Any parent can tell you that there are good days and bad days when it comes to parenting. Some days are easy and you can't think of anything better than spending time with your kids. Other days may seem like you're fighting an uphill battle and you're just holding on until you can put them in bed and call it a day. Maybe that sounds bad coming from a mother of two, but truth be told, that can be said about almost everything in life.
I'm not sure how to classify this day...it doesn't really fall in either category. I'm going to start a new category and just call it "Odd". Our morning was pretty ordinary. The kids woke up, had a glass of milk, Gemma ate breakfast, Makael refused breakfast, we all got dressed, made beds, played for a while, and headed to Gemma's swimming lesson. I think that's when all the strangeness started. First off, Makael decided to be interested in the stash of goggles they have for the swimmers. He has seen those goggles for weeks now, and has never once even tried to grab one. Today he wanted to wear them. Odd but okay...I'm fine with that. He wore goggles the entire 30 minute class, and walked around waving at people. Now if you know Makael, you know why that's somewhat strange. He doesn't typically like strangers, much less walk up to them waving and wearing swimming goggles. That sounds more like something Gemma would do...although not today. Today she was that little swimmer who freaked out about everything. She didn't want to do her kicks, arm strokes, or even her floats (which is typically her favorite), but oddly enough was eager to jump in (which she hasn't done since her first lesson when she got water up her nose after jumping off the blocks). There was definitely some role reversal going on with those two. Weirder than that though, was the fact that the bulk of the class was in the dark. Five minutes after class started, the storm took out the power. They got everyone out of the water for about 30 seconds until the owner came back in and said it was okay to go back in the pool. She explained that the power was back on (which we knew since the office lights were on) but the pool lights took a while to warm back up. We could see everyone due to the office lights, but it was still pretty dark. I guess the darkness would explain Gemma's abnormal dislike of swimming class, but it doesn't explain why Mr. Goggle Face was suddenly an extrovert.
Nap time/ room time was also very strange today. Makael has been playing great in his room if I give him room time, but I will put the rail on his bed if I want him to take a nap instead of play...and today I wanted him to nap. So I got his room ready and put him down. Gemma also went to her room for room time. I was looking forward to a little bit of a break to get things done around the house. Wouldn't you know, Makael figured out that he can in fact get out of his bed when the rail is up (I'm honestly pretty surprised it took him this long). As I'm walking to his room, because he's banging on the door and yelling for me, Gemma walks out of her room completely naked! Definitely a first for her. Appearantly her clothes were "itchy" today. I told her to go put something more comfortable on, to which she replied "I need your help though". So I put Makael back in his bed, helped Gemma get some comfortable clothes on, and returned to my house work. 10 minutes later I hear more banging on Makael's door, and just as I'm about to go check on him for the second time, Gemma walks out again asking me if she can go to the bathroom...wearing a completely different outfit...I guess she didn't need that much help after all.
So nothing has happened that would really make this a "bad" day, but then again, nothing has gone like they should to make it an easy "good" day. It is what it is. A day when I don't get as much done around the house and my kids decide to try out new "tricks".
I'm not sure how to classify this day...it doesn't really fall in either category. I'm going to start a new category and just call it "Odd". Our morning was pretty ordinary. The kids woke up, had a glass of milk, Gemma ate breakfast, Makael refused breakfast, we all got dressed, made beds, played for a while, and headed to Gemma's swimming lesson. I think that's when all the strangeness started. First off, Makael decided to be interested in the stash of goggles they have for the swimmers. He has seen those goggles for weeks now, and has never once even tried to grab one. Today he wanted to wear them. Odd but okay...I'm fine with that. He wore goggles the entire 30 minute class, and walked around waving at people. Now if you know Makael, you know why that's somewhat strange. He doesn't typically like strangers, much less walk up to them waving and wearing swimming goggles. That sounds more like something Gemma would do...although not today. Today she was that little swimmer who freaked out about everything. She didn't want to do her kicks, arm strokes, or even her floats (which is typically her favorite), but oddly enough was eager to jump in (which she hasn't done since her first lesson when she got water up her nose after jumping off the blocks). There was definitely some role reversal going on with those two. Weirder than that though, was the fact that the bulk of the class was in the dark. Five minutes after class started, the storm took out the power. They got everyone out of the water for about 30 seconds until the owner came back in and said it was okay to go back in the pool. She explained that the power was back on (which we knew since the office lights were on) but the pool lights took a while to warm back up. We could see everyone due to the office lights, but it was still pretty dark. I guess the darkness would explain Gemma's abnormal dislike of swimming class, but it doesn't explain why Mr. Goggle Face was suddenly an extrovert.
Nap time/ room time was also very strange today. Makael has been playing great in his room if I give him room time, but I will put the rail on his bed if I want him to take a nap instead of play...and today I wanted him to nap. So I got his room ready and put him down. Gemma also went to her room for room time. I was looking forward to a little bit of a break to get things done around the house. Wouldn't you know, Makael figured out that he can in fact get out of his bed when the rail is up (I'm honestly pretty surprised it took him this long). As I'm walking to his room, because he's banging on the door and yelling for me, Gemma walks out of her room completely naked! Definitely a first for her. Appearantly her clothes were "itchy" today. I told her to go put something more comfortable on, to which she replied "I need your help though". So I put Makael back in his bed, helped Gemma get some comfortable clothes on, and returned to my house work. 10 minutes later I hear more banging on Makael's door, and just as I'm about to go check on him for the second time, Gemma walks out again asking me if she can go to the bathroom...wearing a completely different outfit...I guess she didn't need that much help after all.
So nothing has happened that would really make this a "bad" day, but then again, nothing has gone like they should to make it an easy "good" day. It is what it is. A day when I don't get as much done around the house and my kids decide to try out new "tricks".
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| This picture is completely unrelated to today's post, but one of my favorites. |
