So, the last two days I've been babysitting my friend's 4 month old baby boy. He is a very chill baby, my 2 year old was loving having a baby in the house. Well, despite having 2 kids to watch and a house to take care of, I still managed to get a chapter written! Here's how I did it...
I put the 2 year old in the high chair to eat and gave the baby his bottle. Once he was burped the 2 year old was still eating so, little man got some tummy time in the kitchen while I finished the dishes. The kitchen counter got all wiped down and the toddler wanted out. While little man went down for a nap, the toddler and I cleaned her room. I turned putting the toys in the bin a game, every time i miss I had to jumping jacks. Once that was done she needed to go potty after cheering and thanking her for telling me she was rewarded with watching "Blah blah blah" (Hotel Transylvania 2). Little man was still sleeping soundly so I wrote a few pages. Half way through the movie little man woke up and need a change. Once he was clean we dance while I one-handed swept and mopped the kitchen. Then he got to lay down in my bed with the toddler watching Little Einsteins while I folded laundry and picked up the mess in my room. After reading stories while I fed little man and little Tsula turned the pages, he sat on my lap while I typed out a few pages and my toddler colored in her Minions book and then herself. Then while she ate dinner little man and I did some baby work outs so he could get the gas out. The two monster watched Dragon Tales while I cooked dinner and then finished most of my chapter! Finally my hubby came home and praise me on the house which made me feel really good. Little man's mommy came to pick him up and Tsula went to bed after many goodnight kisses and a slight melt down because her favorite blanky was in the dirty pile thanks to that after dinner Ice cream. It took 4 blankies and 4 extra toys and the promise that Callie will be clean for the morning to get her to sleep. Now, while the rest of the laundry and her blanky is washing I finished off my chapter and wrote this post. I will be reading 2 chapters of a book I've been so lucky to receive an ARC (advanced reading copy) to review before bed. As long as I can continue to read 2 chapters before bed I'll finish in time for when my review is due.
Being a stay at home mom is a tough job if you are trying to do other work as well. Finding time to write can be tough, but when I get words out in to me file it feels so good. At the end of the day when I am thoroughly exhausted it feels so good to relax and read something great out write down what's been bouncing around in my mind. It feels good to accomplish what I do and have the ability to spend so much time with my little one.
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