Everyday I find I'm some kind of glue; glue that binds the boys together in
order to keep the peace, keep the perspective or both. Today I was glue made of
patience!
Jeff took today off work and we planned to tackle the never ending to-do list
but in our new life the daily amount we can accomplish is severly altered and it
seems I'm the only one who's realized this. However, we attempted an outing to
buy a new TV but... Kai is still sick, Connor has infant needs ( feeding,
burping, changing, and cuddling in 10minute intervals) and Jeff was on a focused
mission to decide, purchase and drive away with the TV of his dreams. Big
expectations?
Suffice to say we arrived at the first store, we had about 20 minutes of
dedicated TV shopping time before we encountered, a poopy diaper, a displeased
commission salesperson, an unexpected stop at the indoor play area and the
murmerings of a waking infant. So within a total of 45 minutes we had a toddler
lying on the floor of the store, a wailing, hungry, poopy infant and no TV. Can
you sense the grumpy, irritable, it's the end-of-the-world husband?
So being the glue I am I calmly loaded the boys into the car, negotiating my
way through the infant, toddler and hubby and we headed home. Jeff's mood was
deflated, the unmet needs of Connor echoed throughout the car and sniffly, whiny
Kai was falling alseep in the back! Had it only been 45 minutes?
The lessons learned:
1. with every outing there will be a poopy diaper needing attention
2. you can only accomplish about 10% of what you think you will or want to
accomplish and
3. toddler needs trump everyone and everything
4. Patience is glue
Bless Jeff's drive and ambition but I keep telling him, this is our new life
and we need to move slower and change our expectations.
In the end, we're all happy again; Jeff went back out and made a TV purchase,
Kai had a nap and Connor fed, pooped and is napping now and me? I am on the
computer but not before I cleaned up, folded laundry and did some dishes. We
are refreshed and recharged for the next 10minutes.
So today I'm glue but what will I be tomorrow? I can't wait to find out.
order to keep the peace, keep the perspective or both. Today I was glue made of
patience!
Jeff took today off work and we planned to tackle the never ending to-do list
but in our new life the daily amount we can accomplish is severly altered and it
seems I'm the only one who's realized this. However, we attempted an outing to
buy a new TV but... Kai is still sick, Connor has infant needs ( feeding,
burping, changing, and cuddling in 10minute intervals) and Jeff was on a focused
mission to decide, purchase and drive away with the TV of his dreams. Big
expectations?
Suffice to say we arrived at the first store, we had about 20 minutes of
dedicated TV shopping time before we encountered, a poopy diaper, a displeased
commission salesperson, an unexpected stop at the indoor play area and the
murmerings of a waking infant. So within a total of 45 minutes we had a toddler
lying on the floor of the store, a wailing, hungry, poopy infant and no TV. Can
you sense the grumpy, irritable, it's the end-of-the-world husband?
So being the glue I am I calmly loaded the boys into the car, negotiating my
way through the infant, toddler and hubby and we headed home. Jeff's mood was
deflated, the unmet needs of Connor echoed throughout the car and sniffly, whiny
Kai was falling alseep in the back! Had it only been 45 minutes?
The lessons learned:
1. with every outing there will be a poopy diaper needing attention
2. you can only accomplish about 10% of what you think you will or want to
accomplish and
3. toddler needs trump everyone and everything
4. Patience is glue
Bless Jeff's drive and ambition but I keep telling him, this is our new life
and we need to move slower and change our expectations.
In the end, we're all happy again; Jeff went back out and made a TV purchase,
Kai had a nap and Connor fed, pooped and is napping now and me? I am on the
computer but not before I cleaned up, folded laundry and did some dishes. We
are refreshed and recharged for the next 10minutes.
So today I'm glue but what will I be tomorrow? I can't wait to find out.