Oh how I wish I had more time to REALLY blog but I certainly don't. I think about it all the time then something else comes up. However, today I'm blowing off the "to-do" list to just share a little about my days.
As you know we are busy preparing for Evan's first birthday party. I'm trying to do a crafty picture collage project and if you know me you know that I'm not crafty at all!
Shopping with Evan isn't always easy. He can be quite a distraction and I rush through the store to get out and I usually forget stuff. So I'm shopping at Michael's and Hobby Lobby for things. I get home and of course I don't have enough of this and need more of that, bought too much of this, need to return it. So Sunday all three of us run to Michaels after lunch to get the stuff we need and return the other things. We can't find what we need at this Michaels store. They are calling around, looking for the skew. Well all the stuff I brought was the Hobby Lobby returns and the stuff we are looking for is there and not at Michaels. So waste of time and Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays. So now this errand is stacked on my Monday list.
I look at my Monday calendar. We have Evan's first dentist appointment at 10:30am (the only time they see young babies for 1st visits) then he has a books and babies class at library at 11:30am to noon. Ok I think I will run errands after we have lunch.
Oh but I need to go to OfficeMax to have some stuff printed. I can do that too. And maybe swing by WholeFoods to look for an all natural cake mix for his birthday cake.
I'm also supposed to call a window company about repairing a window at the condo and get a quote.
I like to be a Mom with a plan so Sunday I do as much "preplanning" for the morning as possible. I lay out his clothes, pack him a lunch, etc.
Josh offers to deal with the window guy so I don't have to mess with that.
Monday morning rolls around, I didn't get to bed until 12:30am, Evan woke at 7am. It wasn't the most restful night of sleep and I'm thinking maybe he will fall back to sleep for a bit more. At 7:30 I'm up, get him up. See Daddy off to work, change a diaper, do breakfast for him and me and some much needed coffee. I look at the clock, yikes I gotta be in the shower!! I'm late. Quick cleaning up and upstairs we go. I have a play yard set up in the bathroom for days like this.
I'm getting showered and ready, he's playing. My hair is so long, I'm getting it cut on Tuesday. It can't get here fast enough because it takes so long to blow dry it and fix it and time isn't something I have much of. I decide to skip the yoga pants and hat ( the usual these days) and actually do something with my hair and put on a real outfit!
Scarf and jewelry, why not! Grab the boy and off to his room to do diaper change and get dressed. I'm on the clock, I gotta hustle. It's his nap time but we are skipping it because of the dentist. Well he's tired so the diaper change and dressing session is a struggle. I'm sweating bullets because it's a lot of work to carrell this kid and I've got a dang scarf on and winter boots!! I'm thinking why do I have these on?!! So I'm sweaty and not feeling fresh from my shower anymore but hey, mission accomplished and we are on time so I'm happy! Diaper bag and lunch are packed, grab and go and load the babe in the car! Get to dentist. He's tired. I'm efforting to keep him happy long enough to get through this. Filling out paperwork and giving him as much attention as possible in between each signature and phone number that they need on 7 different forms! Really?!!!
Ok whew, he's not totally melting down. So that hurdle is done, now we are back there. Office is amazing, staff is awesome, he does great with his first cleaning. I love the Dentist!! She's so nice and informative.
Now the Dentist wants to chat so the staff takes him for a walk to keep him happy. He's crying now. The people in the lobby can probably hear him! Times up Mom!
Ok we go to check out, he's on one arm, pushing stroller with other, digging for phone and wallet one handed. Get him rescheduled for six months. They inform me Evan wasn't added to our Delta Dental plan. Eeeek!!! I didn't know that. So we need to pay cash. I call Josh, he calls his insurance. We can't add Evan until open enrollment in February.
All this while Evan is trying to pull my shirt down and fussing because he's exhausted and wants to nurse.
Ok we are finally out of there. My arm is numb. I load him in the car seat. I check the time. We aren't going to be making his class, not that he would have been up for it. But today was open enrollment for the winter class. It fills up quick. Guess I won't be signing him up for that. Darn that didn't happen. Oh well, moving on.
