If you find a really good place to hide while playing hide-and-seek, you’ll get at least 30 seconds of “me” time every five minutes.
Parenting rule #723
If you’re having a stressful morning and the only thing you want is a nice cup of coffee, when you finally get it, there will be some scrambled egg in it.
Parenting rule #8754
The dirtier baby’s hands are, the more likely is he to grab your phone while you aren’t watching.
Happy hour starts at 1 a.m.
The only thing more exhausting than a demanding, screaming toddler is a demanding, screaming toddler at 1 am. Extra points if she wakes the baby up as well.
Don’t let your child play with scissors!
A gifted child
Complicated sleeping arrangments
What an exciting night with various sleeping arrangements!
Jay and I in the big bed, Benny and I on the sofa, Benny and I in the big bed, Jay on the sofa, Molly, Benny and I all in the big bed and finally, very awake Benny and I in Molly’s bed!
Also, a prostitute sleeping in our campervan after her surgery!
Although I’m pretty sure I dreamt that part.
Creative chaos
I asked Molly to play for a bit while I put Benny to sleep. Next time I’ll just turn the TV on.
Getting a toddler dressed
It’s getting more difficult to choose clothes for Molly. Today she expressed a desire to dress as a “proper dragon elf”.
I just used to call it “a quick shower”
In this camp site you have to press a button to start the shower and then the water runs for exactly 15 seconds. I pressed it three times during my shower yesterday: water – shampoo – water – shower gel – water. That amounts to approximately a minute. Then I pressed it again and treated myself to just standing under warm water for another 15 seconds. I used to think of this process as “taking a quick shower”. Now it’s my “me time”. Realising this made me laugh. Fake laugh of sadness.