Monday, October 12, 2009

I Confess...

Today was a rare treat that I seldom allow myself: We stayed in jammies ALL day long. I usually make myself go go go..but today, Henry needed to rest and it took very little to talk me into it. Tomorrow, I'll take my 6 mile walk, clean the house, laundry and lift weights at the gym. Tomorrow will be a regular day but today, today was for laying around.

We did go to Walmart (in our pj's), which I kinda felt bad about, especially when the checkout clerk asked if I was having a rough day. Geez, didn't think I looked THAT bad. As moms, we don't always do what is "expected" of us; we take shortcuts whenever we can, will do practically anything for a few more minutes of sleep, and we might not even eat all of our recommended vegetables in a day (or week). I felt the need to air out some of my less than stellar parenting moments - thus, the confession thread.

I CONFESS:
  • that I almost always opt for foods that Henry can't make a mess with, even if they are boring and really have little nutritional value (i.e. Teddy Grahams).
  • that I love it that Travis gets up with the baby in the morning and I get to sleep in - even on the weekends when I know that Travis could use the extra sleep more than I could.
  • that last week, I INTENTIONALLY chose sleep over going to my doctor's appointment. Luckily, I was able to reschedule.
  • that I HATE dressing Henry (or any baby). Most mothers like this, right?!? I can't stand it and have no interest in putting outfits together, thus, pj's to Walmart.
  • that sometimes it's just easier to nurse Henry than to make a meal for him. (Although, one could argue that I am "making a meal" for him).
  • that a couple of times, Travis and I have acted like we were going to the gym and gotten a babysitter, but instead, stayed home and held each other on the couch in silence.
I'm sure there are more, but I'd rather let Travis play with my hair right now. What do YOU confess?


6 comments:

Misty said...

I confess that I let Colby watch the DVD player in the car for even the shortest trips to town. I said I would reserve the DVD player for long trips but that didn't last long.

Sarah said...

oh gosh, my list would be TOO TOO long to leave in a comment! SO I'll just do one that covers almost all the craziness... I confess that most days I go back and forth between feeling like I'm about to have a breakdown and wondering if I'm about to lose my mind. I have occasional moments of feeling like I'm a pretty ok mom, but they usually disappear with the next temper tantrum. There are also times when I wish there were some way to be able to parent my children one child at a time.

Katie Hughes Ledford said...

Just letting you know, The Charleston, SC arriving from my blog on your feed is probably my mother. She is Charleston this week and I just sent her the link to my blog and I'm most positive she clicked on yours from my blog:)

emily said...

I confess that reading your confessions I laughed!! Seriously those are NOTHING!!! LOL! And I, like Sarah, have way TOO many to fit on this so I'll leave you one....I confess I haven't swept my kitchen in over a week...how gross is that?!!!!

Andrew and Anneke said...

I confess that I've not posted pictures of our new place because I don't think its clean and set-up enough to take pictures of it yet!

Oh, and sometimes I put new make-up over my make-up from the day before. That's right, that means I don't wash my face at night.... only in the morning : ) ...... sometimes : )

T & L said...

wow Ladies!! I love these.
Misty - no shame in the DVD player, kids gotta look at something.
Sarah - you are an amazing mother! This is all a test, don't you know?!?
Katie - I didn't know you had a blog. I'll have to read it.
Emily - gross about the floor - but i'll add that I haven't cleaned my shower in probably a month!
Anneke - LOL I'll bet your pillow case is dirty. Can't wait to see the new house.