I haven't written in a month! What's going on? I'll tell you what's going on... life as a working mommy of a Kindergartener and a funny, energetic almost 17 month old, and wife to a man that doesn't always understand that the world does exist outside of his bubble.
This past month has been filled with getting new routines in place for my sweet girl the Kindergartener. She loves kindergarten, loves riding the bus. In fact, she had a break down last week when I told her that one of her friends had invited her home for a playdate afterschool and she wouldn't be riding the bus. We made it through that drama, and tried it, only to be completely disappointed by the playdate. I was greeted at the door by the mom who said,"Sweet girl will probably never want to come over again, my daughter has been horrible to her, and I'm so appalled by her behavior. But Sweet girl stood her ground very well and tried to not let my daughter get the best of her." As soon as we got to the car, it was deemed my fault. "Why did you make me go there? I did not have fun!"
Another event in our lives recently has been the exciting trip to the dentist to get our first cavity filled. Oh joy! They hook your sweet little ones up to nitrous oxide these days so they won't remember any of it. Poor sweet girl did not like it at all, and we were told that she has a developmental defect in her tooth, causing it to have a groove that the toothbrush won't reach and will definitely result in a cavity. Hmm... sounded a little like a bunch of crap to me, but I'm the mommy, and with no other responsible adult there, I had to make the decisions....
Afterwards, sweet girl managed to chew her tongue until little flaps of skin were hanging off because she couldn't feel it and just wanted to keep on testing it to see if the feeling came back. Ouch!!!! Now, we get to take antibiotics to protect our tongue from infection for the next 10 days, and we get to go back for round 2 in two weeks.
I really could have used some support from my "partner for life" on this one, but he was wound up in his own life that day as he is most. When brought to his attention, he stated that he would have been glad to help, but didn't know his help was needed. Strangely, I don't think that will be the last time I hear that, nor do I think it is the first!
Today was my day to unwind... I took of of work so that I could accompany my sweet girl to the pumpkin patch with her Kindergarten class. It was fun to be a stay at home mom today! I had a great time! And I met lots of other nice moms who work and took off for the day! The stay at home moms seem to have their own little clique! But that's okay... I've found my peace and that's what matters!
