This is Skylar's first week back at work since the holidays. I was looking forward to some down time, peaceful and quiet moments spent piddling about the house. Unfortunately, toddlers are not so into indoor bits of nothing much at all.
We spent Wednesday at home. I was armed with a project, one I has seen on the Today Show during Skylar's vacation. On the show, they had emptied a variety of beans and grains into a bucket to make an indoor 'sandbox.'
Inspired, I emptied bits of pasta and rice that have been lingering in the depths of our pantry into some containers. Harper happily sorted away for about 1/2 hour before dumping everything onto the floor and making indoor 'snow angels.'
The whole time she was saying, I think with a bit of sarcasm, "Oh goodness! Harper! Big mess! Harper, big mess! GOODNESS! Harper! Mess!"
So, during her nap I tried to make homemade play-dough.
Maybe this stay at home mom thing was not such a good idea. I dropped her off at the gym daycare today, and spent some quality time with the elliptical. The good news is that all of my little projects seem to have completely cured her separation issues. She did not cry at the daycare once today, for the first time in months. Success!
So a project huh? Is that what it takes to calm the gym daycare blues? We're in the thick of it and I am getting tired of being ten minutes into a workout and hearing my name over the loudspeaker to come get my screaming child.
Posted by: Sara @ Belle Plaine | January 11, 2010 at 01:19 PM