My Slump

The past week(ish) I have been in a slump of a mood.. Without even a target reason to blame. My back still hurts a lot from my surgery and it's hard for me to even pick up Boston, which is so frustrating for me. Also, since the type of cyst it was stitching it wasn't an option so I have an open wound on my back that I have to pack with gauze daily (I am completely aware how gross that is) and that I have to just give it time to heal from the inside out (since its location it's sometimes hard for me to do myself and so I have had to have help from a lot of people and I am starting to feel like Kim Kardashian since so many people have seen my backside, mine, clearly not my choice). Since it is an open wound I also have to wait a few more weeks till I can take baths again and I have replaced them with very careful showers. I miss my nightly bubble baths a whole lot. I can't sleep because it hurts so bad. Boston has been having strange night-terrors lately as well. She had these when she was about six months old and for some reason they have came back. It's terrible. She will have her eyes open but not really looking at me, she cries so hard, and I have had to take her outside so the cold can wake her up to get her to calm down. As a parent nothing is worth than not being able to fix something for your child. We have both not been getting the sleep we need.  I hate the cold. I am a terrible driver in the snow. I found out one of my best friends is moving. Little tiny things like these have been adding up lately.

I am smart enough to know that compared to so many my little struggles the last little bit are nothing that's why I feel better calling in just a slump more than anything else. I ran across this quote the other day and I really digged it so I wanted to share.

You attract what you are... I need to focus more on what's good in my life and the parts that are out of sorts should come together. Happy people are the prettiest people, right? So, in my mere attempt to get out of my slump and become a more positive version of me I am sharing a few pictures that make me happy as of late.

Boston loves the snow. She is 100% convinced it came from Elsa while we were sleeping and without fail she sings, "Let it go" whenever we go outside.

Sunday morning I walked into her room to find her sitting like this, in my glasses, singing, "I wish that I could be like the cool kids"... She makes me smile so much.

I don't regret for one second getting her this kitten. For the past month she has been calling her, "Tiny Baby"... And that is the name that has finally stuck.

Guys, thanks for reading this. This is totally not a pity party for myself but if you have mood-boosting, slump-fixing remedies you would absolutely be one of my favorite people if you sent them to me...

Oh, and happy Monday!

XO:

Ashlynn&Boston

BRONSON

And this makes me pretty happy, too...

When my baby B falls asleep in the car she insists on holding my hand. Kind of tricky to do  from driving in the front but pretty worth it. (The car was completely stopped when I took this)