After that, we went to see my mother-in-law. She lives is town. I won't be able to do flowers this year because of my foot but she gave me a small pot of light purple Mums. They are beautiful. Our tradition is buying the budget's worth of garden flowers for both moms. I did that for my mom for a few years and two years ago I offered it to Josh's mom and she loved the idea. She requested more of one of the flowers I chose last year and loved the white Creeping Phlox. My mom always gets Begonias. This year we gave her the cash for them since she can't plant them right away. I wanted to get impatients (I usually get Marigolds but they require more tending then I can commit to with Zach so little). We get bad sunlight especially with all the cloudy days. The Hyacinths I planted the day Zach was conceived have looked weak the last two years. I need something shade friendly. Durability and flexibility are the two most important features in everything.
After seeing Josh's mom we did Zach's nap time drive and I was able to be out of the house. I came home and rested for a while and then Sunday dinner with my family. My mom was going to get my flowers for me but went with much needed cash. I have turned back to stress shopping in the most extreme stressful days since it works best. I don't spend a lot of money and sometimes I don't buy anything it's just the process of shopping I like.
My parent's had the sweetest card for me. The talk about how much Zach is thriving and how it's because I'm a fantastic mother. I think it's important to let a child explore safely and to encourage learning whenever possible as well as a love of books. Zach can identify all of the letters even out of order and can now climb into and out of his high chair (scary I'm not ready for that yet). He also has been fabulous at following directions and helping Mommy out while she needs the extra help. You should see this kid clear a place (no knives and he is very careful with plates and forks). He's thriving because we let him be himself but have a good feel for what he wants when it's not around. Example: he loves Parmesan cheese on pasta salad and grilled chicken. We had that tonight but didn't have the cheese on the table. When he wasn't eating I suggested his Daddy get the cheese. You should have seen him pound it back after he got his cheese. Only Mommy knew what would work, as always, and I should, it's my job. My parent's are amazed at how well I know him but it's what makes you a good parent. Even if the answer is "no" you should still be able to identify what your child wants.
To me, the best part of the day was all the warm and cozy family time. I wanted to look in the basement for my real parents there was only one criticism all night! Was that my brother? The same guy you can't tell what is okay to say because you never know what will set him off was very easy to talk to tonight. A lot of playing and laughing and smiling all day long. Zach hardly fussed and when he did it was easy to satisfy. He was all adorable dimply smiles all day long. Last night he went to the mall with Daddy and chose a fake red rose and balloon gift for me all by himself. Last year he chose a beautiful necklace which is in my spring clothing rotation. That is a gold penant with two stacked hearts.
He even thrived with a "make Mommy proud" potty training milestone. While at the park with Daddy during Daddy time he had to go so he let Josh know and held it in while Josh took the 5 minutes drive to my in laws. He ran for the potty and made it!!! When the cast comes off we're starting underwear outside training where he'll only where the diaper at night. We have 185 diapers in the house. I hope to be winding down that expense. We can use the grocery money. For starters we've moved to one box of pull ups from two for a month. We're still working on what we got at the end of March.
There is no finer picture then a mother with her child:
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