A day together

I'm having such a blast with Allison lately. To start our day today I decided it would be fun to go on a walk on a path by our house. Its about 3 miles around the loop back to our house. OK, its warm today and I'm pregnant. I was sweating up a storm. Was I crazy? No, Allison enjoyed herself and that is all that counts. I had her bring the bug finder that she got from my friends the Aldworths. We had fun looking for bugs. We then headed to the school by our house to play. Allison enjoys going to the school and play at the play ground. After awhile we got home and filled her pool, had lunch out side and now she is reading books. Today was a fun day for me to spend with her. I wish every day could be that way.

All thought today was a fun day I was feeling a little down. Lately I just feel like doing nothing but staying home. I have been feeling a little tired lately and I'm not sure if I'm depressed or just over tired from the pregnancy. So while on the walk I was asking myself why do we think we need to constantly keep our children entertained? I feel as though society believes we need to be busy every day and so I try to keep up with the world. Being busy does nothing for me. Since I got pregnant I have realized that Kyle and I need to slow down a little. I enjoy spending time with my friends, family and church but man I need to stay home more and be with my family. I am becoming a home body these days. I think it is OK to not always have something planned every day. I then asked myself am I doing it for my own sanity or am I teaching Allison that she needs to be involved in every thing. I think at times it is for my own sanity. This is not what I want to teach Allison. What I want is Allison to be grounded loving the Lord, others and be able to make her own decisions and most of all enjoy just being home with family. Although I know when the winter weather hits I will be saying, "get me out of the house." But right now i want to enjoy my home. I never realized how much I am enjoying being home this summer. Allison is in a new phase of her life and its been fun to watch. She loves to play in her room, down stairs, out side in the backyard and at the park by our house. This new Independence amazes me and I am happy to see it finally come. Today she even told me to shut her door so she could read books to her baby dolls. How cute is that? Another day of parenting which once again I continue to learn from my daughter. Its OK to just be home and enjoy what I have.