Reading: “Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” by Cheryl Strayed, paperback. Love the mini break it gives me.
Watching: The girls eyes move when they hear things such as our birds chirping or Sam laughing.
Listening to: Always for those baby cries. Right now they are sleeping 2 to three hours at time, but you just never know..
Thankful for: All the help we are getting from our night nanny, to my student, family, and our neighbors. Help matters.
Looking forward to: So happy to be off bed rest!! Now looking forward to being able to lift the car seats in another month so I can take the girls on walks.
Sam Update: Compared to the twins, he is so big now. He wants to help yet he also wants extra hugs reminding me he too was a baby once.
Twin lesson: As I finish my third week with the twins I have to say, I really enjoy the quite time before help arrives or when they both are sleeping. I don’t feel lonely just a sense of peace. Our lives are pretty full right now and I am happy to say, I wouldn’t want it any other way.
1 to 3 Motherhood
Sharing my experience of going from having a three year old and working to having surprise twin girls and becoming a stay at home mom.
When do you Lean In and when do you Lean Back?
This weekend, the hottest topic up for discussion is the launch of Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg new book “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead” and her non-profit LeanIn.org. I was excited to see Sheryl make the cover of Time. The cover story and the essay by Sheryl are excellent reads. I highly recommend you pick up a copy for yourself. After reading the article on Friday night and catching the response from the panel on “This Week” this morning, it got me thinking about my own personal journey.
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Checking in “Eat Pray Love” style
With the memoir “Eat Pray Love” having its 10th anniversary, I decided to looked back through my own writing to see if I had any “Eat Pray Love” themes. I found this post from December 2012. After finding it, I made a few edits, uploaded a theme photo and put on the soundtrack. (I think my sister still has my copy of the book) Her time in India is still my favorite part. Thanks Liz!
As I write this, I notice it has been over 4 months since I have Checked In. Ironically, I am 4 months pregnant with Twins. It kind of explains where I’ve been. Tonight, I took some time to myself to finish watching “Eat Pray Love”. The India part is my favorite. Thank you Elizabeth Gilbert for writing Eat Pray Love the memoir. And to Julie Roberts for doing such an amazing job bringing her story to the big screen.