Mom Life with Two Boys, Rainy Days, & learning to Slow Down

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I just finished getting my toddler to sleep and it’s just a little past 9:00 PM. I try to always get my baby down before my toddler so that way I can get some extra one on one time with my toddler before he goes to bed. The difference it makes is crazy. He’s much happier and doesn’t get as frustrated throughout the day. It’s that and also slowing down and letting him be included in the everyday things I do that make a huge difference in the way he acts and reacts to situations.

When I finally realized what these little things helped him with it helped not only him but also me. The switch from one child to two was a little bit of a struggle for our whole family and I’m glad that we are all learning how to make things work as a new family of 4. Learning to slow down as been quite the struggle for me. However, I’ve gotten so much better and am going to continue to do so.

Before I had my two boys, I always wanted to be a girl mom. I really didn’t ever think about having any boys. Now, I can’t imagine not being a boy mom. I’d be completely okay only being a boy mom. It’s such a weird thing how things can change so fast especially the more you grow up. Don’t get me wrong I’d love to have a little girl. I’m just saying I’m content with being a boy mom and I absolutely love it!

Since I had my first son, I have really been focusing on myself and digging deep into what I need to heal on. I’ve grown up so much since having both my children. I’ve healed in ways I didn’t think were possible. I’m still working on myself so much. I want to be the best mom and wife I can be. And healing requires that. I want my boys and future children to grow up without having a childhood to heal from. It’s literally one of my biggest goals in life. One thing I’ve still struggled with is learning to slow down. It seems like a simple fix but I’m telling ya, it’s definitely hard!

I’ve always been go, go, go. I’ve never wanted to do things slowly in my life and have always rushed things. To the point that things will get messed up because of it. I’ve been doing super well since having my boys. I really slow down with them, but I’ve noticed this past week that I felt more rushed, and I felt like I was going back to how I used to be.

Not that I was being a bad mom, but I literally felt the anxiety I use to feel to get things done as fast as possible. I noticed it right away and stopped myself to think why. Why was it happening and why was I letting it happen. I realized that sometimes old habits are just going to try to come back and that I have to stay strong and keep doing the things that have helped me be better.

Each time that this happened this week I stopped what I was doing and if my toddler wasn’t helping me, I’d call him over to help me, so I’d be forced to slow down. And if he didn’t want to help me, I’d stop and go play with him until the feelings I was feeling went away. After the second day of doing this, I haven’t had any urge to go, go, go. It’s crazy how fast something can change when you take the time to see what’s happening and do the things that should be done to change it.

Okay enough of my healing small talk. LOL. I just thought it would be nice to share with you! Especially if slowing down is something you struggle with. Maybe this will help you out! anyway, on to our weekly highlights from this past week!

The weather this past week has been crazy. It’s rained, and has been extremely windy all week, we had a warmer day almost hitting 40 degrees, and just when I though springtime was here… It snowed. That’s Wisconsion for you.

Me and my toddler love playing in the rain. If it’s raining and warm enough, we will be outside either dancing or playing in the rain. I’ve always loved playing in the rain as a kid and the urge to play in the rain hasn’t gone away. And I’m not complaining. Rainy days are so much fun!

You can’t see it in these photos but I’m wearing my other son in a baby wrap. I literally love baby wearing. And my baby loves it too! It makes things so much easier especially when you have more than one child. Plus, your baby sleeps so good in them. I take my baby wrap everywhere. Family events. the grocery store, church. Literally EVERYWHERE! Baby wearing is a game changer and if you don’t have a baby wrap you should get one.

My favorite baby wrap is this momcozy one I bought off amazon. I’ve been using it since I had my first son.

My toddler is obsessed with scooters. We have a couple electric scooters that he goes on rides with my husband during the warmer months and ever since that started, he’s loved scooters. Now all he wants to do outside is ride his scooter. He’s gotten so good at it too. Maybe he’ll be a professionally scooter driver one day. LOL. I love watching him grow and seeing all the new things he learns.

He love’s jumping in the puddles. He would do it for hours if I let him.

We got my toddler a balance bike for his birthday, and he’s been loving it. He’s used it almost every day since his birthday and is learning how to balance on it really well. I wasn’t sure if he’d like it a whole lot, but I knew it would be a great gift for him when he got older so that’s why we decided to get it for him. I’m so happy that he likes it as much as he does.

He’s learning so much so fast. I don’t know where the time is going. Time has always gone by fast but since having my babies time literally won’t slow down!

Now this week we’ve spend a lot of time at home which for me isn’t always a bad thing. I’m way more of a homebody than anything else. I love being home. Especially in the wintertime. I really think I’m only like this because it’s so cold and I feel like there isn’t anything fun to do. When that in fact is wrong. There are so many fun winters activates to do. I just have to get over the cold! I’m really trying not to be such a home girly. LOL. I want to take my boys everywhere! Next winter when both boys are older, I’m going to make it my goal for our family to do all the winter activity’s! You’ll be my witness!

With being home more this week I was able to make a bunch of new recipes. My favorite being my chocolate chip almond flour muffins! They are so yummy and they’re gluten free. I wasn’t expecting them to be as good as they were since they are gluten free, but I was wrong. It was my first time making anything gluten free. I always thought gluten free meant that the recipe would taste bad. I was definitely wrong and will be making these muffins weekly.

I’ve also been testing out some bread recipes. I’m so excited to be on this sourdough journey. I really didn’t expect making sourdough bread to be so hard, it’s already gotten much easier and I know soon enough it’ll be just as easy as baking cookies is for me. I’m really trying to perfect my recipe and make it the best it can be. Until then you will just have to wait! I can’t wait to start sharing sourdough recipes with you guys.

I really debated about sharing this week’s weekly highlights because I felt there was nothing to share and the week was the same as the last, but really there was so much to share. This is my life. A routine, yummy recipes, and being a mom. Life couldn’t be any better.

Anyway, I hope you guys all had the best week!

Questions for you!

1. Do you like staying in or going out more?
2. What are some fun things you did this week as a mom?
3. What’s the weather like by you? Is it still snowing or is springtime nearby?