March 18th...
We spent the day at the park down by the river today and for the most part had lots of fun! There were a few issues that we had to overcome for the sake of enjoyment and getting the best use out of this beautiful spring weather, one of which would be Cael not being able to take a nap today. Ever since I started babysitting, his nap schedule has been completely thrown out of whack. He can't seem to fall asleep when he knows he has a friend out in the living room who still gets to play, but he also can't seem to fall asleep after I am done babysitting, because then it is just too late and apparently the "nap time window" has passed. So for today, I figured oh well, he hasn't been napping anyway these past few days, I dimmed the lights and closed all the curtains and we just relaxed all morning. I wanted to make sure he was going to have fun at the park. Fun he most definitely did have! I love watching him play on all the playground equipment and with all the other kids, it makes me so proud. I have raised this little boy (so far) to have the ability to handle himself very well on his own! He figures things out. If the steps to the slide are too tall, he finds another way up. It's an awesome feeling. There was a small mishap with a basketball that almost had me diving into the river...but other than that he managed perfectly on his own.
Where the downfalls of all this come into play is after we got home. My poor sister who happened to be on the phone when bath time came about is probably permanently deaf in whichever ear she was holding her phone to. Cael was SO insanely tired that nothing was going right for him, he didn't want a bath (highly unusual) but he was filthy so it wasn't up for negotiation. He didn't want to sit on his potty chair, or have the lid open.....or closed, and I don't know how to make it not do either, so that was another catastrophe. He laid down OK for bed, but about 10:15 or so woke up extremely upset about something. I wish I could read his mind. Especially when he is half asleep and the few words I can usually understand sound more like a croak instead of anything else. After some applesauce and some juice and a little lounging on the couch, he finally fell back asleep though...now we wait and see if he stays asleep through the night. I think the poor little stinkbug is just too tired! It must be affecting me too because it is 11:40 and I am just now writing my blog! First day so far that I have completely forgotten...but at least I caught my self and I will try to get some good sleep so this doesn't become a pattern. After I read of course, I have been instructed to finish my book by tonight because my mom is dying to talk about the ending....I will do what I can mom, but I make no promises!!!
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