Small Successes

I know, I owe you a birth story.  It is forthcoming, someday soon.  My laundry list extends from here to kingdom come right now.

Parenting these two young children is so trying right now (the toddler he whines, the baby she cries lots and lots), but I want to make a list of my successes from today, in hopes that I look back on these early weeks as mama-to-two and remember something good about myself (and about these two sweet souls I’m responsibile for).

Today I took both kids to Sun Harvest by myself.  Sure, we were only there for 10 minutes, Enid was screaming her head off as we paid for our items, and the whole purpose of the stop was to get Rescue Remedy for me and Gripe Water (sadly out of stock) for her, but I got both kids into and out of the store safely, quickly, and didn’t forget anything.  Success!

Today I also took both kids to Shipe Park.  Quinten got to play on the playground and the swings, Enid slept in the sling, and Quinten and I got some mama-toddler time wherein we shared a fruit bar on the park bench and then swung on the swings.  Success!

While at the park, I successfully managed to change toddler out of a poo-diaper in the front seat of the car and did not: get the front seat messy or get poo anywhere on me.  Still, the most amazing part of this feat was changing a 3-foot tall toddler’s diaper in the front seat.  Success!

Enid is stirring now, but for almost 2 hours straight, both children have been napping.  I had two simultaneously napping children!  Of course, for the first hour, all I did was work.  And then I washed dishes and then folded laundry.  But I am now taking 5 minutes for myself!  Should probably work on that last part, but I’ll declare it a success anyway.  Success!

Screams are beckoning from the direction of the swing.  Toodles!