to comfort him. I've had to come up with some inventive ways of trying to get blankie in the wash.

"Oh, blankie needs a bath."

"Let's watch blankie take a shower."

"Blankie's sad that he smells sooo bad."

Jonah may not look to much like me but his dependence on inanimate objects as definitely a trait from me.

"Oh, white blankie."

Train of Thought

I have found that motherhood has really interrupted my train of thought. Example - I will walk into the kitchen with great intentions to accomplish something or grab an item only to totally forget why I walked into the kitchen in the first place. Substitute the "kitchen" for another "location" and I have experience that same results. My solution - standing in the moment, trying hard to remember, not remembering and moving on to the next forgetful situation. It's really ridiculous how often it happens now. I use to consider myself pretty "together" before kids now it's just I miracle that I make it out the door with the my purse.

A Calm Evening

A typical evening at the Willard house usually consists of a two-year old whining about eating dinner while his baby sister devours two jars of food. Then somehow everyone ends up in tears as mommy & daddy try to give baths and lay everyone down for bedtime. Needless to say, evenings can be hectic & unpredictable. The kids moods change at a moments notice. A simple request turns a happy child in to a tantrum. A cute, content baby girl all of a sudden desperately wants to be held. Times have definitely changed.

I was nervous when James said that he had a Braves game tonight. I thought to myself, "oh boy how am I going to handle my two munchkins alone?" But luckily tonight, they were on their best behavior. I had one whine about dinner from Jonah then he joyfully eat his pizza and pineapple. McKenna happily eat a ton of green beans & pizza. I had no protests about bath time. We read books, kissed goodnight and they both laid down to sleep. It was an amazing evening with the kids and it was much appreciated. I got to see the sweet, precious side of my children. And through all the chaos in my life right now, I needed to be reminded of how wonderful it is to be a mother.