The honeymoon

Yea, a friend of mine just started a new blog called  One..two..three..plus me  all about her crazy life as a stay at home Mom with three young kids and a spouse who travels often. Welcome to the blogger world Christa!

So reading her blog reminded me that it's been a few weeks since I blogged. Things have changed in our life since my last entry...my daughter started Kindergarten 5 full days a week. I am still in shock that I have to get up at 6:30am everyday but we've all taken to our new routine flawlessly. There have been so many sweet moments between siblings and the kids with us since she started school.  For starters both kids get to see Daddy off to work! Lots of kissing going on in our house around 7:30am each day! Each night my daughter and I will cozy up on the couch and just share some alone time. Sometimes its playing whispering games, or tickling, or recapping the days events in more depth. And to watch the kids play together after seriously missing each other all day...they are in separable after 3pm without an argument to be heard. I realize it is entirely possible that this is a honeymoon stage...just a stage... until they adjust to being apart, until my son starts school, until they develop other friendships that cause them to drift from their siblings...but I hope it lasts more than a couple weeks...a couple years would be heaven!

On another side, getting to spend more one on one time with my son has permitted him to blossom even more. He wants to show me the world that he knows and I let him guide me in play (whereas his Sister would often take the reigns), he gets to choose all the books, all the games, and so on. He is loving it.  And finally, now he is going to take classes like soccer & swimming which will further build his self esteem & identity within a social group.  The next phase of our lives is falling into place.

As for me...I have a moment to blog (and it's not 11pm at night!)...and I worked out today. I even visited with a friend while our boys played. And its only 12:30! I am feeling as if my life is getting under control to where I can volunteer more for things (i.e. later today I'll be dropping off a meal to a friend in need). Life with kids just gets better!! Okay okay...clearly I'm in the honeymoon stage as well! LOL...the teenage years are still ahead! But if every transition goes this well, i'll gladly take another honeymoon! I just can't help but believe that when you do parent well you really will & do reap the benefits of parenting well. Its often not immediate, especially in those first 3 yrs where there is so much change, growth, figuring out, balancing going on your head is spinning on top of everything else life throw at you!!!! breath!!!
Good parenting pays off and for now, I'm loving it!