I don't know the exact statistic, but I bet it would be around 47%. Moms tend to cancel things. If I plan 10 activities for a week, I'll usually make it to about 6 of them. I used to feel bad about this, but then I noticed it is kind of the norm with a lot of my mom friends. When it gets really bad though, I dig in my heels and go.
This morning I woke up to a smiley Austin at around 5:50 in the morning. This was welcomed as I had been up almost every hour since 10PM. Not all of the night waking was due to Austin though. It was a blustery night and our wood blinds like to go crazy when the wind comes through, so I kept having to get up to readjust the windows as Chris was gone and I couldn't kick him out of bed to take care of it. It would be good to mention now that it isn't just activities that get canceled, but basic actions around the house. For example, our bed has not had a fitted sheet on it for the past 3 nights now. Austin has been sick and the last time he pooped on the bed (4 days ago) I took the sheet off again (the third time in a week due to his tummy bug) and we have just not gotten around to putting it back on. We are sleeping on a bare mattress people, and I really just don't care.
Austin and I go downstairs to feed the dogs as they refuse to have one meal any later than 5AM most days and had let me get in an extra hour this morning. We go back upstairs to change the baby and he has poop everywhere. Again. The fact that he has not wanted to eat real meals lately has caused us to have newborn poop again. Now that he is bigger, he has more of it. And I guess his back has the perfect arch to make it shoot up and out to coat the inside of his shirt. Then, when the shirt comes off, it coats his arms. It is absolutely disgusting. Into the bath he goes. I get the baby and the changing table cleaned up and I am finally able to eat breakfast and get ready for the day. This is when I usually clear our schedule for the day and say we'll just make it next week.
Today we actually did make it out, which was nice. But it is no wonder why our mom groups are never predictable. Everybody is busy dealing with poop flying places it shouldn't be, babies finally falling asleep, and eyes opening to homes that have been in complete disaray for who knows how long. It's nice to know it's understood and completely acceptable to just say, I couldn't make it, because I didn't want to. And on the flip side, it is really nice to feel like you accomplished a lot when your hair and teeth are brushed by 10AM. Even if it is Thursday and you haven't showered since Monday.
4 comments:
Well not having children all I have to say is "gross" and "yuk". But I do understand why you get nothing done. Although I know you didn't shower regularly even before Austin came around. Sorry to let everyone in on this fact.
Jenn
So, how old does he have to be before you shower on a regular basis again? When he's two, he'll be getting into everything. When he's 4, he'll want you playing with him non-stop. When he's 10, it will be Little League, and when he's 15, you'll be too scared of what he's up to to take your eyes off him. I guess when he goes off to college, you can once again be clean!
Mom
Just keep telling yourself that infrequent showers is great for your hair--all those essential oils or something...That's how I justify it! Oh, and our mattress is bare too! There's always tomorrow.
It will get easier and then just when you really get the hang of it, he will be moving away.
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