Being a nanny for 3 boys was a treat. An odd statement I know. But seriously. I was up at the crack of dawn (literally, I'm not exaggerating), got ready, showered, and was at their home by 7am. I was able to have bible devotions, and talk to a friend who is also an early riser even before the baby woke up. The boys would come down at 8am, and our day would begin. Get them fed and dressed, play, watch 1 show (I have the theme song from "Word World" memorized), go on a walk or play outside, do a craft, etc. until the oldest went off to school. Put the young ones down for a nap, and then do dishes, laundry, or whatever needed to be done, and maybe have some free time to myself before the baby woke up. The boys kept themselves entertained if I needed to use the restroom or make a meal. Granted, I was exhausted by the end of everyday, and waking up at 5:30 every morning definitely helped me become more of a morning person (and tea/coffee lover), but I was busy. But with just one... what do you do with all the free time?
We play until morning nap, then its shower, dishes, general clean up until he wakes up. Then what? We play some more, maybe run some errands (if there are some), and use up time until afternoon nap. But then during that nap, what do I do? I did everything of importance during morning nap! This is where a stay-at-home-mom job would come in, but I'm floundering. I've made lists of things to do during nap, but now I've done all that I can do without paying money to add more to it. What did you do (directed to mom-friends) when you only had one?
I got really good at baking bread and actually had time to read books. :) Seriously - this won't last...so enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI remember feeling that way, too, Maggie. Really, don't kick yourself for spending some time reading books or doing something creative after you've taken care of your little guy and your home. I don't have time to *shower* most days (not complaining, but it's a reality!) so if God blesses you and Joe with more little people in the future, the dynamics of your day will change quite a bit! Maybe you could schedule some times each week to bless others (as you do on Mondays :) ) by having regular visits/volunteer time/letter writing/etc, or just try new recipes, research homeschooling...I could go on! God Bless you, sister.
ReplyDeleteWhen it was just T and I (and I wasn't needing to do laundry or something) I read or crochetted. Enjoy it though, because like Kami & Candice said, it's going to change A LOT should you have more. Not saying that it's bad that I don't have free time anymore, but there are defintely things that "suffer" (ie. my housekeeping) because my "free" time is no longer free. And I'm ok with it because I'm playing with, feeding or reading to my kiddos instead of cleaning. And sometimes I even nap while they're resting too. I only feel a *little* guilty for doing that. :)
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