Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Brown paper packages tied up with string

Our days are fragmented by the schedules of our two little people.  T has to be at preschool exactly at 8:40 and picked up at 12:40.  M eats approximately every 3-5 hours round the clock, which also includes one or more diaper changes and some extra cuddling when she just doesn't want to be put down.  

We have doctor's appointments for M, T, and me, as well as errands like prescription pickup and grocery shopping.  I can't drive until I stop taking pain meds.  I can't stop taking pain meds until it stops hurting.  So we do everything, "all four together", which is kind of nice, but also means neither adult can "tag out".

Not unexpected, and thankfully being on maternity leave frees me up to think about nothing else than what's going on here at home.  Our second time with a newborn has been easier, mainly because my expectations of "getting things done" are low.  And this one sleeps and eats better than I expected (sleep gods, don't strike me down).


gratuitous baby picture.  blanket knit by my mom!

While I was thinking about not much else besides our day-to-day routine, two awesome things happened.

Today I got email from a BlogHer editor telling me they are featuring one of my older posts about contentment on their front page.  Woot!  I still love me some external validation.

 But even bigger and MORE exciting than that was an email I got last night as I was trying to convince myself to spend a little time in the craft room before falling into bed. 

Create magazine, part of the gorgeous Northridge Publishing family, wants to publish a project I submitted!!  I sent in the photos months ago, but since I hadn't heard from them, I figured they didn't want it.  I was a little sad, but honestly, not surprised since this was the first mini scrapbook album I've made on my own. 

But they want to publish it in March!  I need to send it in this month, with some additional info.  This is one of the items on my Mondo Beyondo list.  I honestly was going to give up on this one, partly because of the lack of time I have right now to focus on crafting, but also because of some customer service issues I've been having with Northridge regarding my subscription.

But when I got the email requesting my project, I just couldn't say no.  It's on my dream list!  The album itself is very special to me - it's a list of all the qualities I want to have as a mama, kind of a scrapbook version of a "vision board".  So you can be sure I'll be taking a ton of photos of it just in case it doesn't come back to me.

So to quote John Lennon, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

Update:  One more awesome thing I forgot to mention - BabyM weighs 7lbs today, which is 3 oz more than her birthweight.  Which also means we don't need to wake her to eat.  Woohoo!

Now your turn.  Tell me about an unexpected good thing in your life!

14 comments:

  1. I had enough iron to donate blood today, even though i ran out of my iron supplement a few days ago. :)

    And not to be overly cheesy, sucking up to the hostess, but it was very pleasant to check in on your blog tonight and read about Baby M and even see !!!PICTURES!!! Congratulations - enjoy your snuggly baby time and inhale her little baby head smell for me.

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    1. Hey! Nice to "see" you, neighbor ;) And yay for donating blood - it's so disappointing to be turned down!

      And YES! to baby head smell - that and baby milk breath are the two best things ever, and counterbalance the ridiculous number of poopy diapers we've changed ;D

      Thanks for the kind wishes!!

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    1. It makes me grateful to finally have a phone with a decent camera. Believe it or not, that was taken at Target, under horrible fluorescent lights with my cell phone ;)

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  3. What a beautiful blanket! No excitement here to share alas. A sick child and travelling husband have made for a very quiet day at home.

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    1. Hope you feel better soon! And that hubby comes home soon to help you!

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  4. I've been a stay at home mom for 7 years (I can't believe it when I type it) and I recently saw a job posting that is almost perfectly matched to my skills & interests, and it's at my son's private school which is a stretch for us financially (you get an employee discount.) OMG! Exciting & terrifying. Then I noticed the deadline has passed. But, I was brave & emailed anyways, asking if they were still accepting apps, and they said they'd consider it (after they get through the first round of "highly qualified" applicants, oh well.) And my former director said she'd send a reference immediately. Need to hear from 2 more refs, and send my resume (with that big 7 year gap, sigh.) But it's a start if nothing else.

    Glad you're enjoying baby time, and hope you are pain free soon!

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    1. Good luck and fingers crossed for you! That's so exciting!

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  5. whoo hoo! sounds like you have so many happy things going on!! :) Congrats!

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  6. Alright, that's it, between you and Laura C., I'm convinced that I need to go Mondo.

    Congratulations on your beautiful baby and the external validation. ;) Wishing you many more happy moments!

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    1. You won't regret it!! If you look at my 'Faves' tab above, I link to my class review.

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  7. Beautiful photo of Baby M. I can't wait to meet her.

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    1. Yay! We'll be up for lunch next week or the week after?

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