Kids are exhausting
Just in case you hadn't heard. I know it's hard work being a parent, but no one ever really knows how hard it is to keep two kids happy and nice and occupied for a full day. Don't get me wrong, it's been a total blast - I'm just exhausted by 8:15 and have started thinking about the bed as the best lover ever - one who will keep you warm and leave you the hell alone while you're trying to sleep. I'm watching Jody and Phil's kids while they are in Vegas for the weekend (which I demanded they do - a weekend to a person without kids is nothing compared to a desperate wish for warm weather, time with the person you married and the opportunity to not have a single ounce of snot or droll on your clothing in an entire day - of course this may be an impossibility in Vegas). Plus, we had a play date today which I thought would totally tire them out. It did. My grand plans of having them nap in the car ride home were genius - until they wanted to keep napping once we got home and then waking the youngest up so she would go to bed at a reasonable hour and hopefully wake up at one was sheer madness. Turns out it really is a very bad idea to stray from the schedule. Now I understand the look of panic in a parent's eye when I suggest that being 1/2 hour late for a nap is no big deal. Dear God. It's a big deal. PJ has been having a lot of fun mostly. There was one point today that Mia refused to speak with him and said she would never play with him again which made him very upset and the other point where I warned him that if he hit his sister he would go to timeout. He spent about a 1/2 hour there because he would not apologize - just cried for his mommy. I assured him that his mom wouldn't allow him to beat up on his little sister either. Which he refuses to believe. The funny part is, I totally called it. As soon as he was upset about something or overtired or both he really wants his parents. But I bet in the next week if he gets upset with them when they return, I was way more fun. Are kids ever actually successful at pitting adults against each other?
One thing that was pretty clear from this weekend - Handling kids on my own is really hard and the shear exhaustion without a single break is going to be a challenge. I'm going to sleep in late (6am on Monday morning) with only a growling dog to wake me.
I will miss the hugs from Adeline and the witty banter from PJ. Even in the sleep deprived state I can recognize that already.
One thing that was pretty clear from this weekend - Handling kids on my own is really hard and the shear exhaustion without a single break is going to be a challenge. I'm going to sleep in late (6am on Monday morning) with only a growling dog to wake me.
I will miss the hugs from Adeline and the witty banter from PJ. Even in the sleep deprived state I can recognize that already.
2 Comments:
Weekend in LV was fabulous. We had a wonderfully relaxing and self-indulgent time, especially knowing that our little ones were in Lori's capable hands. It was indeed great to see and feel sun, be with Phil alone and go two full days without snot on my clothes (still a little drool though -- just kidding!). When Lori left our house Adaline kept calling out "Diddy" and waving -- her attempt at "Lilly" or "doggy" I'm not sure. PJ says his favorite part about the weekend with Lori was making brownies. When asked if he had a good time with Mia, he gave one thumb's up, then a thumbs down. I asked which one was it? He said it was both a thumbs up and a thumbs down. He's learning early that some things in life are like that especially if a girl is involved! Haha. I'll report if he cries for Lori the next time he gets punished. :)
------ Jody
you are a very good friend!!
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