Monday, July 31, 2006

Leaving Stress at the Door

I've always heard moms say that balancing work and home is a struggle. For me, I definitely walk a tightrope. Working for me has never been a choice. I never imagined that I wouldn't work. I idolize those moms that get to stay home...how lucky are they!! While I would adore staying with my kids everyday, that dream is simply not a possibility. I've come to accept this fact and don't struggle with this aspect. I do, however, participate in a daily tug-of-war over work-related stress.

How do working moms leave their stress at the door and come home refreshed? There has been many times where I catch myself bringing these frustrations home. When I do notice that I'm doing this, I try very hard to stop, but it's not always that easy. Braeden is four now and I would have thought that I would have this figured out by now.

I'm certainly not the first mom to arrive at this dilemma. All I can do it hope to pick up a few tricks from the moms that I admire, and keep trying to not bring work home with me.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Welcome to my blog

Welcome to my blog. My husband and I had a blog as we were moving through the process on adopting our youngest son. Now that he's finally home, we wanted to start blogging about the situations that we encounter as we raise our three beautiful children.

We are the luckiest people in the world to have been blessed with such amazing kids! Braeden, our daughter, just turn four. Our oldest son, Brock, just turned three. And our little baby, Braxden, will be one in a few months.

We are just beginning to discover the challenges of raising three kids. And even though the are babies, they're already starting to team up against one another. For example, the other day, Brock and Braxden had Braeden pinned on the floor and both of them were pulling her hair. I told her that she needs to establish her authority over her two little brothers right now, and she can't let them team up on her.

But she and Braxden are a lot alike. The two of them are very low key where Brock is more demanding. Yet, Brock is the one who enjoys cuddling and hugs and kisses more so than the other two. It amazes me how their personalities are so different even though the three of them are so close in age and do everything together.

Anyhow, welcome to our adventure!