I survived my first week alone with both kiddos! It was tiring but not exhausting. Success!! All in all we had a fun but busy week.
dThe outfit that Jocelyn is wearing was purchased for her by Kirby's Aunt Marcy and then by her Grammie and then by her Nanny. And they all purchased it for her in a size 3 months. What a coincidence!
On Monday we played at home before venutring off to the park. i.e. Jocelyn slept and Charlie flew his airplane. The airplane was my gift to Charlie for becoming a big brother.
Tuesday was a rough day. You can read more about it in my post "Tears". But the best part of the day was when I took the kids for an hour and a half walk around the Brandywine River. We fed the ducks and for the first time, the geese.
Charlie hasn't stopped saying Honk Honk ever since!
Wednesday our adventure out of the house was making a trip to Goodwill
I am still learning how to most effectively get an 18 month old and a one month old in the car.
On Thursday we didn't get out of the house because we had two appointments with realtors to list our house.
Las Vegas Update: Four realtor appointments later, we decided on a realtor to list our house. On a positive note, not a single one of the realtors we interviewed said we should list our house at the price the realtor told us last Saturday. We are hoping to sell the house in the next month or so, but if it comes down to a price we are not happy with Kirby and I have decided we will rent it. Another positive note, Kirby's company is being understanding and flexible. They have told him to focus on the house which means no traveling anytime too soon.
A side note to anyone selling their house in the near future. Interview agents from several different companies. You will be amazed at how much you learn. We have a very clear picture of our competition as well as a fair expectation of what our house should sell at because of all these meetings. Additionally, we have received a little bit of advice from each of the realtors on things we can do to make our house show better. Together, the cost of these suggestions might be $200.
Since we didn't get out of the house on Thursday, Jocelyn received twice as many hugs and kisses as usual.
On Friday our big outting was to the grocery store. No pictures of this.
But Friday night Jocelyn finally got to meet her Great Grandma.
And Jocelyn's Great Grandma came to visit with her Nanny and Pap.
Best and Worst Mommy moment of the week: Yep, it's all wrapped up into one. Tuesday was a rough day filled with crying and kids boycotting sleep. In the late afternoon, Charlie let out a huge sigh "uhhhh". It took me a minute to realize he was copying me. So I asked him "What does Charlie say?" and he said "WOW". This is something his grandpa taught him. Then I asked him "What does Mommy say?' and he said "Uhhhhh". He burst into laughter and so did I.
It was a great reminder that I can't let the bad days get to me for two reasons. One, I have a little sponge at home who is soaking up my every word and action Two, I am a lucky lady to be home with my little loves to catch even silly moments like this.
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