Mom Life; An update.

My first year of being a mom wasn't the absolute hardest for me (does that sound like I am bragging? my humble moment will come in a second, I promise). I mean, I was figuring out on my own so that was kind of tricky but I have one of the best support systems ever that made it a great situation. Sure, we were up a few times a night, and I had to get used to getting spit up on a lot but besides that it really enjoyed it. I had a sweet little cuddly baby, she napped a lot, I napped a lot, I could just pack her in her car-seat and take her anywhere. I kept expecting the "terrible two's" to be something but I have really loved the past year. She has learned so much and changed so much that recently I catch myself when I tell people I have a baby and realize she isn't a baby anymore, she is a kid. I have come to the conclusion the "terrible two's" for Boston weren't so terrible and it is the "three's" that are going to do me in.

This past little bit I feel like I have been slowly losing my patience with her. I wan't to be (I used to be) one of the moms that cherish every moment and all of those other rainbows and sunshine things... but, Boston has been making it so hard for me to be the kind of mom I want to be. Does that sound terrible? Please tell me if you are a mom you have felt this way at one point....

I love her, I love her so much that sometimes I can't even stand it, but sometimes I love her so much more when she is sleeping. Lately she doesn't mind the best, she says, "no" to half of the things I ask, and she spends more time trying to get out of bedtime than she probably spends in bed (this is seriously not an exaggeration... Thursday evening I couldn't get her to go to bed and stay in bed till 2:00 am...2 freaking AM).... I feel bad ragging on her like I just did, she really is a sweet girl a lot of the time but the more frequent naughty moments are really wearing me out.

She turns three next week.... THREE, and I know that I am going to miss this stage she is in so much one day but right now I am longing for my sweet baby, that didn't talk back and enjoyed nap time. By the way it is mind blowing that she will be three, I honestly feel like it was just barely yesterday I was getting ready for her arrival. Time needs to chill out.

Besides the almost three year old phase we have been in we have had some really fun moments...

She had her first Valentines Party with her dance class and she got to give cards and treats and dress like a princess.

She loves being a 'bee-doe" (minion).

Park days in February? We will take them! We have loved this weather. 

Shopping. We get a lot of use out of our 3D movie glasses.

Story time at the library with my friend, Lauren and her little girl, Olivia.

She loved her Valentines present!

She has been on a Lion King kick...  This is her and Tiny Baby, which she has been referring to as her little lion and when she puts on her kitty ears she is a big lion... she has been pretty upset that her little lion doesn't sing like the ones in the movie so she was trying to get her to. Her cat sat here and purred while this happened...

And just to prove her cat really does love her so much... she sits and watches over her when she sleeps. 

I am thankful so much for the things she has been teaching me and I am so happy she is in my life, even if I have needed extra caffeine to get me through the long days recently. Bring on the 'three-ager' year.... Mom life is a good life.

XO:

Ashlynn&Boston

BRONSON