Laundry, mending, putting the baby to his nap – I ‘m just a model of domesticity this morning. Now a chance to write with hot coffee nearby – the two year old has come between us – it’s turning out to be a lovely morning.
Gael, the man-baby, a term of endearment because of his continually shocking size, has recently decided he is no longer in need of swaddling and he’d prefer his arms free. He is five months this week and told us he is simply too old for full body swaddling anymore. That’s fine – I was just happy to figure out why he had resorted to squirming and screeching at the moment he would normally nuzzle up to a pillow and fall asleep. He is now on his hopefully regular nap schedule, swaddled only waist high in recognition of his maturity: Wake at 7 a.m., Naps at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Asleep at 7. It might work, though he might try for a third nap for awhile yet. Babies do that until they are about nine months.
Rome is talking like a regular grown-up. Sure he throws a good two-year-old fit here or there, like if I drag him away from the car section at the drug store without buying him one. However, he’ll also break into an unreal adult sounding conversation like this:
“So, what are we going to do tomorrow?” He asks, holding his arms up in an open, questioning fashion.
Me: “We can go to the park – I found an indoor park we can go to!”
Him: “Go to the playground! And I’ll go down the.. SLIDE! O.K.? And the SLIDE! Like, we’ll go to the PLAYGROUND!”
Me: “How about the swings? Will you go on the swings?”
Him: “Mmm… But I don’t like the swings. Go fast on the swings?”
Me: “No, that’s right, you don’t like the swings.”
Then he keeps repeating the bit about going fast on the swings, which must be something he is just imagining, because he doesn’t go at ALL on the swings, let alone fast.
Things I enjoyed this weekend:
- Having three days of relaxment
- Learning how to make my own coffee milk foam
- Making black bean burgers from scratch (Recipe coming soon)
- Rearranging our bedroom
On the schedule today is getting the kids on the nap schedule properly, as I failed and that was the most difficult part of the weekend – children awake at the wrong times. And, as previously discussed with Rome – an indoor park – the Pop Up Park. It sounds fun! And in this chilly weather, all New Yorkers apparently seek out indoor playgrounds. New to me, but interesting concept. I’m also excited to check out this one.
If nothing else, I’d like to visit Ikea especially after rearranging our room – Now there’s a free giant playground for all of us – but I know that I would end up spending some cash that I don’t have in any budget. Oh well, for today, we’ll splurge on the artsy indoor park. There may be some interesting developments in our near future which mean I shouldn’t be buying any more things that would eventually have to be moved anyhow!
Happy Week!
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