Mathematical Mama

My daughter is teething.  Finally, and really?!? The day I decide to stop coddling her and picking her up every time she screams during nap time, and she legit needs me to hold her. JP put up zero fight for nap time today, even tho he didn't sleep yesterday.  I told him he could come out after 3.5 hours... I thought he was asleep!  He was just being really quiet. Today, no fight. Now I'm going in every 5-7 minutes or so and laying Z back down... she still stands up and cries.  She's only been in there for 15 minutes or so... I really need just 30 minutes of nap time... anything above and beyond that is icing on the cake.  Mommy needs to run today. I might need more coffee.

I have been spoiling my children rotten. No... I mean it... I came to this realization this morning when I went to pick JP up from school.  His teacher said he was kind of in a fog both today and yesterday... which is very uncharacteristic for my little man.  She asked if he takes a nap when he gets home, and made a face when my reply was "No."  Not the first person that has responded in that way. When his pediatrician told me that he really needed to still be napping, i shrugged it off and told her that we try, but it ends up being quiet time since he simply refuses.  Today was different.  I made up my mind on the way home that we would genuinely give it a shot.  No books, no lights on... I told him it was time for bed.  Not nap... bed.  He fought me briefly, but laid down and I haven't heard a peep.  I realized that I'm still operating with the "we're going to be leaving shortly" mentality... It's so ingrained since I was working JP's w...

It's been almost 6 months since I joined the ranks of the SAHM.  I've been enjoying almost every second spent with my children (God knows moms need a break every now and again) and being an all around awesome homemaker.  (most of the time)  One thing that has taken some hard adjustment is spending money!  Unfortunately, budgeting for me isn't something automatic.  I wish it was! Just recently I have traded my Homepride wheat bread (2.99 a loaf!) for Kroger brand wheat bread (1.00 a loaf) and my Aussie shampoo (3.79 per bottle) for the good ol' Suave (.99 a bottle) I got so accustomed to the extra money every pay period.  Too used to buying little extras that sound good at the time... To picking up name brand (insert product here) instead of the store brand. Oreos, Jiff peanut butter, Red Baron frozen pizza.  It's not the one item splurge at the grocery that eats up my budget every two weeks, it's the several items that I purchase that cost more th...