The Haze

My life right now seems like a big haze. It's like I vaguely remember that I have a life back in Illinois, but I have been gone so long it doesn't seem real right now. At this point, it seems like I have permanently moved in with my sister, her husband, and her new little girl. By myself. Oh yeah, I have to keep reminding myself I have two little kids, a husband, a job and a life that is waiting for me to step back into it and remember how to do everything!

Right now, it seems like I only remember how to change diapers on a tiny little baby. I talk to a four-year-old and a seven-year-old on the phone, thinking "Oh yeah, those are MY kids!" I haven't been out of the house in days, but I am so thankful for this time with my sister and my niece. I love her to pieces, she is so tiny, but already changing so quickly! Just in this first short week, her face has already started to fill out a bit, and we have learned that she has a difference in cries...yeah, she definitely has an I'M MAD cry! Boy oh boy! She is already growing out of outfits and eating all the time! My poor sister feels like a milk cow, but it is exciting to know that she is providing everything her daughter needs, and that the baby is growing so well and doing so great with nursing and stuff!

When I get home, I can't wait to post a couple of pictures from our trip to South Dakota, but since my family has become very disjointed this week, I am at a loss as to how to proceed. My four-year-old has been living it up at his grandparents' house, getting all the attention from my parents, and my seven-year-old has been back in IL with Daddy and then being shuffled from house to house while my husband does what he would normally do when I was there to be with the boys.

I have loved my time here, because I got to spend time with my new little nephew (more about THAT later) and then now with my sweet little niece, but I will be ready to head home on Saturday with my four-year-old!