Three is a hard age. Sky can go from being the sweetest most adorable child to something resembling the devil himself in a span of 5 minutes. It’s unpredictable, bi-polar, exhausting, wonderful, and horrible all at the same time.
Over the past few weeks of ups and downs….and as I’ve gotten progressively more lethargic and immobile in this pregnancy, I’ve come to realize that it really does take a village to raise a Schuyler. Between Josh and our parents {all of whom live nearby}, I’m not sure I could survive raising this child. How do single parents do it?
Josh, in particular, has been so great about getting Sky out and about lately. If it’s not raining, they are at the park. For a while, I wasn’t giving enough credit to this. I’d be thinking in my head “why can’t you guys be at home working on the house or doing X,Y, or Z project?” but it finally dawned on me that getting Sky out in the fresh air is just as important…in fact, probably more important. It’s something I don’t have the energy to do with him everyday so I’m happy they get quality bonding and play time together.
If it’s not the park, it’s jeepin’ around the cul-de-sac until the last flicker of daylight has faded, watching critters at the pet store, or building race tracks out of painters tape {an idea originally brought to life at nana’s house!}. I’m starting to appreciate this more and more by the day because when it’s just Sky and I, we are low key. We do things like snuggle on the couch, read stories, color, fold laundry, and unload the dishwasher – all very exciting {ha!}, but definitely not the type of stimulation he should be having 24/7.
This fall, Sky will start preschool. While I can hardly believe that time has arrived, I’m excited for him to have some outside stimulation and socializing. He has to be fully potty trained to go….so that will be our summer project.
In the meantime, the plan is to enjoy him as much as possible over the summer while I’m on maternity leave….get outside a lot, have play dates, go to the library story time, and let him ease into his role as a big brother…and a big kid. My baby is growing up!!
omg i can't agree more. these little toddlers are SOOOO nuts sometimes. glad to hear i'm not the only one dealing with it :)
Posted by: lyndsey | March 18, 2013 at 03:03 PM
Hello friend! A wonderfully beautiful post about looking at the positives! Sometimes we do take our spouses and family for granted. It is so good to be reminded about all that they do for us! xoxo
Posted by: Krissy | March 18, 2013 at 05:15 PM