Toys are strewn all over the living room carpet (the same carpet that has been this week’s recipient of a half-dozen potty training attempts gone disturbingly wrong); there are no plans for dinner and nothing inspiring in the fridge; baby is napping, but for who knows how long; Avelyn has already had eight meltdowns today yet refuses to nap; it seems like all day, every day, someone is crying.<\/p>\n
I am feeling it.\u00c2\u00a0 The surge of post-partum adrenaline has worn off and I find myself with little patience.\u00c2\u00a0 My voice is raised and strained more often then I’d like and I’m more focused on the things that are driving me CRAZY than on the great, happy, blessed parts of my days.<\/p>\n
The days are long:\u00c2\u00a0 Avelyn is up before seven o’clock every day and Jolie doesn’t go to bed until after ten o’clock at night.\u00c2\u00a0 I am tired and feeling the strain that two kids put on my mind, my body, my marriage.\u00c2\u00a0 This is hard.\u00c2\u00a0 So worth it, but hard nonetheless.\u00c2\u00a0 I know that we are in the throes of one of the most challenging stages right now, but it’s tough to squint hard enough to make out that teeny, tiny light at the end of the tunnel.<\/p>\n
I know that we are blessed.\u00c2\u00a0 And I love our kids and am so happy that they are in our lives.\u00c2\u00a0 But man, they’re making me tired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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