So I've been frustrated because my house isn't as clean as I'd like it to be, I never get all the things done on my list, and I don't play with my kids enough. Yet, I started today with a full list of things to do. But James developed a fever sometime in the night, and Ellie started breakfast with up-chucking all over the bathroom. Taking into account the extra care it would take to care of sick kids, I cut my list in half, and certainly not fairly, I picked all the easy things. I still made my bread, and some homemade chicken noodle soup to go along with it. I got my chicken divided up and frozen, made an apple pie, gathered the laundry, took out the trash, straighten the upstairs and did the dishes. More importantly I found time to play with Ellie(who had made a quick recovery) for hours, we played dishes and she spent much of the time babbling on her pretend phone about being allergic to chores, and other equally hilarious things. I also let James(who also made a quick recovery) crawl all around the house. He loved exploring the different rooms, I'd watch him pick out interesting objects(the lamp, the bookcase, the little piece of blue lint on the carpet, Ellie's toy, whatever, and then beeline for them. I observed today He can sit up from a laying down position and he can push himself up on the side of his crib, or a stair. It amazing the things he can do today that he couldn't do two days ago. Children grow so fast, I'm glad I took the time today to play, we had a wonderful day and I think I'll cut that list in half more often.
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You are such a good mom. And those were the easy things on your list... Mmmm I don't think I'll show you my list. :) James is such a big boy. Collin isn't close to any of those things. He is a lot more laid back than Emily was about moving around. You have adorable smart kids! :)
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