The girls are napping right now, so he snuck off to the office for a couple of hours. Yes, I'm on the computer, which means I'm not laying down, but I'll have you know that my feet are totally propped up! So I'm not cheating. Nope!
Some observations I've made these last few days (in no particular order) while being forced to allow someone else to do everything for me:
-I REALLY wish we'd invested in an internet-accessible laptop when we've had the chances in the past. It's so frustrating not being able to hop online whenever I want to since we only have a desktop! And boy could I do some serious blogging, internet shopping, catching up on email correspondence, etc. on the couch...
-I feel very uncomfortable not being able to get up and do whatever I want when I want.
-Allowing someone else to do housework/chores for me makes me twitch. (OK, so this is not new to anyone. But it's worth repeating!) I have a total "no one does it better than me" complex!
-It's really interesting what's priority to some husbands versus what's priority to me. For instance, J totally has no qualms about going to bed without having done the dishes, cleaning the table or sweeping the dining room floor after dinner. While I, on the other hand, can't even leave the kitchen after dinner without doing all of that! I used to think maybe men were simply lazy, but this weekend has really opened my eyes to the fact that they just don't see things like this as a priority! They have a totally different mindset than we do. It would eat away at me as a man to have left that all undone, but I truly don't think J gives it another thought. (As a follow-up, he did finally do all of the dishes and all that while me and the girls ate lunch today. What a dreamboat!)
-I'm learning that pansies begin to kick the bucket about this time of year. When I'm finally able, I'm going to replace mine with petunias! My petunias are really taking off, which makes me insanely happy. (I know this because I get to spend a lot of time on the couch looking out the window at my patio container garden.)
-Having to ask someone else for so much as a glass of water makes me cringe.
-I'm going to just have to let go of a lot of the house projects I wanted to get done before Stu arrives this week. There's simply not enough J to go around.
-I desperately need a haircut, a mani and a pedi before Stu arrives, but I may just have to live without them. I doubt my drill sergeant--I mean husband--will let me out to get that done! Haha!
-My hair has grown a lot over the last few weeks, and it's gotten a really weird, droopy, wiry texture for some reason now! Not much volume to speak of. For some reason with each child my volume has decreased, so after this one I may lose all my hair! Ha!
-It's been nice to catch up on some reading.
-There's not much on regular TV on the weekends.
-Sitting around in front of the TV for a long time makes my head feel like mush.
-Sitting down all day makes me a LOT more tired at the end of the day than my normal pace does. By 9PM I've been ready to hit the hay! So weird to me. But maybe it's a blessing to be able to catch up on sleep before Little Man comes?
-Snuggling with my girls reading books has always been and always will be one of my favorite activities!
-I keep thinking of recipes I want to research/try. Then I remember--Oh! I can't get up to cook!
-Rainy weather can get me down even if I don't have plans to go anywhere.
-I really wish I'd taken the time to pull weeds while I had the chance...our front yard and walkway look scary! (As if newborn Stu's going to care, right?!)
-I can still be productive while off my feet. Folding laundry, filing papers, making lists, planning with my calendar, catching up on phone calls, etc...
-When I'm stuck off my feet, I can think of lots of stuff that needs to be done around the house. And projects I want to start. Ack!
-It's kind of nice to be able to send my man out with whichever girl's not napping with a list to go run all of my errands. :0) THAT part I can let someone else do, no problem! It's such a beating to get kids in and out of a car to make quick errand stops.
-For the first time in our life together, I may resign myself to letting the dry cleaners press my man's work clothes for this week. THAT, my friends, is a hard pill for me to swallow!
-Want to really torture me? Buy me the Shark steam floor cleaner I've been wanting while I'm not allowed to get up and use it! I asked J last night if he'd please steam-clean one of our linoleum floors so I could at least see it in action. :0)
-Regardless of where I am or what restrictions are placed upon me, I can still enjoy my family, make memories and most importantly...TAKE PICTURES! Here are my darlings rough housing yesterday:
It's been so fun to be forced to sit back and watch J take over and just be Dad 24/7. There was so much he needed to do work-wise this weekend given TAKS testing last week, plus wrapping up his work to prepare for a few-week "maternity" leave break with us and all that entails, but he chose to be home with us every second he could so he could take care of us. I've loved being the spectator this weekend. J and the girls have such a deep, sweet love for each other, and it's been a lovely sight to behold. So even though I'm technically out of the game until Stu arrives, there are still sweet memories to be made!*****
Praise God that His plans are far better than mine.
2 comments:
I'm so thankful that God brought J into your life! Sweet pics. BTW, I hate feet, but if I were there, I would totally give you the Pedi you deserve sista! I love you. Relax, cause it's about to get crazy up in there! :) So excited your y'all!
P.S. I think you'd like Zumba, too! :)
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