To the rescue!

I was so scared to take on both kids on my own for the first time yesterday. What can I say, it takes me a while to get used to change. Luckily, I have great friends who save the day. Brooke was an answer to prayers when she asked to have Micah over to play. I was able to run a ton of errands that needed to be done and get three loads of laundry washed, folded and put away. What a lifesaver she is! Thanks Brooke! Oh, and as a bonus, she made me cinnamon rolls that rock. I am doing it on my own today and feeling pretty confident. Hopefully, our trip out to the doctor and the park will go of without a hitch. I can't wait until my mom comes tomorrow! I will also have Chad on Monday to help out since he has the day off. Anyways, another thing that saved the day...the Boppy bouncer. That thing is great. I feed Brooklyn, swaddle her and stick her in it on vibrate and she dozes right off. Thank goodness for these wonderful inventions! I can't imagine surviving the infant stage without a lot of these modern conveniences.

As a funny side note, Chad and I are still calling Brooklyn "she" and "her" and "little girl" and so on. We got so used to doing that when I was pregnant to avoid conflict that it kind of stuck. Chad actually asked me something along the lines of "are you happy you got your name?" He asked because I didn't make a big deal of it at the hospital when he gave me the OK and I haven't been using her name much. I am a big believer in not being a sore winner, so I wasn't about to do a victory dance and make him feel bad or resent the name, so when I got the OK, I simply said "thank you, you made me very happy." Now, if I can just get around to using her name more often. I have to get used to it. It is kind of strange to give a brand new baby a name anyways, I think it takes time for them to grow into it!