Storytime and Emotions

This morning Lincoln and I went to storytime at a local library. I'm very excited and would love to make it a weekly routine. My Mom got Lincoln a book around Christmas and he goes nuts everytime we get it out to read to him. I love that he gets so excited about it and I am hoping that we can read together a lot. The only problem is that storytime is at 10:30 a.m. which is typically around his morning naptime. As most of you know from my last post, sometimes I have a difficult time getting him to nap so I was a little nervous about going. However, I really agreed with you Rendi when you said that it can be a bit of a bad thing when you develop too much of a routine. Kids who have a strict routine and have to break that routine can be miserable to be around. So... I figured we'd give it a shot and see how it went. He fell asleep on the way there but I was able to get him out of the car and keep him asleep. He got a little snooze and then woke up to catch the end of the activity time. Even though it's getting more and more difficult to hold him, I loved every second of holding him while he was asleep. It reminds me of when he was a newborn... except he's huge now!!!


Here is Lincoln watching the big kids play. He wants to run around with them so bad and he's so close to being able to do so. He would yell and scream in excitement as they passed him.

Now, onto emotions. I'm sure that my being pregnant has a lot to do with this but I have been feeling overwhelmed with so many emotions lately. I feel that in our every day lives it is so easy to get caught up in the chaos of everything. But, over the last couple of days I feel as though I could look at Lincoln and burst into tears. I am overcome with appreciation for him. The appreciation I feel is the type that I think we normally experience with something new or the loss of something. It has changed my outlook on many things that he does. So he doesn't take an afternoon nap... or eat much of his meal... or pulls my towels off the rack... or gets into my plants... at least he's around to do those things! I just need to relax and enjoy all of the wonderful little things about him. He is an amazing kid with such a warm personality. I have heard many people say that when you have a second child, you can't imagine loving any kid as much as you do your first. I have been feeling like that but I know that I will love this new baby as much as I do Lincoln. I've got a lotta love to spread around!!! I just figured I'd insert a cute picture of him here.

I also wanted to say that I read so many blogs that discuss stimulating and controversial topics. I would love to do that but always end up writing about all of the things that come along with being a Mom. I guess that's just what happens when it's all you ever do. So I apologize to those of you looking for something stimulating to read. This little guy is my everyday life. But, if anyone has anything exciting that they would like to debate or discuss, I'm always up for it!