Busy, Busy, Busy

Being a family of 5 is...well...lots of work. Never ending work. I think I can honestly say that our day-to-day lives have never been busier. We are permanently late to pretty much everything these days. The laundry haunts me on an hourly basis. The food comes and goes so quickly it makes my head spin. Nighttime sleep? Only a memory. Even if each kiddo only wakes me once or twice with a "MOM" or a "HELP" or a "WAHHH" we have what we like to call a "long night. "But as almost every mom will tell you, the sweet moments keep us going. Rosalyn is 5 months old today. She is caterpillar crawling already and has every interest in my food but I'm refusing to start her on solids yet. She's my baby. I'm not above knocking her down when she tries to walk either if it will keep her from growing up too fast. Duncan is smittin with "B" as he calls her. He runs to her room when she wakes from a nap and hates to hear her cry. He informs me whenever she does...even if I'm holding her at the time. His language is steadily growing and his class at the Little Gym shows off his 6 pack as he conquers the rings. Even though sharing is tough for him with his big sis, "Yaya", they play really well together. (Same energy levels.) I don't have any siblings so watching their relationship grow is really a blessing and great fun to see. Yaya, I mean Olivia, is reading up a storm and talking on the phone like a teenager. I can't believe we've already had to have the "No calling boys" conversation.
Things are busy in other ways too. We've walked through some health things and a career transition recently. But who hasn't? I've been feeling a bit less than super-mom lately- turning things into school late or forgetting about a fundraiser. I think the Spring will help me kick my butt in gear and reinvigorate those new year's resolutions too. They seemed so promising. =)
Keeping up the blog was on the list, sooo...Check! I'm off to a great start.