These confessions are in no particular order of juiciness. It's more of a stream of conscienceness really.
- I would watch Olivia, The Backyardigans, and Handy Manny even if Gavin was asleep.
- Some days a bath for Mommy just doesn't happen.
- Gavin gets his teeth brushed once daily. That one session is a battle, so twice a day right now is just too much of a struggle (for everyone involved).
- I take naps. I don't set out to, but sometimes it just happens. I don't get much sympathy from my husband if I jokingly inform him that I missed mine that day, but seriously--my job will leave a person wiped OUT.
- I can count on one hand the times that I've let Gavin "cry it out" or be put in bed "drowsy but awake." Oh well. He's a darn sound sleeper now and I'm confident that I haven't screwed him up so badly that he'll call me from college and ask me to come help him get to sleep for the night.
- I lose my cool sometimes.
- The 5 Second Rule is valid in our house.
- Gavin watches more TV than the AAP recommends I'm sure. Yes, it occupies him long enough for me to get a load of laundry going, catch up on business emails, get dinner prepped, etc. He is not glued to the tube hours on end however, is limited to age-appropriate programming, and most of the time we are watching together and I'm asking questions and labeling as we view.
- I've been known to lock the bathroom door (with a not-so-thrilled toddler on the other side) just for 3 undisturbed minutes to remove my make-up (on the days I have a reason to wear any) and wash my face. Washing my face is my favorite end-of-the-day ritual. Seriously, it's the best.
- I have an unwavering love for, and devotion to the two guys that live under this roof with me. I am blessed beyond measure and sometimes have to just pinch myself. Is this really my life?
Look at that, Gavin feel asleep on my lap and The Backyardigans is on! "Yeti, yeti, yeti. yetiiiiiii!"
