I am going to try and sound like I make sense in this post as I am running off of very little sleep. Last night was a bit rough in the Kiss household with baby A. Her first week and a half to two weeks home she slept really well at night. Now, she seems to be regressing a bit and not sleeping as well. As difficult and frustrating as last night was, I still can’t complain. I may be frustrated in the moment, but then I remind myself that she is not even three weeks old and she will need time to figure out what life is like outside of the womb. As much as I need to remind myself to give myself grace, I also need to give Avri some grace (which is so easy to do because she is just the sweetest little thing). She needs to have time to adjust to a new way of life just like I do. I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to be a mom and if that means there will be some sleepless nights, that is a pretty small price to pay for the amount of joy she brings me every day!
I would be lying if I said I started my day today with this positive mindset, but I didn’t. It took me until right about now when I had time to reflect on last night that I realized how lucky I am. Not everyone who wants to be a parent gets the experience of parenthood, so how can I complain about having a baby that didn’t sleep well last night? My baby girl has all ten fingers and toes, eats well, and is very healthy. I am eternally grateful for a healthy baby. I have the opportunity to stay home all day in my PJ’s and snuggle her as much as I’d like. I am eternally grateful for maternity leave. I have a supportive husband who soothed her at 5am this morning so I could try and get some sleep (along with countless other acts of service throughout this new transition). I am eternally grateful for him.
Maybe you are being faced with a difficult time in life at the moment. Know that you are not alone! We all have our challenges big and small and trying to do the best we can to navigate this thing called life. Instead of keeping your thoughts and stress bottled up, try journaling or talking to someone about it. I am not a big “talk about my feelings” type of person. However, I have recently realized the more I talk about my experiences and feelings through my blog the better I feel. So thank you for letting me express my feelings through this outlet and welcome into my diary!
Potatoes are a great form of healthy carbohydrates and they are nothing to fear! Potatoes will keep you full longer as they are a slow digesting carbohydrate. Plus they offer lots of great nutrients to your diet like vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber, and pantothenic acid just to name a few. If you aren’t sure what to do with potatoes or how to make them taste less blah, make these Russet Potato Wedges!
- 2 Russet potatoes
- 1 tbsp ghee, melted
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Wash and scrub the potatoes and cut into wedges. Place in a large bowl and set aside.
- In a small bowl add all of the spices and mix.
- Add the ghee and spice mixture to the potato wedges and toss until fully coated.
- Place the potato wedges on the parchment lined baking sheet evenly. Do not overlap them. Place in oven for 40 minutes.
- Enjoy!