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So.

Last time I was here, I made a big announcement.

Then I up and disappeared.

It’s because we’ve been doing a lot of this lately…

because it is so hot outside.  And I am exhausted.  Growing a baby is hard work right now, but I know it gets better.

Attempting to play outside in the triple digit heat usually involves water, lasts about 20-30 min. tops and is exhausting for all parties involved.  We have been finding refuge in places like our local library, McDonalds playlands (which really was just once but it included the bonus of ice cream), or in our own beds with a big pile of books.  It’s been hard to find a new balance of daily rhythm and peace when so much less time is spent doing the things that we love to do outdoors (and Mama is just too tired to keep up all the creative entertainment indoors), but we are adjusting and making the most of the fun we can find.

{love}

{she totally looks how I feel lately}

There is other stuff too.  Stuff that the kids tend to resort to when they are extremely bored and mama is too tired to entertain.

Like stringing the floss around the swingset…

changing outfits again…

or kidnapping the iphone to take a billion photos.

They can be creative to entertain themselves when they really want to.

::We finally enjoyed the last of the garden tomatoes.  They are officially done.  The only survivors left out there (besides a few herbs and flowers) are the peppers which aren’t really producing right now, but are hopefully hangin in there until the weather cools down and the “fall garden” season begins for us.

Those last tomatoes were good.  I don’t think I could ever tire of tomatoes and basil.

caprese- a summer staple for us

Luckily the farmers markets are still going strong and we are never without our share of fresh summer produce.

Now we have to get out there and build the last couple of raised beds in time for fall planting.  We really miss the garden this time of year, but are already planning our fall crops which so far include new ventures of a three sisters garden and brussels sprouts!

:: Did you enjoy food,fireworks and family on the 4th?  We definitely did.

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I have been a little bummed lately because while my heart says “run, play, take photos, create, write it down!”, my body says “eat, sleep, puke, bleh”.

I’ve been trying to find a balance.  Allowing myself to rest and be a bit lazy when my body says to slow down without feeling guilty that I’m not taking the kids to the library or the park or coming up with some cool boredom busting project for us all to do together when cabin fever starts to set in.

If there is anything I have learned though life as a parent, it’s that “this too shall pass”.

This tiring stage of pregnancy will soon be over and a new normal come round when bedtimes aren’t so late and days aren’t so hot.  And not just the bad stuff, but the good stuff too.  These days of being a mama of just two, of enjoying more time spent reading and relaxing and puttering around in the plastic pool out back- they will pass too.

Getting through the present without missing it is a balancing act we practice our whole lives and for me, sucking the sweetness out the moments I live is the only way to survive.