Happy Wednesday!!! This post is late because I didn’t realize it was the last Wednesday of the month until I got up and saw a few of these WUW posts, so as I write this while feeding Banks his lunch, I hope it I get it published on Wednesday LOL
What we’re eating this week…
Monday: leftover burgers Dustin grilled on Sunday night
Tuesday/Wednesday: this casserole with lima beans (Tuesday) and roasted cauliflower (Wednesday)
Thursday: chicken enchiladas
Friday: Dustin will grill chicken
What I’m reminiscing about…
This tiny baby turns 3 months old tomorrow! I feel like she was just a week old like in the picture above. She’s the sweetest little girl, so calm, and loves her brothers.
What I’m loving…
NO SCHOOL! It’s been so nice to be able to be home and establish a good routine and schedule for the kids (and really Merritt) before going back to school and her starting her little school full time.
Another thing I’m loving…
Dustin’s new job!!!!! I’m not going to say too much about it since he’s more private, but he’s at the same company that he’s always been at, he is just now working a completely different job there than he was. His hours are SO much better. He was working 5:30am-5:30pm on a swing schedule, but now works 7am-4pm Monday-Friday. I don’t know who’s more excited about that–him or me LOL
What we’ve been up to…
Lots of waving goodbye to anyone who visits (if you come over, be prepared to have to stop and wave bye in front of our house as you drive away haha)
Swim lessons with our friends!
Lots of visits to the library–our library’s summer reading program is in full swing every Thursday, so that’s something else we look forward to each week
Lots of playing outside with the water table or water balloons
Mom and Dad snuck away for a VERY rare date night thanks to my mom! She said she would be coming over to stay with the kids and for us to leave. It was really nice!
My small group girls got together for a relaxing night of hanging out with one another!
What I’m dreading…
Nothing that I can think of?
What I’m excited about…
Well, I’m excited about just being home right now with my babies and Dustin being off work each weekend. When I think to the future of what I’m excited about, Harrison starts kindergarten and it’ll be so fun to watch Merritt experience her first holidays!
What I’m watching/reading…
Anyone else watch this and immediately think about watching it on CMT back in the day? This documentary was definitely grittier than the older one. I loved Reece and felt incredibly sad for Victoria.
I decided to start a book club at the beginning of summer because I just missed talking about books with people. It’s a mixture of current coworkers, old coworkers, and the local librarians! We met last night to discuss How to End a Love Story. We agreed it was a good story but needed more character development. And TW, there is talk of suicide. Overall though, it was an enjoyable read if you need a love story with some complexity to read this summer.
What I’m listening to…
We just finished the Tiny Theologians podcast and are waiting on the next season to start. Seasons 1-2 went through the attributes of God using the ABCs, and I want to say the next season focuses on the names of God. Harrison loves this podcast so much!
What I’m wearing…
Nothing cute! Just athleisure clothes with church clothes on Sunday. I’ll be honest, the postpartum weightless has been a struggle, and it’s been very hard not to compare myself to the women. Right now, I’m at the heaviest I’ve ever been and it’s a really hard pill to swallow because I want the weight to just fall off, and my body just doesn’t work that way.
See y’all back here on Friday for some FAVORITES!!!
Same, girl! On everything! My husband currently weeks weekends and I get that life…I’m so happy that you have a schedule change!
We are also frequenting the library so much this summer!
And I didn’t even sit down to write my WUW post until like 4pm today haha.
I also didn’t lose postpartum weight for awhile after having my babies!
It sounds like a fun and busy summer! It took me forever to lose the pregnancy weight… which makes since I guess since it did take 9 months to put on. I had read that it can take anywhere from 6-12 months to get back to pre-pregnancy weight. I don’t think it helped that being so tired all the time I never made the healthiest choices about food/drink/sugar etc. Try not to stress too much about it. Life with littles is really hard.
Congratulations to Dustin on his new job! That’s awesome that he’ll have regular hours now! Also, that red lip looks amazing on you!
Thank you, friend!!! I should wear it more often!
Loved your what’s up Wednesday post.
I hear you: having a similar work schedule as your husband is a game changer, a real blessing. Congrats on starting a book club and I hear ya. Comfy clothes in the summer.
I am glad you are enjoying the downtime with the kids and your husband has a better schedule now. Give yourself lots of grace and just take it all one day at a time. You are in such a busy season with kids and a beautiful mom!