Dance parties in the kitchen and giggles in front of mommy's cell phone are way more fun than bedtime. Sometimes it's just worth it to wait for daddy to get home.
And icecream past bedtime? Completely necessary.
When the week has been long and hard, and you haven't seen each other except for 5 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes at night, a date night in NYC is just what you need.
"It will all be worth it." That's what someone texted me today. I'll admit, there are moments when I'm not sure. There are moments when I want to wipe my hands of my business, MY dreams, Andrew's dreams for his career. Moments when I do just want to change diapers, bake muffins, and have Andrew home for a perfectly prepared dinner every night. While I would like a few more of those days, it's just not me - not us.
I've never worked so hard in my life to be a good mother and to grow a business. It's been blood, sweat, and tears - literally, blood, people! {Last week, I was running to the door to get a print order from UPS before he could ring the doorbell and ruin nap time, and I stubbed by toe on the baby gate}
Andrew's been working even harder, I think. Between classes, teaching Economics, and recruiting for his new job in the spring, it's been A LOT. We are praying that God puts the right opportunity in front of him and that we know where Andrew will be working by this time next month. That would take a lot of pressure off of us all. We are also praying that God will give us a clear sign of the type of job that Andrew should take. Some mean A LOT of money - like a signing bonus that is way more than what a lot of our friends make in a year. And some don't mean as much money, but mean that he will be able to be home more often. We know that there will be some difficult decisions ahead of us, but there is so much comfort in knowing that we are not alone in this decision.
The busyness of my business has gotten a bit out of hand as well, and I'm currently working full time vs. the part time hours that it was supposed to be. It got really hard for me to say 'no' and I know that my pride and somewhat selfish ambitions got a ahead of me. I have more work to do than I have time, and that has meant that I've had to sacrifice a lot of sleep. I don't want to do the extra work while the girls are awake, so most nights, I get started at 8pm. This is obviously not sustainable and I'm happy to say that I've declared myself booked through February of next year. I've also realized that the maximum number of sessions I can take are 5 a month, and I WILL stick to that from here on out. This week alone I have 6 sessions. Pray for me. ;)
Anywho, more pictures of our precious little family:
I am trying to soak up as much outdoor time as possible before it gets too cold out. Adalyn does not mind.
And Eloise is getting better and better at sitting up!
Both the girls love watching football on Sundays.
Andplusalso, E is FINALLY getting some hair!
I didn't buy any clothes for Eloise since she fits in all of A's old stuff, but I could not pass up matching purple zebra print pajamas.
Ellie Bellie is always a good subject for me to catch up on my 365 project :)
And lastly......on sunday after my last shoot of the weekend, we all headed out to one of our favorite parks to play some soccer. Love our family time. <3
