It happened! I'm heading out for a date with the husband!! Things look very different than they used to. Before kids: I take a long shower to make sure I am exfoliated, groomed, hair deep conditioned and clean. I look all through my closet to find the perfect sexy little dress to wear. It takes a while as I need to try on multiple outfits for just the right one. I take my time doing my makeup and hair making sure every strand is in place, and my makeup is flawless. The husband makes reservations at a restaurant that is delicious, expensive and will probably not have any kids there. They don't even have a kids menu! I go out with my love and linger over dinner, spending hours sipping wine and enjoying each others company. After kids: I nurse the baby down for a nap and and ask my big kid to watch the toddler so I can shower. I shower quickly because I am on borrowed time...the baby could wake up in 5 minutes or 2 hours. I just never know. Wait...is that the baby? Covered in soap I jump out and investigate to reveal a sleeping angel. Dumb phantom cries. I jump back in and hose myself off. I quickly look through my closet for something cute and sexy to wear. Wait, it has to have boob access so I can nurse the baby and not flash the whole restaurant. Surely I have something that's cute as well? Finally after sifting through clothes that still don't fit after birthing that 3rd baby, and things that I cant nurse in, I settle on something. I do not get dressed yet, that's a total rookie move. I have to get dressed 10 min before we leave the house, otherwise the toddler will get me sticky and the baby will poop, spit up, or slobber all over me. I end up with a few minutes to spare. Oh! I'll put on makeup and do my hair! But wait...where is my makeup? I haven't worn it for so long I don't even know where it is. I find some lipstick and eyeliner and call it good. I don't have time to do my hair now, I wasted time looking for the missing makeup. It's ok, I just need a run a brush through it. Hubby makes a reservation at a yummy restaurant that will definitely have kids since the nursing baby is coming along on our date. The husband gets home from work and the sitter arrives. I run upstairs to get dressed while the toddler howls downstairs. He just figured out we were leaving without him. We fly out the door and enjoy our dinner with our baby interloper. Its short, but sweet. Do I miss the pre-kid dates ? Of course! BUT I know this time with the littles is fleeting. I know soon enough I will be able to have dates like that again. Until then...its nursing friendly shirts and hurried dates. I'm so blessed to have such an awesome family.
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Sometimes it's hard to put life into words. The 50th time you clean up an infant from a diaper blowout. The sleepless nights of a teething baby. The constant tantrums from your toddler. The cat that pooped on the floor...AGAIN. These events invoke many feelings that are hard to express. Sometimes, fewer words are more meaningful. On my Timehop app the other day, a haiku I wrote a couple of years ago popped up: The child is teething Morning barged in too early Go to sleep critter A haiku is a 3-line simple poem that follows a rigid structure. The first line is 5 syllables. The second is 7. The last is 5. It normally does not rhyme. It's short, simple, and beautiful. I think it would be really fun if you all submit a haiku, so I can combine them all into one big "Haiku Post" later this week. It can be about anything really. Whatever is beautiful, meaningful, or important to you today...and even the most mundane things are worthy of poetry. Take those feelings and put them into a poem! Submit as many as you'd like. Please send me your submissions by Tuesday evening at midnight! So, remember: Submit your musings Tuesday night your thoughts are due I can't wait to see. Yesterday was awful. I wish I had articulate, flowery words to describe it, but there are none. |
AuthorI'm so tired. The children are so not tired. |