I flip down the mirror, my mascara had somehow gotten all over under my eyes like a Halloween mask! I was like are you kidding me I never took a second to look in the mirror so the whole time I'm talking to all the staff at the Dentist I have mascara all over the place!! Oh because I got all sweaty and it must have ran when I was hustling to get him out the door! I think why do I even bother!!
Ok, plan B.... He will fall asleep in car because he's tired. Now that we aren't doing the library. I can head to Carmel to Hobby Lobby and OfficeMax to get things done.
And he's out like a light! I'm starving, there's a ChicFilA drive thru over there. I'm thinking I can run through the drive thru and eat real quick while he finishes his nap. I order some soup and salad. I get parked. Open my soup that is way too full and it spills all over my shirt! It's hot it's burning my hand. It's all over the car. Grab baby wipes clean up. As I'm wiping my shirt still wondering why I even tried to put on a cute top in the first place I realize that the top that I think is black and camel is NOT! It's dark navy. So this whole dumb outfit I put on doesn't even match right because I thought it looked black until the sun hit it!!! I have issues with black and navy all the time. I just laugh at myself right as my phone rings which it's loud and ON, and it's NEVER ON! When did it get turned off of silent???? Too late Evan wakes up... 20 min nap. All I want to do is try and eat this blazing, lava hot soup as fast as I can and burn my tongue so I can get through these errands. Forget about the salad. I'll eat that later.
Tamar is texting me that she wants to stop by this afternoon and borrow some things. I say no problem. I'll be home by 2pm.....so I think.
Ok, stroller out, load up, I've got the correct returns to the correct store this should be easy. Boom, Hobby Lobby done! He's happy and waiving and flirting with everybody. Lots of sweet compliments from customers about how cute he is and his outfit!
Now I need to get him lunch. He's hasn't nursed and there's not time for that at the moment. I spot Panera, they will have a high chair. So off to Panera we walk. I look for my phone.... I don't have it. Darn I left it in the car. I was going to catch up on emails while he eats. Oh well.
Panera is crazy busy. I get him situated. He's eats, clean up, and time to go. He's not having the stroller/car seat any more. So I have him in one arm (all 23 pounds) and pushing the big stroller through the crowded Panera. He's pulling my hair but I can't do anything about it because both my hands are full. They don't have automatic doors and there's no one to help so the screaming fit must ensue! I strap him in the stroller and he's melting down. It feels like everyone is starring at me. Oh well, it's what you have to do. Ok back to car and off to OfficeMax to print pictures. Please God let this be quick!!!:)
Quickly text Tamar that I won't be home until way later because what was I thinking that I could get things done quickly!!! Lol!!
There's a line three deep at OfficeMax. Great. Ok so we walk to store and play peekaboo to stall. I did so many laps I'm sweating. Get this dumb scarf off!!! Why did I even wear it. Sure it's cute but seriously!!
Ok we are up. Getting my order done. He's getting fussy. Rocking him with one hand and trying to talk to the clerk. As a Mom your brain is always in two places when you are talking to someone else. Back in car, and I need gas. And the gas station is in the other direction. Go get gas and call WholeFoods they don't have what I'm looking for, and I'm slightly relieved because now I can head home and nurse this babe and get him a proper nap! It's now 2:30pm...where did the day go!!!
Finally home and up to his room to nurse and get him down. Text Tamar that I'm home and come on by garage side door is open.
I finally unload the car and remember my lunch. I finish my lunch at 3:30pm. I hear Evan stir, the lawn guys are next door being loud and I know right then this nap will be short! I should be getting something done while he sleeps but at that moment I needed a break. I was feeling tired. 15 minutes later. Tamar arrives and Evan has woken from the loud lawn mower noise. 5 minutes later Josh walks in the door. What???!!! He's already home. I glance it's almost 4pm!! He said ok I'm home to watch Evan so you can run some errands. Oh crap, I forgot to text Josh that I was running those errands already! That's what happens when you leave your phone in the car.
Oh well, visit with Tamar while I change a diaper and feed him a snack. She has to run and now it's 4:45pm and we need to think about dinner. Josh finishes some work phone calls in the office and then plays with Evan while I take a time out and respond to emails that my realtor sent today that are important.
And I think, when is the last time I had a glass of water?? And did I take my vitamins today?? I guess I'm not going to get that workout in today, maybe tomorrow
