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Tuesday 8 October 2013

Screen Time


I am so paranoid about Asher watching too much TV. To the point where I get a nervous knot in my stomach when I do let him. I have only allowed one program in the morning and occasionally one in the afternoon {usually though it's morning OR afternoon} ....I also am selective with what program I allow it to be. Usually its Sesame Street in the morning and Play School in the afternoon.  Reason being I think they are the most educational and interactive...rather than a mind numbing cartoon.  BUT.....today is the day before we move house {for the sixth time in five years!} and john's on his last day of his 6 day out of town roster. I'm still dealing with morning sickness and weird sleep patterns, the house is a bomb and loads still to do. So I said today is the day you can watch as much TV as you like. By 10am I had had enough and said thats it outside! So we played outside listened to music and then headed back in so baby could nap. I found an awesome new app by Play School which is Asher's new favourite. So again today I let the screen time nazi slide and said yep you can play it. After a while I got restless again with him spending too long on it so I decided we would make muffins together - recipe from a Play School ep...can you tell we're hooked.   Really though I could just let it go and leave him be right?!

Ok well I think much of my point here is that there is lots of things I get nervous knots in my tummy over....TV, nutrition, behaviour, his education...I hope that I can still be like this but more balanced at some point. I need to realise I have a toddler, baby and another on the way. They have been with me full time all while daddy works away out of town. I can only achieve what I am humanly capable of. Anyway there's lots more thoughts I have on this, but thats it for now.

Sunday 6 October 2013

Trying to remember "this too shall pass"






Life as I know it right now means nappy changes, settling squabbles, playground trips, drive thru visits, sitting alone in church with the craziest 3 year old in the ward and then falling asleep as soon as the kids do. But of all this I still prefer this challenge to any other. I am grateful for a messy house and car. I love holding my little ones and teaching them something new. I'm lying down most days as there's another little something in my tummy needing me to take it easy. So while it's hard as anything I'd still choose this any given day.