Peace.
And quiet.
Ahhhh- it's nice ::::deep breath::::
Nathan is at daycare. It's my day off from work so I usually wouldn't take him but they are going on a "field trip" today (just a local park) and he asked to go.
When I picked him up from daycare yesterday his teacher told me that he could either bring a lunch for the field trip or the daycare would provide one. I wanted him to eat the daycare lunch since I'm practically giving them my paycheck anyways and food cost money. But he was all like "ooohhh- can you pack me a lunch---pllllease?" And apparently it was a very attractive please because there were some "pretty"s thrown in there.
I had to do a mental scan of the cabinets since we desperately need groceries to even consider if I have something to pack him other than a year old can of lima beans and some stale graham crackers. I thought "I think we have bread that hasn't molded yet- I could make him pb&j" and then turned to his pleading adorable face and said "yes- I'll pack you a lunch"
This morning while I was asking him if he wants blueberry or strawberry jelly- it occurred to me...
This is the first time I have packed him a lunch to take with him.
(I've packed us lunches before for the zoo etc- but I was always with him then- this was the first time I sent him a lunch)
Call me silly but I almost cried. I thought of the thousands of lunches that I will send with him throughout the years- and this was the first.
He was so proud of that little brown bag that said "Nathan C." on the front.
He showed his daddy several times, making sure he knew every item that I had placed in the bag. And how he would know that one was his because he can read his name on it.
He even carried it around the house this morning for an hour while I was feeding Luke and getting everyone dressed.
While I was brushing my teeth he came into the bathroom and hugged my leg (love that) and looked up at me with those big blue eyes and eye lashes that go on forever and said "thank you mommy, thank you for my lunch, I love you"
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So it's just me and the littlest one today!
Life is all about perspective, isn't it?
A day with a 9 month old seems so easy to me now that I have two kids.
So I'm not sure what the day will bring because for the first time in forever Luke doesn't have any doctor appts right now and I have no plans.
I somehow ended up in a parking lot next to a building with a giant K O H L S on it (how did that happen?!) sipping a white mocha frapp with Luke napping in the back seat.
And suddenly I realized- peace and quiet.
No place to be...
Nothing I have to do... (other than some grocery shopping obviously)
This is nice.
::::sip:::::
Ouch.
Brain freeze.
Cheers!
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