For Sunday, November 9th
Today was a rough Carter day... again. Man, toddlers are challenging. Newborns make sure you have no sleep, but toddlers make sure you are always on the verge of checking yourself into a mental facility. And my toddler takes his job very effing seriously. Nonetheless, the day, like all days, had its finer moments.
1. My parents bought me flowers and this amazing necklace as a "thank you" for their newest grandson. Opal or pink are the options for Grayson's birthstone, so they went with the opal. I'm not a huge fan of pink, so the opal was a better choice for me. When Carter was born, I got flowers and a necklace with his birthstone as well, and so when my mom showed up with a Ben Moss bag and flowers, I had a pretty good guess about what was in there. And, like when they gave me the necklace after Carter was born, I started to cry. (To to fair and honest, this time the tears were in part because Carter had just had the worst and longest meltdown he's ever had and I was extraordinarily stressed.) Either way, I think the necklace is beautiful and the sentiment is so meaningful.
2. Tonight, I left Carter at home with his dad and Grayson and I went to uncle Joel's for supper with my fam. I was actually planning on taking Carter and Grayson on my own and giving Jeff a couple hours to himself to decompress and do something fun (I knew I'd have a ton of help with the kids once I got to Joel's), but since Carter decided to have the most epic of meltdowns due to yet another no nap day (what the eff is up with this?!), I knew he would need to be in bed pretty early and that taking him out to a house where his crazy uncles would rile him up and where we probably wouldn't get home until after his bedtime, wasn't a stellar idea. Anyway, so it was just Grayson and I who went for supper and visiting with my family, without the distraction of a crazy toddler made for a relaxing evening.
3. I should have put this as one of my graces for Friday, but forgot. So, as I mentioned, Friday was Jeff's first day back to work and my first day alone with two kids. At one point, I was in the kitchen and both boys were in the living room; Grayson was in his swing sleeping and Carter was playing on the play mat. I heard Grayson start to squawk, which, like most newborns, he does in his sleep a lot. So I poked my head around the wall to see him. Carter didn't see me do this and didn't know I was watching, but as I stood there, he got up from paying with his toys and went right over to the swing. For a minute he just stood there looking at Grayson and then he finally gave him a gentle pat on the head like he always does.
People had told me before that when you have two kids, watching them interact and bond and seeing how much they love each other is an incredible thing, but nothing prepared my heart for the love and happiness I felt in that moment. As Carter completed his check to make sure our baby was okay and sat back down to play, my heart might have exploded. I will never forget that moment.
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