A Little of This, a Little of That

I am finally enjoying a little peace and quiet after a morning full of distraught, crying children. I made the "mistake" of introducing bubbles to Cale and he's really only happy if I'm sitting on the floor blowing bubbles high into the air while he watches and bounces with delight. Apparently he doesn't understand that one cannot blow bubbles 24/7...it makes a person very light-headed. Riley, on the other hand, couldn't care less about the bubbles but she does find it necessary to be held during every waking moment. It's really quite cute; she crawls, following me anywhere and everywhere, occasionally attaching herself to my leg while her big alligator tears soak up her cheek. I've always been a bit jealous of the love Cale so unashamedly shows for his father, and so although Riley's incessant need to be around me is sometimes annoying, on the inside I am glowing with the thrill of being her #1. I'm very aware that this will most likely change but for now I am living it up! It's such a very good feeling to be the favorite.

While I'm not blowing bubbles or holding the Princess, I have been accomplishing quite a bit. For whatever reason I have gotten the bug of "spring cleaning". Although our weather shows no sign of spring arriving anytime soon, I have been in the mood to organize, organize, organize. For the past two weeks I have stayed caught up with our laundry which has made life so much easier! I know exactly where every piece of clothing is and it's rather amazing to be able to throw clothes into the hamper without having to crawl into it to squish the clothes down to make room for more. I ravaged my closet and dresser and ridded them both of unneeded clothing and donated it all to Goodwill. I threw away any clutter that has done nothing but collect dust, I organized our junk drawer so that our junk can now be easily found, I cleaned out our refrigerator and all of our cupboards, and really all that is left to do is box up all of Riley's clothes that no longer fit her. There really is no greater feeling than the feeling of accomplishment.

Ahhhh.

Aside from organizing our house, I have been doing a lot of thinking. Riley has started crawling, which has led her to start pulling herself up on furniture or anything else she can get her hands on, cruising along said things, saying "mama" and "dada", and eating practically anything you put into her mouth. All of those things are things Cale either struggles with or cannot yet do. He crawls well, although slow, and he is able to cruise along furniture but not without showing his struggle with balance. He has yet to make a "mama" or "dada" noise and getting him to eat is literally like pulling teeth. I knew Riley would pass him in skills eventually but I guess I just wasn't prepared to have it happen this soon. It's created a whole new set of emotions within me but I'll save delving into that for later.

I've enjoyed almost a full two hours to myself but I now hear both kids waking up from their naps. Time to get out the bubbles.