it's always right when i'm at my wit's end and want to drive off into the sunset by myself for a week or two, when a moment happens that's just precious, perfect and makes all the frustration drive itself away. today i got 2 of those moments.
1. avery didn't nap today. nola woke up from her nap 10 minutes after i *thought* avery was down. just enough time to fold a few burp cloths. i decide to throw the girls in the car and get a coffee. i vow to myself not to get avery a doughnut. cause in my head i didn't want to encourage her non-napping. of course i cave and get her one, even before she said "peeease?" take the long way home and suddenly realize it's pretty quiet in the car. look in the mirror and both girls are sound asleep. their heads turned towards each other.
2. bedtime tonight was challenging. thought i had nola asleep, so i join avery and zane for avery's routine. nola starts crying. no, wailing. i want/need to go in and "fix" her, but things work 190% better when zane and i complete bedtime together and leave together. emotions are escalating and all over the place. words exchanged, doors slammed, etc. in the end, i got nola and brought her into avery's room while zane read some stories and we stood for the last story at avery's crib. as zane was reading, avery was bouncing and nola was watching her and smiling/laughing. it was the perfect way to end a far from perfect evening.
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So wonderful that they fell asleep in the car for you.. did you keep driving? I would - lol.
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