once again i've completely overbooked myself for a weekend. i won't be able to sleep in (or sleep much at all, considering jayden won't sleep in his own bed tonight) because i have to bring jay home with enough time to get back and work on a routine for GYC. then i've committed to foster relieving for the weekend. and there's blast off that i haven't prepared for yet. and tellering. oh goodness.
but although it's been tiring and draining, i've had a good day with jayden. i always forget how much of your time and attention a child takes up. it gives me a new apprecation for all moms. at this point i can't imagine not being able to lag behind with people at the end of church or events, because my child needs to go to bed or get to hockey or something like that. i can't really look forward to blue playdoh and cheesie fingerprints on my white shirts, or juice spilled or tantrums because i won't let my 3 year old kid carry his own full plate of food from the buffet. i don't have a very good attention span, but when i want to pay attention to something i don't want to keep having to turn around and (for the thousandth time) ask him/her to please stop shouting randomly and rolling around on the ground.
and although it's kind of funny and cute, when i say "i love you jayden", it isn't exactly welcoming to hear "i love my balloon!"...ha.
don't get me wrong. i love this kid. it was just a little easier (mentally, though not physically) when he didn't talk back or cause a scene trying to get his way...hehe.
but he's still young enough that even though i'm lying him down in bed, reading a story, and pulling up the covers, he still believes me when i say it's not really bedtime just because there's a movie on the tv screen. ha.
ok time for an itchy pill, a cold water rinse on the hands and to try to squeeze into my bed for a half decent night's sleep.
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