5 on Friday (finally!)

I've been pretty absent from the blog world the past few weeks. I guess caring for 2 kids finally took over my life ;) My mom was also visiting, so I spent a lot of my usual "free" time with her or out doing fun things with the kiddies with her help :) It was great to have her here, and we are back to life as normal now, which is okay too. Spring is finally (knock on wood) arriving here in Halifax, and I couldn't be happier about that - I see some playground fun in our future!! :)

I have debated (in my absence) whether I will be able to continue blogging this year. I'm sure I will regain an interest in it at some point, but right now I am feeling like there are SO many other things taking over my time and interest. I want to spend time planning crafts to do with Molly. I want to revamp my resume and work on my French skills to pump up that resume. For now, I'm not going to intentionally STOP blogging, but I'll probably pop in less frequently, at least until Lucy is either a) sleeping more at night or b) on more of a routine, thus granting me more predictable free time during the day or in the evening when Brian is home or Molly is asleep.

I'm still reading all of my favourite blogs, even though I don't always get to commenting! I miss connecting with some of my favourite bloggers, so I really want to make an effort to get back at that a bit in the coming weeks.

ONE

We started cloth diapering about 2 weeks ago and I am loving it so far. I want to do a whole post on this sometime, but I am finding it 100 times easier than I would have expected. We are buying about 10 more cute patterned diapers this weekend so that I can go an extra day between washes, but overall, still totally glad to be taking on this endeavour so far.

TWO

My two little girls loved their time with their grandma, and we were sad to see her go. It was so helpful having her here with us for 2 weeks, and I am elated that they will be moving here (hopefully within a few months time!)

THREE

 Lucy was an absolute angel at the outdoor wedding we attended last weekend. Our friends had their wedding outside (with a tent/barn) at a farmhouse on MAY 3 in Nova Scotia. We were all extremely lucky with the weather and it ended up being a lovely day, but a bit cold in the night until I changed into jeans and a holding. Lucy was bundled in her Ergo and she slept for 80% of the event. I was overjoyed that she was so good because it made the whole event much more enjoyable for me :)

 FOUR

My beautiful 2.5 year old who has refused to nap at home since November had a nap in her bed yesterday AND today. This little break is fantastic for her and for me mentally and I hope it continues occasionally :)

FIVE

My baby is almost 6 weeks old and I am dipping back into a more intense fitness routine after my 6 week all-clear appointment with my doctor next week. I'll post more about that soon, but my plan is to get back into interval training, strength training, fitness blenders and running this summer (I think I will start with a goal of 3-4x per week which is realistic :)).

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all you moms out there! I personally feel very blessed to have an amazing mother whose company I enjoyed immensely this month, a lovely and caring mother in law who is 5 mins away and willing to help out at any opportunity, some substitute moms in my aunts in Halifax, 2 wonderful grandmothers and many amazing mommy friends!! XOXO

PS - One of Brian's cousins was a top 4 finalist in the CBC Searchlight contest that ended today. His song, Regular Jo, is a great tune that Molly loves to dance to! Check it out here!! :) Congrats to the CBC Searchlight winners too...Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk. I found some great new artists to listen to during this contest :)