So every few hours (literally) when I see or talk to someone they ask me how I am doing without Darin...I am very grateful for this question but it seems my answer is always the same..."Fine...Nash is a great baby...yes he sleeps through the night...occasionally he wakes up once or twice...yes I feel very blessed...." and so on. The truth is I have a few things that keep me sane and happy in those moments when Nash looks like this...
Isn't that such a sad face...that is enough to break a mother's heart. The poor child I am learning to let him cry, those years of being a special ed teacher and ignoring behaviors has really come in handy!!! (FYI he is screaming right now!)
So how do I and the doggies (yes they suffer too!) keep sane? Well, here are a few of the most wonderful things in the whole world...

#1 is the JOGGING STROLLER! This was our best purchase ever!!! I love to run and because I just had Nash 4 weeks ago I am not yet able to fully get back into it completely. Not to mention my running partner is 9 months pregnant and moving to Idaho! I am going to miss you Heather!!! Nash and I make great use of the jogger by going walking in the morning with the mommies of the complex and walk/jog at night with Briana. I am so happy to be exercising and Nash enjoys the outdoors!


#2 is the swing! Notice the sad little face in the pictures, well that sad little face soon goes away when that swing starts rockin!!! I can get so much done with him rockin' out to the swing and it's music. Thank you Amy for letting us borrow it!!
And then there is the binki, he just accepted it this morning after some persuasion! He is not too fond of it yet but we are getting there. So with all these helps, Nash and I are enjoying our time together.
So when life looks like this...
We can make it look like this...
To update you on Darin, he made it to Michigan on Sunday (yes he drove), he went the route through Nauvoo so he could see all the flooding. Because of that he hit a couple of road blocks and it took a little longer but he made it. He started at the hospital yesterday (Monday) and was very positive when he called. It sounds like it will be a great experience for him!!
This is the face Nash gives when I tell him about his father....hehe. We love and miss you daddy!!!
WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!!!
3 comments:
I love these pictures I keep looking at them! Thanks for being my new walking/jogging buddy! I am totally pumped up to start running with you! CAN'T WAIT! I'll see you tonight at seven!
Christina-I know we don't know each other very well (even though we are related) but I hope you are doing ok without Darin, and I just wanted to tell you that baby Nash is adorable!! Congratulations! I sent you a link to my blog-Rachel said you wanted to see it-and I would love to keep in touch through these blogs. Good luck with everything and take care!!
That is a super cute blog, very creative I might add. I am glad you are surviving and doing well. I wish I had your "umph" so to speak, I could use a lot of exercise myself and I didn't just have a baby. Thanks for blogging, I love to see what is up with you.
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