First - Happy Birthday to my friend Lizzy!
Next - the other day I was talking to my mom and Heidi about how before I had kids there were things I said I would never do and now I am totally eating my words. So today I am going to confess the things I said I would NEVER do as a parent, however, I do them now:
1) Let my child out of the house wearing his pajamas and letting him wear pajamas all day.
2) Bribing my child with candy or food (it's cheap and it works)
3) I said I would always have a very strict bedtime and my child would go to bed early to get plenty of sleep (I believe Preston fell asleep last night at 10:45).
4) I would never let my child drink pop (he had rootbeer last night)
5) I would give my child a bath every day - right now Preston and I have a deal where he only has to take a bath 2 days a week - and only on Sundays do we wash hair.
6)I would only allow my child to watch 30 minutes of TV a day.
Becoming a parent is one of the most humbling experiences I have ever encountered. One thing I have learned about parenting - NEVER say the phrase "I will never......" It will result in a humbling experience.... guaranteed. More humbling is in store for me of course.
However I must give myself a little credit: there are 3 things I am good at: brushing teeth, reading books, saying prayers.
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Haha I loved this blog! Thanks for sharing your list. I too have a list like that and am curious to see how it pans out after we have this baby. Will and I are always talking about things we will "never" do hahahahaha. One of them I of course already crashed and burned on - which was "I will not gain a bunch of pregnany weight" LOL
amen to all of that! and you're not giving yourself enough credit, heather . . . you are an amazing mom and you do an excellent job at more mommy things than just those three! just a few that i see all the time . . . you make your childrens' playtime a HIGH priority, you are cheerful and laugh with them a lot, and you speak so respectfully to Preston, even if he's being reprimanded! i know there's plenty more!!! you're just all around WONDERFUL!
thanks for the birthday shout-out! your list is so funny! esp. 30 mins. of tv - we probably average at last 3 hrs around here. it's just so dang convenient when the kids are cranky in the afternoon or you need to blowdry your hair in the morning. But I have to say my kids have never left the house in their pj's. Haha. You are a great mom! Fun to see all the blessing pics below. Wesley is just too good of a baby for you! I'm jealous. And exciting that Heidi is having a boy to add to the Hansen cousins!
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