*tap tap* Is this thing still on??

*brushes off the dust*

I think it's time to give the old blog a little lovin'!


It has been close to 3 million years since I last wrote a blog post. I got busy. I got lazy. I miss it though! I miss getting my thoughts out when things get all crazy and swirly in my head!

I've had a baby since my last post. A BABY! That means like, 9 months of pregnancy fatness and a whole 7 months of squishy babiness have happened since my last post!
Being a mother of two is pretty much as I expected. It's friggin crazy. There's this three year old who thinks he rules the roost. He's strong-willed and opinionated and hard-headed and smart...SO smart! He loves riding motorcycles and thinks he has super powers and he wants to be a robot when he grows up, so that's cool. And then there's the 7 month old... He is so much like his brother some days and other days I have to question whether they're even related! His laughter is infectious and his smile lights up a room. He thinks his big brother is the bees knees and I hope he always does.

I've got more gray hair now...and wrinkles... because let's be real, motherhood is no joke. The house always looks like a bomb went off no matter how many times I clean it a day. I don't sleep much. I have grown that second set of eyes mothers get so I can do dishes AND stop the kid from trying to pick up his little brother. I don't have a job, but boy do I work! I spend my entire day making sure those little boys are clean and fed and happy and that's okay. Watching them together these last 7 months has been the greatest thing on the planet and I wouldn't trade a single second of it for anything in the world!

I have started putting time aside for myself recently. It's not nearly enough, but it's a start. I came into 2016 with the goal to make this year the year of ME. I don't want to lose myself in the role of a mother because, while I am a mom, that's not the only thing that defines who I am. I am taking control of my health and wellness with the help of AdvoCare and am determined to finally lose that baby weight I never really got rid of after the first baby... (Hey, it happens!) I take full advantage of nap time to get in a good work out instead of lounging on the couch and channel surfing. This has made a huge difference in my stress levels. I find that I am much more patient with the boys and I am not totally snapping at my husband at the end of the day.

All in all, things have been pretty dang good and I am excited to see what this year has in store for me!