Shout, 'Hooray!'

Last Sunday in Primary (I'm the chorister) they pulled up 3 or 4 kids to sing a birthday song to.  As I was coordinating the song with the pianist, I heard the presidency member announce that one of the leaders was having a birthday, too.  I smile brightly and look around the room, waiting for one of the teachers to come up to the front.

It wasn't until she said my name that I realized it was me.  

It was a very odd sensation to have completely forgotten my own birthday.  Part of it is just how busy life has been for the past month--I'm living day-to-day instead of anticipating what's coming up.  But part of it is just realizing that I don't care as much anymore.  I enjoy celebrating my family's birthdays more than my own.

But all the same, I'm glad they reminded me so I could be excited for my birthday this week.  And I got a Twix out of it, which possibly made up for my having to stand in front of the entire Primary and be sung to.  Twice.                                  

Thoughts at 3 Months Post-Partum

Infant clothes should come in one color and one color only:

Poo-splosion orange.

Either that or I need to invest in Shout stock...

I'm fairly sure there is currently more of my hair 

on our bathroom floor than there is left on my head.

Amazing how quickly 4-5 consecutive hours of sleep 

becomes a great night's rest.

It doesn't matter what brand of diapers you buy--

your baby can poop out of anything.

There has got to be a safe way to 

permanently attach a pacifier to a kid's mouth.

I have very seriously considered putting a belt around

my baby to keep her dang arms swaddled.

When my first baby slept longer than usual, 

I would wake up terrified that he'd died in his sleep. 

With number two, I just praise the Lord 

for an extra hour or two of sleep.

Why didn't I realize how easy this baby thing was 

when I only had one?  

Cause it's a heck of a lot harder with a toddler to care for, too.

Is my brain ever going to function at full capacity again?

Why am I sitting here typing this when both kids are napping?

I need a nap, too!