Mommy's Soul Window

I had one of those lazy days today. I stayed home all day and had my pajamas on until after dinner. I fed my kids in the morning then started sewing curtains for Aden’s room. Our house is facing west and the kid’s windows are also facing west so when the afternoon sun starts to set, it is so bright and hot in their rooms. Because of that, I’ve been having a hard time putting Aden down for a nap in his room. I usually let him either sleep on the couch or in our bedroom where it’s dark. The other day, I went to Walmart to buy some dark fabric. I got a navy denim-like linen with beige/cream stripes. So I spent most of the morning sewing his curtains and I already put it up after ironing it. Boy, what a difference! His room looks so much cozier. I also did 2 loads of laundry and put sheets on the guest bedroom. My mother-in-law just left last weekend and I finally cleaned her room and put clean sheets and pillow cases.

Sometime around 3pm, my former neighbor stopped by to visit. That was very sweet. She used to live 2houses down from my house and I would just walk in her house whenever I was bored at home. She moved not too far from us but it would still be a drive which is quite challenging having to strap both kids in the car and dragging them. It’s not easy when Aden starts to whine that he wants to walk instead of sitting in the stroller and Maia screaming because she has to nurse and there’s no place to feed her except in the car which is parked at the end of a huge parking lot. So as much as I want to go out, I have to first do major planning and work around their nap schedules or wait for my husband to come home so I can go by myself.

Right before dinner, one of my friends from playgroup picked me up to deliver dinner for another mom from our playgroup who just had a baby 2weeks ago. Oh my goodness. The baby was so adorable and so tiny. He had very little hair, with blue eyes and tiny mouth. I miss my kids when they were newborns. Even if Maia is only 3months old, she looks so big compared to the baby. I love newborns. I love their smell, I love their breath, I love all their tiny toes and fingers, I love how peaceful they look, I just love them. Yeah, makes me want to have another one. But then again, I’m not sure if I can handle that. I’m done for now. I don’t have the right word to describe motherhood but I can assure you that it is very rewarding.