Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Five things:

1. Rex has the most darling face. Sometimes I just can't get over how darling and sweet and funny he is. This might just be my favorite stage. 

2. Pretty much my life feels out of control.  But I'm coming to terms with it. Learning to embrace it, even. The other day I made a list of the things I CAN control. It felt like a pretty short list.  But, in fact, it was much longer than I expected. I might not be able to always control how clean my house is or how we'll behaved my children are, but it's nice to remember that I can always control the way I react. (Even when I'm sleep deprived.)

3. I have four children. And I have for two months now. It is still shocking, even to me, sometimes. I just can't get over that these four little lives are forever attached to my own. It's a wild ride, but I wouldn't get off for anything. 

4. The newest of those four little people is named Goldie. Every single day since she was born I have re-fallen in love with her name (and with the girl herself, of course). I hope that someday she loves her name as much as I do. Because I love it. 

5. I want to work on my writing skills again. Fingers crossed. 

Rex inspecting a car. 23 months. 

3 comments:

JWaldron said...

How exciting! I didn't realize that you had a new little baby. Congrats and thanks for sharing your thoughts Carly. You are my hero!

Janice Richardson said...

Congratulations on your new baby! I would love to hear the story of her name. And I appreciate the reminder that I am in control of my reactions, even when the little people are in control of many things I wish I could control!

Emma said...

I am soooooooooo very happy to see you posting again! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.