My day's have been tiring. More tiring than I could ever explain (more about that later) But one thing I realized (thanks to my amazing husband who is so good about pointing things out but not being nasty about it) on Sundays when I wake up to the alarm I get up and get going. Not because I love to but because I am awake and know I need to get things done. Well he made an observation that instead of waiting for a crying child (ahem Sidney) to wake me up (which terribly get's on my nerves in the morning) that I should set my clock and wake up to that instead. Even if it is only 10 min before they get up. So I did, and it worked :) I was MUCH more pleasant with them when they awoke since they were not the reason I was aroused from my slumber. And honestly, by 9-10am I am wiped out, no matter if I get up at 6, 6:30 or 7. Anyway it allowed me to do this devotion for my five min and drink something by myself. Sounds like just a little, and it was. But definitely made a big difference in my morning attitude.
And in other news I am for the first time in all five pregnancies anemic. I think by the very end of each of them I am because I crave ice like a champ. But this time it's been much worse. The extent of my exhaustion goes wayyyy farther than taking care of the kids and carrying a baby. Plus add the dizziness and light headedness and it's just been way different. Sure enough, when my blood work came back yesterday the nurse said my levels were way depleted. So now I'm on an extra iron supplement. Here's to hoping it makes a difference in how I'm feeling. But I've read it can take months to build it up again so we shall see :) But in the mean time I will be eating much more of this guy!!
We leave for vacation in two days. I should be doing laundry, instead I'm blogging. Yes need to do laundry :) Looking forward to the change of scenery, the beach and some family time. Our sermon last week was was very convicting about how we interact with our children and what kind of family time we are instilling in our family. Praying that we can remember that and enjoy our time together without a lot of stress! Love to you all!
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