dude, i so got this.
the magoo is all mine for the weekend. with paul out of town for work and mom back home in atlanta, i am officially entirely responsible for the little dude… every diaper change is mine, every meal is mine, every second of every minute of every hour of every day until monday evening, the magoo is mine.
spoiled me has not had jackson by myself, overnight for multiple nights since he’s been born.
24 hours in to this adventuresome weekend, i find myself bowing down to you single parents and only parents. i also find myself wanting a vacation… LIKE RIGHT THE HELL NOW.
i will not shower today (nothing new there)… i will most likely not watch football today seeing as the magoo prefers other television programs… and i sure as hell will not be shaving my legs for the next 2 days (i’m disgustingly excited about that part).
i gotta get creative, inventive, and keep the magoo distracted as much as possible, especially because he’s going through a “daddy is my favorite” phase right now. uber fun for me!
i’ve actually considered taping pictures of celebrities faces over pictures of my husband’s face so that the magoo stops pointing and saying “mah daddy, mah daddy, MAH DADDY!!!!”
pretty sure i could get creative with some celebrity crushes and their pictures…
i’m really trying to not get all wigged out about this. people do this all the time, right? it’s not really THAT BIG of a deal, right? (humor me please).
some parents sleep in their clothes *ahem* matt… and yeah, it’s kind of a brilliant thing, sleeping in one’s clothes. it totally cuts out that whole dance you have to do consisting of getting yourself dressed while holding your child because your child is a maniac and to him getting dressed = going somewhere in the “vroom vroom” and the anticipation of a possible outing induces the spastic circular happy dance where he spins himself until he finds some way to hurt himself and you have to hold him so that he doesn’t do this spastic circular happy dance resulting in injury but he still squirms and kicks and head-butts you while you try to just get your damn jeans on.
eff that man, i’ll sleep in my jeans thankyouverymuch.
so it is quite possible that i will sleep in my clothes this weekend, go without showering, and have the legs of a sasquatch…
i know, i know… you’re all just wishing you could spoon with me and my hotness. one at a time please. one at a time.
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Nic, I would SO spoon with you. Without a doubt.
And, you know, you could just tape up pictures of your face onto Paul’s. I’m sure that wouldn’t mess him up TOO much.
I can so relate Nic. You’ll be fine (you are a great mom) but my husband (before he left) traveled ALL THE TIME and it feels like an endless cycle of eat, nap and entertain and feeling that you are IT (you are) is exhausting. My kids are older now and it’s more the emotional support that I miss – esp. when they’re having issues or when they get sick and you just keep going and going and goin. Please call me anytime this weekend – I should come over to MD some time and hang out. I am solo this weekend too and am HAPPY to give your some relief (even emotionally). Hang in there girl, I know you have anxiety issues too and that can make it daunting – being on your own like that. Please call if you need. Hugs,
Tricia x
Good luck! I know it can be draining but you’ll be so busy maybe the time will fly.