Timing. It's all about timing. And let me tell you, being a stay-at-home Mom is tough!
That's why I'm a stay-at-home Dad, much easier, because my wife is very supportive.
Anyway, to the story...
This morning I had to worry about:
Getting Max cleaned, dressed and ready, getting our exchange student up in time for his shower, getting my coffee, kissing my wife off to work, oops! too much coffee time for a shit, and generally getting ready to attempt to stuff breakfast into a teenager before he runs off to his horse riding lesson — oh, and another teenager will be dropped off here soon as I need to drive them both up North to where the lessons are, all by exactly 9:00am.
Of course, this morning Max chose to sleep in, which is hampering the efforts. I'll still get him up in time for teeth brushing (waking a child and brushing his teeth immediately is not fun) and maybe an ear wax q-tipping, but that's about it before it's off for fun in the sun at daycare, then I run back to get breakfast and, oh yeah, lunch ready for Robinson who's wandering down sleepily from his room after I've knocked on the door a few more times.
Anyhooo, Little Guy was finally roused by all the noise I was making in the bedroom about 7:50am.
Then it was hold him and brush his teeth (a bit) time followed by one reluctant gargle and spit and put the boppy back in his mouth.
Then it was change clothes time, hustle hustle, get some milk, hustle hustle, "Daddy, I want to stay home" uh-oh, hustle hustle, "I want to take my blankie" hustle hustle and off we go!
Had to carry him most of the way down to daycare (3 doors is all) and then sit with him on my lap for a while as he settled down (no crying). Then, it was time to go outside and play with his buddy Patrick, so he got up and left! "I'll hold my boppy," he concluded as Honey made an unsuccessful bid to get it from him.
Back home, 8:16am, and we start over again, here comes Robinson down the stairs finally from getting ready.
Ding-dong, here's the other exchange student Loren, Bon Jour!
Ayeeee!!!!
Posted by BilFish at July 21, 2004 07:47 AM