Please tell me I'm not the only one who, at some point during a day, starts to think that that particular day is nearing unsalvageable and a new day is needed.
The problem this week was that it seemed like every day was one of those days.
I don't want to be too harsh on myself as Cora bookended last week with differing episodes of sickness, was out of school four days, and it was only my fourth week back at work. Not a "typical" week, for sure.
Still. A few too many days like this together and you start to feel a little lost in the crazy and not quite sure what you're doing wrong.
If your child starts being rude and erratic within 2 minutes of being in your car after pickup from school, it might not feel like your fault per say, but it also can set off a chain of events that leaves you pretty quickly feeling like you need a fresh start day.
When your sick-but-not-acting-sick child starts to fall apart from 4:00 on, it can be hard to remember that she probably isn't feeling well and it can be VERY hard to still treat her with patience and compassion.
And then there's your baby, but no wait, he was his usual sweet self. He seemed to be saying "Mom and Dad, you look like you have your hands full, how about I go take a 3 hour nap and get out of the mix?" or "Gee, you guys seem busy, want me to knock off for the night at 5:55?" And then he'd reappear for his 10:00 feeding and give us some sweet smiles and help give us the fresh start :)
So...in trying to figure out what we might could do to set us up for a better week, we:
The problem this week was that it seemed like every day was one of those days.
I don't want to be too harsh on myself as Cora bookended last week with differing episodes of sickness, was out of school four days, and it was only my fourth week back at work. Not a "typical" week, for sure.
Still. A few too many days like this together and you start to feel a little lost in the crazy and not quite sure what you're doing wrong.
If your child starts being rude and erratic within 2 minutes of being in your car after pickup from school, it might not feel like your fault per say, but it also can set off a chain of events that leaves you pretty quickly feeling like you need a fresh start day.
When your sick-but-not-acting-sick child starts to fall apart from 4:00 on, it can be hard to remember that she probably isn't feeling well and it can be VERY hard to still treat her with patience and compassion.
So...in trying to figure out what we might could do to set us up for a better week, we:
- Made sure both big kids napped on both weekend days as I think lack of naps and sleep was the chief culprit last week
- Used the weekend naps to better plan for the week so there can be some better balance between work, school, and quality time together
- Will now be very proactive with some Miralax because a constipated, willful child (i.e. one who can resist for HOURS in the middle of the night trying not to poop) is NOT someone you want to live with long term
Here's hoping!
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