as a new mother of 2 I feel like I have to pick just one adventure each day. today (being wednesday) was playgroup. so all morning I was focused on going. they had chosen to go to a park that, of course, I had never been to before so I had to print of mapquest directions (to go with the stack I already have printed off in my car for various places.) I packed my 2 bags (one general diaper bag and one swimming bag) my camera bag and then loaded all my junk, my 2 kids, and my double stroller in the car. I only got semi lost (the park was downtown) and was very proud of myself for finding a place to park on the street and figuring out the parking meter thingy. I then dodged traffic and got my 2 kids and all my bags loaded into my stroller and we were on our way. we get there and the first thing I do is drop my baby on his head. okay...before you call social services on me, let me explain. I had loaded the back of my stroller so full that when I took kate out, it tipped over backwards!! sawyer had his head padding so I think he's okay (we'll see in a few years) but he was a little traumatized. so I picked the stroller back up, unloaded it, sawyer went right back to sleep (or in a coma....) and kate and I went to play. could I sit under the shady tree with all the other moms and just watch her play? I think we all know the answer to that. (we're lucky she even let go of my hand enough to take these pictures.) but she did progress.
from timid and testing out the water:
to getting a little brave and walking in....and then the water started spraying higher...yeah, she didn't like that:
mommy shows her how much fun it can be (and ends up more wet than she was planning on getting)
she likes it!
sawyer later woke up from his coma....I mean nap!...and I got him dressed in his sunny day finest. but I couldn't handle both of them (a clingy kate and a 2 month old) so the bishop's wife, sister hanis, gave me a hand.
so it was going okay. we were having fun. and then everyone started packing up, so I did too. I loaded everything up onto my stroller, gave kate a baggie of cut apples to keep her occupied and walked them and myself (very hot and dripping wet because I wore a swimming suit but didn't bring extra shorts and the shorts I was wearing were WET) back to the car. there I started to unload everything. we were all tired and I had little patience. I opened kate's door first to put her in and guess what!! there went the stroller! I DROPPED SAWYER ON HIS HEAD AGAIN!!!! oh my goodness. I put kate in the car, tried to console my screaming baby, buckled him in the car with his binkie and he was happy, loaded all of my stuff into the car, tried a million times to fold up my "easy to fold" double stroller, and was just plain ready to cry. sigh. so we drove home (I didn't get lost) and we parked in the garage....and I had to do it all over again. I got kate out and then started loading myself down with bags, wet towels and sawyer in his carseat. and then we open the door to head upstairs and guess what. the landscapers are mowing the lawn. so kate starts SCREAMING. I had to get us all upstairs and I had no hands and no patience left for kate. so I screamed. I pleaded and prodded and, through all the tears, I got us all up the stairs and into the house. the first thing kate said was "I want a blankie" and then I gave her one and asked if she wanted to take a nap and she said yes. so I put her in bed, apologized over and over for being such a cranky mom, kissed her on the head and I haven't heard a peep since. I am now showered and I feel much better....except for the guilt I feel for being such an impatient person.
....and dropping sawyer on his head twice...