Yaya's Journal: Parenting, or something like it

I'm tired! A couple of my reoccurring thoughts over the past few weeks...I never sit for longer than five minutes while my kids are awake & Dave and I have been parenting via the "divide and conquer" method.

This morning while I drank coffee and opened a book, I was interrupted to make breakfast. While I'm typing this post, my oldest will not stop talking to me. I often wonder if I'll be able to sit still once my kids are grown and moved out, not sure if I'll know what to do with myself...actually, I think I'll know what to do but I'll be in shock and probably start interrupting myself! Don't get me wrong, I couldn't wait to be a mom and it is such a wonderful blessing but I'm tired. The other day a friend whom I haven't seen since my youth asked if I was just a stay-at-home mom. JUST...yes, I'm JUST a stay-at-home mom :) It is some crazy work; crazy, busy, emotional, exhausting work!

Dave and I have been together for 15+ years, married for 10 next week. We have always done everything together; grocery shopping, watching TV, cooking, reading...all of our activities were done as a couple. When we had Sarah things didn't really change much. We were still able to do things together as a family of three, Sarah just came along with us. It's a whole new world now that we have two kids. Dave goes to the store with Sarah while I stay home and feed the baby, I take Sarah to gymnastics while Dave stays home to put Katie to bed...it's all about divide and conquer! It's inevitable, life changes. I think your attitude determines how smoothly the change will happen. We have two kids now so I have to accept the fact that we can't do like we used to do.

So, what makes you tired and what kind of changes have you seen happen right before your eyes? Maybe you're tired of all the changes, maybe you need a change so you're not so tired anymore (see what I did there). Let me know, I'd love to hear what you have to share.