{"id":987,"date":"2010-06-09T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T22:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/?p=987"},"modified":"2010-06-09T15:58:30","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T22:58:30","slug":"shifting-gears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/shifting-gears\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting Gears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was a down day and yet it was a great day, in it’s own way.<\/p>\n

I got up this morning and get myself put together. In other words, I got dressed, did my hair and make up and had something to eat.<\/p>\n

I find that when I do this (even if it feels stupid because I’m home by myself) “getting ready” helps me mentally set myself up for a better day. This is not to say that I don’t have days when I don’t “get ready” but more often than not I do “get ready” for the day. <\/p>\n

I debated on driving Jon into work, but decided against it.<\/p>\n

I’ve actually had quite a bit of Braxton Hicks over the past few days and while I hope they are getting my body ready to “do its thing” I’m actually quite tired. It’s a massive head trip, noticing that you’re having contractions, and not knowing if it’s the beginning of something or just a big tease.<\/p>\n

In this case, serious tease and I’m tired of it.<\/p>\n

So, I thought that I’d take a day to relax and spend some time on the couch; attempt to just chill out and get some rest.<\/p>\n

Because I had no plans and because I’ve been working like a crazy woman to get my house tidy……I took some time this morning to just snuggle on the couch with Siah. It was nice to just enjoy some time with him as my baby, knowing that I don’t have this time for very much longer.<\/p>\n

Then, he tired of the snuggles and we were off. He watched a movie on the computer in the kitchen while I made some playdoh. <\/p>\n

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He’s been given some little tubs of Playdoh when we’ve gone to Ricky’s Restaurant but hasn’t had a chance to sit down and play with a decent sized clump of it and to just muck around. It ate up a bunch of time and he seemed to really enjoy himself. One thing that I noticed is that he wants or needs to be “shown” what to do. I’m hoping that with time and given the opportunity that he’ll start to want to “play” and “create” on his own.<\/p>\n

We had lunch after that and then we sat back down on the couch. I figured that I could sit and cut some paper people and that it might entertain him.<\/p>\n

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It was interesting for about the first 2 minutes and then…..well, then he ripped a head off one of the people and stressed out about it until I tapped it back on…… <\/p>\n

So, it took up some time, but not nearly as much as I’d have liked.<\/p>\n

I’ve been trying to find some of the paint with water books that we used as kids and that I used with my older kids, but I haven’t seen any recently. I’m still looking though.<\/p>\n

We did a bunch of painting….It’s funny how so many little kids paint in brown….all the colors mixed together. I hadn’t remembered that from when my other kids were little, but it’s funny how much of that comes back and so quickly.<\/p>\n

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We painted until Siah had had enough and then moved on to making some cards. I got Siah to cut the straight lines with my paper cutter and to glue everything onto the cards.<\/p>\n

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It’s been a busy day and yet a fairly quiet one.<\/p>\n

I’m starting to shift gears. I remember when my days were filled with one craft or activity after another. It will be interesting to see how things “normalize” after the new baby comes.<\/p>\n

I find that “this” being an at home mom is a little bit like riding a bike. I used to do this all the time and then life changed and I had to define a new normal. Now I have the chance or opportunity to do this again, but with more confidence and knowledge about where I’m headed and how long I’ll be there for. It’s makes it a little bit easier. I’ll have to keep this post handy to remind me of this when I’m back in the thick of it all and stressing. <\/p>\n

But for now, things are okay. I’m okay. We’re slowly finding our groove….<\/p>\n

And then it’s all going to change again, eh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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