May 17, 2011

Tuesday:

This morning we ran a few errands and made it to the park for playgroup and lunch by 11:40-ish, and I'm immensely proud of myself for my timing. Liam had fun running around chasing birds and playing with some cars left there by the other kids. He doesn't have much interest in swings, slides, ladders, ect, but loves going to the park. I've given up on trying to get him interested, and when I was thinking about it today, I think I'll probably build more confidence in him if I just let him play with whatever he wants instead of trying to get him to play with the other kids. So I did.

When we got home, the kids napped and I did Yoga, which of course he woke up during. Annabelle first, then Liam. And being siblings, I think it's a given for them to require a mom referee in the times I want to do that least. Liam insisted on playing his Don't Break the Ice game, even though I told him I wouldn't put it together till I was done with Yoga, and I think I should have been more clear. After he got done begging me to put it together (which lasted about 10 minutes), he then decided he wanted to play with all the cubes...right next to me. Let me just say, releasing and coming down from a shoulder stand and landing on one inch plastic cubes all up and down your back is not something I want to have done again. I think only quite, calm, independent activities are what I'll have Liam do when he is up and I'm Yogaing. If those exist that is.