December 05, 2018
I feel like life lately has been anything but mundane. Its been busy, happy, overwhelming, exhausting, and amazing. I’ve seriously been trying to write this post for weeks now. But that’s all part of it right? Documenting the every day life moments…whenever I get a chance. Life has felt like a whirlwind lately, but the dust is settling and despite the chaos and change its been magical mundaneness non the less. Over the past few weeks; I returned to work while Benen started daycare, Sully had surgery, I turned 26, and our sweet little Benen turned one.
To celebrate our little one year old we had a “Onederful” (get it) Birthday Brunch. We had close friends and family stop by for cake, mimosas and a homemade eggs benny bar. He loved every second of the festivities and was a huge fan of his made just for him blueberry cake.
To say he is spoiled and loved is a massive understatement. It’s truly humbling. Once all the excitement had settled, and he’d had a lonnnnng nap; to our disbelief and amusement he sat amongst many new gifts and happily played with an empty Tim Horton’s cup.
In the week that followed we had two more birthday events. Both organized solely by Josh to celebrate myself and Dad (Grandpa). As fate would have it I additionally returned to work ON my birthday. The tears started to flow as I drove away from dropping Benen off with Nana Dana and his best gal Hunter. I had collected my self by the time I got to the office and nervously strolled in. I was greeted by all my friendly coworkers and my desk was decorated to the nines with welcome back/ Happy Birthday love—so much for not crying at work. “Benen” had even thoughtfully arranged to have two bouquets of flowers to be delivered. One dedicated to Birthday wishes. The other welcoming me back to work and expressing gratitude for taking such good care of him over the past year! Such a thoughtful one year old ;).
The transition has been going fairly smoothly. It’s certainly a change of pace, but welcoming to utilize my brain in a different way, help people and engage in adult conversations again. Reuniting and seeing his smiley face at the end of the day though, is hands down the best part. Subsequently, the time that we do get to spend together now, before and after work and on days off, is extra meaningful. We’re all slowly figuring out new routines through trial and error and have determined that night time organization is key for a successful morning hustle.
Lately, Benen has decided that crawling is over rated and walks everywhere– even staggering down the aisles of the grocery store. He was upgraded to his new big boy car seat, and we’ve retired our bucket seat for safe keeping until its needed again. He says “ugh-oh” in context and is still increasingly obsessed with his soo-soo’s. Sully made a marvellous recovery from his surgery and tests came back that everything was benign (thank goodness!). Josh is headed to New Brunswick for 10 days for work. He’s been gone for 4 days and I’m already SO appreciative and exceptionally missing his support, best friend and team player attributes and number one dad skills. So while I joke that I’m trying out this single working mom gig, I’m humbled and grateful that I don’t feel alone at all because we have exceptional friends and family!
Christmas is creeping up on us faster than I can fathom. Our lights are up and the tree is all set, this Christmas is going to likely be the best one yet! The normal holiday hustle and bustle that December brings is in full swing. My to-do list is already long and boarder line overwhelming. Consequently, I’m looking forward to slowing down the week before Christmas (my only time off), to truly be present with friends and family. I’m going to try my bestest to not stress about the things not in my control and just soak it all up!
