Fast forward four years. Four years? How in the world has it been four years already? I am a bad blogger for failing to keep the entire world involved in our lives for the last four years. It exhausts me to even think about all the stories you have missed and how long it will take to catch you up. So I won’t. We are living in the moment people. But for those of you that don’t follow my Facebook feed with bated breath…here is where we are:
I am officially “Mrs. Jack”. And there are still nights where I lay in bed watching Jack sleep (because he always falls asleep first, in like 2.5 minutes while I toss and turn for hours) and I still wonder at how the universe could be so damn cool that we found each other at the perfect time and place to create this perfect-for-us life. Together, we are parents to 4.9 children, ranging from 14 to in utero. Jack had two daughters and a son before we met back up. A year and a half ago we had Baby Boy. And any day now we are expecting to meet Baby Girl. Jack also contributed a beagle to our new family and I brought along my two lab mutts. For some reason, we always seem to have some quantity of fish living here as well…no matter how many die, more show up. So our house is very….vibrant. We are almost always in motion, Jack is always plotting some kind of project, and I am always trying to organize the five thousand moving pieces that come with a household of this many living things. And we love it and thrive in it.
I am a stay at home mom now since Baby Boy arrived. I know that there are many opinions flying around about stay at home moms vrs working moms – and you would not believe the things that people think to say to Jack and I regarding this – but at the end of the day I think every couple needs to make the choice that is best…for THEIR family. There are pros and cons to both sides and it is a very personal and family specific choice. For us, my being home is best for our children and their needs. It also makes me the most fulfilled. So….no brainer on our part. I love being home and taking all the energy I used to spend on work and direct it into efficient little cleaning charts and calenders and meal planning. Not that these are always successful, mind you, but I like it. Also, I am a giant control freak…and being the person responsible for the whereabouts and wellbeing of all at any given moment gives me a great way of channeling that for the good of the world. Playing to my strengths here…
Quick synopsis complete…consider yourself caught up on the important stuff…I will try to be better. Because of course, I will have so much more time once Baby Girl is born, right?
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