Chalk Fun

I am entering my second week home with the boys while John is at work. It certainly hasn't been without it's challenges--and sleep deprivation makes everything seem much worse than it really is--but I really do love getting to be home with them. Owen has been a relatively easy baby thus far. He's settled into a routine pretty well and pretty quickly. Brennan does well with entertaining himself while I'm nursing Owen. He has unfortunately figured out that it's very difficult for me to discipline him while I'm thus occupied, so that's when he tends to have some "moments" where toys get thrown with a little more frequency than normal.

Now that I'm feeling better after giving birth, I'm ready to venture out and really enjoy my time with both of them. I successfully took both boys to Toys R Us yesterday to buy some sand for Brennan's new sandbox. Owen slept and Brennan did fantastic walking beside the cart with me. Today, we get to head to a doctor's appointment for another Owen weigh-in.

It is an adjustment for me to be home with them all day, since I'm used to only being with only Brennan in the afternoons. I'm definitely glad the weather is so nice so we can be outdoors! It certainly helps with entertaining Brennan for a while. Today's project was playing with sidewalk chalk. It didn't take long before the lure of sticks to collect outweighed the fun of decorating our driveway!