A New Day Makes All the Difference

So we woke up today to some good ole snow. Usually I don't really like snow, but since it is a week until Christmas, and it has been raining lately, I gladly welcomed it. I was a nice enough mother to get everyone bundled up and out to play in the snow. I had little baby in the front carrier under my coat with his head poking out - I think he was quite warm. I even gave my man 2 of his Christmas presents early - a snow shovel and a sled - so that we could have some fun. We went down a few runs on the sled, but Grant didn't like it too much. The snow was flying in his face and he was tired. So we went back inside and got him in his bed and then went out again - just my man and me. It was pretty funny. He kept trying to make snowballs to throw at me, but he just can't get the handle of using his hands with gloves on.

Anyway since my last post was so DEPRESSING I thought I would share that a new day and a new morning can make all the difference in the world. If I could only remember that the next time I am in a bad mood.

As far as my bad habits going good - I actually did my full Jillian Michaels Level 2 workout of her 30 Day Shred DVD. It is a killer but I feel so good now. I just need to keep it up.

We even got the man down again before 10 last night. It is a huge success to have 2 nights in a row. Unfortunately he gets really afraid in his bedroom. He is afraid of monsters, elephants, and any other animals being in our house. So he usually comes in to our room about 2 times during the night. I usually have enough will power to get him back into his bed the first time, but by the second time rolls around I am done in and I let him sleep there the rest of the night. This is not good! Bad habit go away! I need a solution to this problem. Right now we leave the light on in his room, and he has a Christmas tree in there - but to no avail. He is still scared. It doesn't help that he is the lightest sleeper in the world. So until I find a new solution to this problem, I think this bad habit will continue.

But I have also been trying to give him lots of attention and play time, and you know what, it seems to be working! He loves the attention and today I have not had one incident where he has hurt his little brother or yelled at me. It has been great. I have been reading The Power of Positive Parenting the past few days and it tells you to promote good behavior by pointing out the good stuff your kids are doing. It seems to be working. I just wish I was able to be positive all the time.

So it has been a good day, I got my workout in, I played with my kids, and I feel great. Thanks to a good nights sleep and a little positive play :) Thank you snow!