On the go

By Elizabeth D.

It seems that since my 23-month-old daughter was born, I have been "on the go." My choice of diaper bag was a backpack, for ease of use and speed when going places. My choice of buggy was swank and comfortable for baby, just perfect for long days out.

After meeting my, now very good, friends at the mum and baby group at the local health centre I was unstoppable. Over to Sarah's for a BBQ while Mary Catherine and Patrick frolicked in nappies in her garden. Over to Adrienne's for dinner while Mary Catherine and Olivia played in their spacious apartment. Over to Duaa's for a walk around the local city farm and then back to hers for juice and fruit while Mary Catherine and Ihsan played in their living room. Over to Katie's for a nice supper of bowtie pasta complimented by good conversation. I could go on and on.

I love hanging out with our friends. It's so special to be around people with children the same age as mine. It's strangely soothing to bring up a trouble or other toddler weirdness and know that someone else not only knows exactly what I'm talking about but usually has a helpful solution.

I am so used to being on the go; except this past Sunday. How weird it felt to not have any plans. No BBQs, no outings, no shopping, no restaurants, no buggy or car seat required. We stayed in.

We stayed in our PJs all day; we baked fairy cakes and ate every single one. Andrew, Mary Catherine and I did puzzles, we watched "Mary Poppins," we drank milk and coloured on blank paper, making art of the highest quality. We sang, did laundry and wrestled. We never even unlocked the front door.

When we woke on Monday morning, life was back to normal. I know that we will still rush here and there, after all the Christmas season is almost upon us. We will go back to hurrying up to enjoy all the toddler-friendly activities we can find.

However, we will definitely have another lazy Sunday again very soon as it was a fantastic way to unwind and reconnect with each other. For once, we were "on the stop."

Comments

[Jo]

Lovely post, Elizabeth. Sounded like a lovely day indeed :)

[Risto Klint]

Your quote: ...or other toddler weirdness and know that someone else not only knows exactly what I'm talking about...

--- Here's one... I built my deck using these huge 2 inch screws. Sure, I dropped some, all over the place actually... One morning at 4:30 AM not long after, my 3-year-old wakes me up saying that she has a screw stuck in her nose... Needless to say, I almost had a heart attack jumping out of bed... And my heart literally stopped for the 18.3 seconds it took to examine her nose - then she says: "joking..." Kids are great, eh?