Trying to be better

So, I am trying to be a better Mom. Luckily I have great friend's who do fun, different, cool, creative things with their kids...this is inspiring, and a great example. Thanks guys!

But, I haven't been very good about any sort of schedule with my kids and I find I spend a majority of most days saying, "okay...hold on. In a minute...after I do this we'll _____". And at the end of the day my house is still a mess I have not showered, dinner isn't always cooked..and yadda yadda. Where does the day go? Seriously?

Because of this, for the past 2 days I have re-done nap scheduling. Now Eden and Tex sleep early together in the morning. This means her nap is now only 45 minutes instead of 2 or 2.5 but really...who needs that much quiet time anyway. I should be enjoying motherhood right? In my mind, being a stay at home mom isn't a right...but a responsibility.

The shorter earlier nap means that she is also ready for bed an hour or 2 sooner....which equals more quiet alone evening hours with the husband. How great is that?!

Plus this schedule has gotten Tex on a better eating and sleeping schedule too. It's more predictable, and I can actually make plans a little bit better.

So, today during Tex's nap time, I was trying to think of something that just me and Eden could do. I don't feel like I always give her the one on one attention she needs and quite frankly deserves.

So, I asked. "What do you want to do?" And she said "I dunno!" And i said, "You wanna make a hat!?:" And she excitedly said yes! So we googled Hat making and a PLETHORA of ideas. We decided on the duct tape hat.

It was a ton of fun. It's so fun to be creative with a 2 year old!!! Okay, she is all done decorating it with stickers now...so i better get off the computer and enjoy the rest of Tex's naptime and our mommy Eden time together. ;-)