Today my mother, Jasper, and I travelled to our nearest city as used to be customary for a Wednesday. We'd decided a couple of months ago to not go every week, only when we really needed to, as we seem to just spend spend spend! Today I needed to go and do my Glucose Tolerance Test (to determine if I likely have gestational diabetes); this involved drinking a very sugary lemonade-like drink, sitting for one hour, and then having some blood taken. I will get my results next Wednesday at my antenatal appointment (yes, another Wednesday trip required...what a shame! ha ha).
I had some great retail therapy today...I got Jasper a new maxi-rider carseat (so the baby can use his), a toddler seat attachment for our pram, a belly casting kit (to be done around the same time as my Jasper-belly cast), and about 12 items of clothing for the baby and Jasper. We found some fantastic bargains so it was a very successful shopping day. Two of the clothing items I chose were Pumpkin Patch shorts in a size 2 and identical shorts in a size 3-6months. I am looking forward to dressing Jasper and his baby brother in these shorts and taking some gorgeous pictures! It's too funny because I promised myself a long time ago I would never do this to my children but I just couldn't resist! ha ha
The moment that stands out for me today wasn't shopping related though (however did have a 'shopping-related' effect!). We were at the park having a picnic lunch while Jasper was running around and my mother was chasing after him (bless her for saving my poor back the effort!). I don't remember what exactly was said but it had something to do with her acknowledging that Jasper is such a "determined" little man which, whether she meant it to or not, made me feel like a load was taken off my shoulders! All this time I have thought that I mustn't be doing something right as a mum, discipline-wise, (as he can be quite disregarding at times) but she told me that I'm definitely not too soft on him and, as I know I'm not too hard, I felt vindicated! My mother has always been strong on discipline (most would say too strong but, if nothing else, she gets results!). This park conversation came about because she was trying to keep Jasper from falling down a gutter onto a dirt path and he just wouldn't leave the area alone despite her harsh tones. Physically removing him from the situation and trying to distract him wasn't working either as he'd make his way straight back there. It was a frustrating experience (no more frustrating than I deal with on a daily basis though so I was quietly enjoying being able to watch his antics from a distance for a change!) so I decided to order him one of those 'child-harnesses' when we went to the baby store! This was the second promise I'd broken today because I had also told myself I would never ever use a harness on my child and treat them like a dog! Now I'm a parent I'm much more concerned with safety than 'what it looks like', not to mention the fact that I don't need sky-rocketing stress levels everytime we leave the house, just anticipating my "determined" son's wish for being somewhere away from where we need to be. Here is a link to the harness I ordered:
http://www.goldbug.com.au/collection.php?s=11
It's the monkey one second down in the first column. Apparently they are great for the child as, unlike usual harnesses, the child sees this one as 'their backpack' and not something you're attaching to them. Also great for us in that Jasper can carry a small drink and a snack himself, freeing up the nappy bag for more newborn-type things (I have been wondering if my current nappy bag will be big enough for both boys). Remmy has called Jasper a 'monkey' for so long now so it's cute that he will have a monkey of his own. I'll post up a picture of him in this harness when we get it, it's sure to make me p*ss myself laughing!
The only other thing I bought today was some wool to make a friend a rug for her baby shower next month...I had better crochet quickly!
What a long post from me! I haven't taken any noteworthy photos over the last few days...maybe tomorrow. Do you know what I've realised since waffling on with all of these random thoughts? I've realised how strange, yet fantastic, it is to have broken two promises to myself in the one day and to not be disappointed about either of them! I am proud of myself for being open to change and not stubborn just for the sake of it!
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