Just thought it was time for a little Allen Life Update post. 🙂
Dustin started massage school last week, and he’s already in love with it all. We’re settling into our schedule and routine. It’s a lot of running around town since we’re sharing a car right now, but we make it work. He already loves his classes, and despite being crazy busy and working nonstop, he’s still so incredibly happy. And that makes me happy. 🙂
We’ve just accepted that the next 6 months are going to be pretty hectic and stressful. So we’re just going to breathe and push through it. It’s only temporary. Viewing it from that perspective really brings a lot of peace.
So Dustin starting school has really made me up my game in regards to being a wife and mom. He literally gets up, goes to work, goes to class, comes home, and goes to bed 5 days a week. So all the household stuff and errand running falls on me. It’s been just the kick in the butt I’ve needed to get my schedule worked out start being more productive. I’m busy and I’m getting shit done. I like that. And I’m really loving this extra time with the boys. They’re exhausting and take a lot of out me (they’re kids after all), but they’re so fun and such good kids. They’re becoming like my new little bffs!
Speaking of the boys, I have a funny parenting story to tell. The boys decided they wanted to try playing baseball, so we signed them up for a rookie team that started this week. Their first practice was Tuesday. Dustin was in class, Rebecca had to go to work, and Dev was at gymnastics with his girls, so I was on momma-duty with the boys. And I was also watching Mauritz until Dev picked the boys up after practice.
His chubby cheeks were the star of the show, and of course everyone thought he was mine. “Oh, what a big boy! Those cheeks! And you’re so tiny! How big was he when you had him?”  Hehe. So I’d have to politely correct them and move on.
Anyway, practice was going well, Mauk was happy and cute. Then he got hungry, then a little fussy. Then a lot fussy, and I had to walk around to try to get him to sleep. After a struggle, he finally gave in. He was asleep in my arms for about five minutes…and then, with about ten minutes to go in the hour and a half long practice, Tisse gets hit right in the forehead with a baseball and collapses to the ground.
Heart. Drops.
(Don’t worry, he’s ok…got quite a bump, but ok.)
I get out of the bleachers and head toward the field, and older gentleman kindly opening the gate for me since, mind you, there’s still a sleeping infant in my arms. I sprint-walk over to second base where he’s laying down. He’s crying, but okay. The coaches were all great and very attentive as he stood up and we walked him to the dugout. One of them even fetched an ice pack out of the diaper bag and got me the carseat so I could lay Mauk down.
Tisse was pretty shaken up, but I could tell he was grateful for the support and encouragement from the coaches. The head coach even joked guiltily saying he couldn’t believe it was Matisse’s first time on the field and he already let him get hurt. The others told him that now he’s got a tough-guy story to tell all his buddies. He said he still wants to play and even commented on how this will just make him stronger, so I think he’ll be fine. 🙂
By the time Dev got there to pick them up, all three boys were happy and calm. And my nerves were almost back to normal. 😉
In other exciting news, my big brother and his wife and daughter are moving to Seattle!! Andrea got a job, and one of Mike’s best friends from high school lives there. It’s so crazy, but I’m so happy and excited for them!! Everything seems to be falling into place perfectly, which means it’s meant to be! Dustin and I moving away and starting fresh was one of the scariest, hardest, best things we’ve ever done. We’ve grown so much because of it, and I know that they will, too. I’m so happy and excited for them to start this new adventure together. Yay life!!
AND my little brother is home after being deployed nearly nine months!! He had a wonderful homecoming, and I’m so happy he’s back with his girls. They’re also moving soon – to Louisiana this summer! Looks like we might have to make a trip south sometime soon and stop to see all of our Monroe peeps on the way. 🙂
In four weeks, I’ll be heading to Indiana to see the family again, and my little brother might be coming to visit Asheville next week!! I’m so thankful for all this happy, exciting stuff going on! I feel like I used an excess of smileys in this post, but there’s just so much to celebrate! 🙂
Cheers to focusing on your blessings and choosing how you’re going to feel in life. I choose love and joy, no matter what the circumstances. What do you choose?