New Beginnings
This morning was an early one. It started at 5am when my six month old woke up. Lately he's been waking early and with my older two getting up at 7am I knew by the time schmoopy was done with his nursing and cuddles that it'd be close to 6am and wouldn't be worth going back to bed. I'll admit that I was not a happy camper this morning. At all. I was very short with my fiancé and son and after he kissed me goodbye this morning on his way out to get to work he reminded me that schmoopy doesn't know any better. He doesn't know that it's so early and normal humans sleep in and don't need to be up with the sun. So after some coffee I decided that things need to change. My attitude, parenting style, thought process, just everything in my life that just doesn't work. So now I will spill my heart out to those who will listen and open myself to the criticism that I've never received well.
So now about me and my family. My name is Melissa. I'm 24 years old with three wonderful kids. Alexa who's 7, Layla who's 3, and my newest schmoop Henry who is 6 months old! I'm engaged to my wonderful fiancé Kurt who is a jack of all trades I swear. He can drive semis, do plumbing, electrical, a mechanic, landscaper, you name it he can probably do a pretty damn good job.
I used to be one of those parents who just did what the doctor said and was VERY mainstream. Now, not so much. I nurse my babies after falling into the booby traps with my first, we vax but delay and honestly I couldn't tell you what the kids have and what they don't have. I cloth diaper most of the time but sometimes I get a bit lazy and use a sposie at night or during the day when I either have forgotten to wash diapers or I have a major poosplosion and it's what I have within reach. I babywear too and honestly I wish I'd have started years ago and it probably would have made my life a million times easier than carrying that damn carseat around on busses and trains and those stupid little umbrella strollers. I think this is all I will write for now since I tend to be a chatter box and go on, and on, and on, and on. And on. Plus schmoop is licking my foot and it feels weird so we need to have a chat about licking people.
