we had plans this afternoon to meet a friend of mine at a park downtown and have a picnic lunch together, catch up while micah and rowan played on the playground. but my babes still have coughs and runny noses, so we had to cancel... something i am getting way better at doing. i handle disappointment and changes in plans very immaturely. i get my hopes up about doing something, go to sleep the night before thinking about it and planning on it. when i have to cancel, i tend to... throw a fit? how unattractive for a 26-year-old. i've been working really hard on this lately. when my kids are sick, or even tired, we stay home. when i'm sick and tired, we just stay at home. people understand; no one wants to be exposed to sickies, anyway.
i just fed micah and rowan some lunch: saltines, organic peanut butter and milk for micah ("i don't like cold peanut butter!"), and sliced turkey hot dog and organic green beans for rowan. rowan's lunch included a successful lesson in where to put his sippy cup when he's done drinking from it: in the little circular space on his booster seat tray! his sweet little face lit up when he put it there instead of throwing it on the floor, and micah and i cheered. micah gets so excited when rowan learns new things!
it is really disturbing to me how many tiny, tiny children play in the alley behind my duplex unsupervised. i swear, there are toddlers - i'm talking 2 or 3 years old, looked after by kids only in elementary school. in the alley, and in the street. i know parents can be viscously judgmental of other parents, and i strive not to be that "they obviously don't care about their kids" kind of mom, but... in the alley? really? that's akin to smoking while pregnant. you just have to be a flaming idiot. or an a**hole.
i'm feeling very snacky today. i haven't really eaten a meal yet, and it's 1:30 pm. i've had an oatmeal cookie, a pear, some string cheese, and a dr. pepper. i think i'll fix myself a sandwich here in a minute...
after several days of asking micah not to whine when asking for things, she just walked up to me and calmly said, "mommy, i would love it if you would hold me and nurse me right now." i couldn't pick her up fast enough.
i just fed micah and rowan some lunch: saltines, organic peanut butter and milk for micah ("i don't like cold peanut butter!"), and sliced turkey hot dog and organic green beans for rowan. rowan's lunch included a successful lesson in where to put his sippy cup when he's done drinking from it: in the little circular space on his booster seat tray! his sweet little face lit up when he put it there instead of throwing it on the floor, and micah and i cheered. micah gets so excited when rowan learns new things!
it is really disturbing to me how many tiny, tiny children play in the alley behind my duplex unsupervised. i swear, there are toddlers - i'm talking 2 or 3 years old, looked after by kids only in elementary school. in the alley, and in the street. i know parents can be viscously judgmental of other parents, and i strive not to be that "they obviously don't care about their kids" kind of mom, but... in the alley? really? that's akin to smoking while pregnant. you just have to be a flaming idiot. or an a**hole.
i'm feeling very snacky today. i haven't really eaten a meal yet, and it's 1:30 pm. i've had an oatmeal cookie, a pear, some string cheese, and a dr. pepper. i think i'll fix myself a sandwich here in a minute...
after several days of asking micah not to whine when asking for things, she just walked up to me and calmly said, "mommy, i would love it if you would hold me and nurse me right now." i couldn't pick her up fast enough.
2 comments:
i completely understand the disappointment issue when plans change...i am the same way. i should probably work on that!! : )
it's comforting to know i'm not the only one who deals with this! i found this to be one of the hardest adjustments to new motherhood. thanks, laura, now i don't feel so immature. :)
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