4:12am. That’s the time I crawled back in to bed, after my four year old yelled from her bed, (yes, I am lucky she doesn’t get up and trump around the house all the time haha) But she yells, and brothers room is right next door. See usually the kids wake between 5-6.. lately it’s been closer to 6:30! Thank sweet baby J. But not today, of course. It’s hubs first day back at work – here in Fort mcmurray it’s common to work out on site, and it’s shift work 90% of the time. He leaves at around 6:15am and gets home around 8pm. Depending when the kids wake, I get them up, live the day with them and put them to bed before he is home from work, definitely today they’ll be in bed, considering they woke at 4:10 and the little guy started around 4:30.
I thought we would make it unscathed, I mean a usual 6:20 wake up would be 5:20 – which I’m pretty used to. You don’t know this, but my little man has woken at 5:30 for pretty much half of his life. He is only 18 months! And since, I don’t know, 4 months onward he ALWAYS woke early early. He is a unique guy, and it’s true what people say about the first child being easier.. if I had him first, I certainly wouldn’t have had another. But more about that another time! Point is, early we are used to. But this is a new sort of fresh H.
I had plans to do stuff today. But I’m seriously reconsidering now HA HA. Do I want to fight with the kids to get dressed to go do anything. While the dog gives me the epic EPIC stare down from across the couch, because she wants to go for a walk. And if you have kids, you already know, you cannot walk by a park and not stop at it.. haha. Which the dogs realllllly loves, standing watching the kids play. And when I say kids play, I really mean watch all of us play, because they’re both small still and usually need my help! Poor dog. But back to getting the kids ready, they have the attention span of a fly. They want to go for a walk, to play at the park haha, and then getting them to get dressed or let me get them dressed, is like pulling teeth! Just to go out, and do the job of 2 adults while I walk the dog, push the stroller, maybe the 4 year old will ride her bike.. and likely will need help. Then the little guy will want out of the stroller. It’s never ending!
Today sounds like a day to avoid all of that. A 4am start, I am already tired tomorrow! I did also want to go to the grocery store, and return a brown sugar I got in my click and collect order. Its the dark brown, molasses smelling, brown sugar. And I wanted light brown sugar. When I bake (which I will do quite a bit of coming into the holiday season!! YUM) and I use that dark brown sugar, it doesn’t seem as yummy to me!? Anyone use this?
Anyways, send positive thoughts today friends! As dad is almost walking out the door here, 6am. And I am left to fend by myself with the kids and dog. The little one does nap, thankfully, so that will certainly be quiet time.
I hope you all have a wonderful day. And positive thoughts to all of you 🙂 thank you for stopping by! And I hope to see you again,
Nikki
Mom life is bitter/sweet 