Weekend

My sister-in-law and her hubby went out of town this past weekend, so the hubby and I offered to babysit the little ones, our nephew that is 3 yrs and niece that is 15 months old. We had fun with them, they made us laugh, and even helped us loose a few pounds from running after them. They are so loving and they were constantly hugging us out of no where. :)

I do however have a new perspective on having kids. YES, I still want to have kids. :) I just never realized how much time goes into caring for children. I must of spent 30 minutes out of a 24 hour day on myself. And those 30 minutes were spent in the shower. I would eat standing up and I rarely finished my meals. It was constant diaper changing, feeding, naps, drinks, snacks, chasing, bubble baths, cartoons, etc. etc. I guess it gets easier when you have a routine set.

My SIL and I were talking about the "having children" subject and we both agree that kids should be "part" of our lives not our "entire" life. That may sound a bit selfish or mean, but I think it's true. We have to find time to take care of our selves physically, because the time may come where we get sick (God forbid) and can't care for them at all. I think it's also healthy to go out without the kids every now and then. I say that because in the 2 1/2 days that we babysat I forgot all about my hubby. All the attention went to the kids. And I don't think that's good. Sooo point being I would imagine that it can be very easy to drift apart. I guess it's just a matter of trying to balance everything.

All in all we had fun with them. I am glad that I got a feel for it all. And I would love to watch "Papoosh" and "Mamushhkas" again LOL....ummm yeah my SIL calls her lil. boy "Paposh" and I started calling Ivanna Mama...and it ended up with "Mamushhkas." I don't know it almost sounds Russian. hahahaha.