Ilyah is healthy again (finally), and Fall started. The temperatures have dropped to an average of 16 degrees celsius (or 60 fahrenheit) and the days have started to shorten. It's been difficult to wake up in the morning because it's still dark outside and cold.
Ilyah is missing his sister and gets bored as you can notice on these pictures.
I've started potty training him again and it's getting frustrating. Last time was much better because I could leave him naked and he was more aware of his body. This time around, he's fully clothed with underwear and doesn't react as good as before. We've had some accidents, we've been staying on the toilet for almost a 1/2 hour (to the point that I now take a chair with me and sit at the door), I've been wanting to hit my head against the door...
I NEED HIM POTTY TRAINED FOR JANUARY!!!!!! so that he can go to school and I can take a breather. To show you how not too good of a mom I am, I've been wishing that somebody could come over and take care of the potty training or even better, I've been wishing I could put him in daycare until December so that they'll take care of it.
I'm so not good at this kind of things (and other ones too) and I ONLY have 2 kids. I'm far from the SUPER mom stereotype.
Talking about motherhood, I've had a wonderful lesson on monday with my VT teachers Lisa and Roz. I'm so grateful for their honesty. They've said out loud things that I've been thinking to myself. I am so not one of those moms who embraces Motherhood completly, and loves spending every single moment with her kids and can't stand being away from them for too long (I've actually been thinking of taking a week vacation on my own, what a beautiful dream!), etc...
I feel quite often frustrated with the kids and my inability to be a good mom. I've been living in "survival" mode ever since Ilyah was born. I can't even imagine how I would be and do if we added a third child to our family.
Having Taiamani and Ilyah so close in age (14 months apart, not planned) got me thinking REALLY HARD on when to add #3.
Anyway, I just hope that they'll turn out to be better Latter-Day Saints.
I also wanted to show you our Family pictures project. I received the prints last friday (yeah!), framed them by saturday, and hung by sunday. We really LOVE them.
We really wanted to do unconventional Family pictures and portray the fun that we can have (once in a while).
5 comments:
You are such a great mom, so don't let the little things ever make you feel differently! As you know, I absolutely LOVE, like REALLY REALLY LOVE your family pictures project - it's beautiful!
OMG your family pictures are just adorable. You are so talented. Also I know you are the best mom that your kids could ask for. We are just learning every day how to raise those cute little bundle of joys and hope for the best. Don't worry I know how you feel and trust me we've all had our days but yet being a Mom is the BEST experience that any woman could ask for.
You are such a talented person. Too bad you aren't closer and then you could take our family pictures. I just love looking at your pictures.
I love the pictures and how you framed them! It was so nice to talk to you on the phone on Friday! Thank you guys for calling:)
Vaitaire, No worries. EVERYONE feels the same as you with our mothering abilities. I oftentimes feel I am on a roller coaster with all the highs and lows I feel. One day I feel like super mom, and the next I am racked with guilt at something I did (or didn't do). I figure as long as we are learning and getting better along the way, that's what really counts (and hopefully our kids will forgive us one day!)
Your pictures are spectacular! You arranged them so nicely, they look great!!
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