Having a new baby in the house has not exactly been the easiest adjustment for Grace. She was definitely used to being the center of attention and having someone available to play with her all the time. Now, I feel like all I do is tell her, "I can't play now. I have to feed Norah." or "In a few minutes, I need to rock Norah." or "Mommy has to wash the dishes and then put Norah down for a nap...maybe later." So, I've been trying to make sure that when Norah is sleeping I make time to play with Grace, just the two of us. I'll admit, my first inclination once Norah goes down for a nap is to frantically start cleaning any one of the rooms in the house that hasn't been cleaned in weeks or to tackle one of the many loads of laundry. But, instead I'm trying to consciously make an effort to take special time for Grace. As my husband tells me, "The cleaning will always be there."
So today, while Norah napped, Grace and I had Play-Doh time, and Mommy decided it would be fun to make Grace's favorite Veggie Tales characters. These were the result:
Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber
Junior Asparagus
Pa Grape
Mr. Lunt
I think my watching the sculptors on Cake Boss and The Next Great Baker has helped, don't you? Give me some gum paste or cereal treats and I could have a new job :)
2 comments:
most excellent. we made veggie tale playdoh for a long time, then our playdoh dried out and i didn't replace it ;) and i agree on the cleaning thing with a new baby.. its hard for me to say it'll always be there though... oh and i totally get ya on playing with levi.. i've noticed if i just spend a concentrated 30 minutes with him he's much more understanding about mama needing to feed ruby, rock, change a diaper etc etc....
Wow! Your skills with the play-doh are much much better than mine!! I completely hear you on the child feeling neglected and I don't even have a second one yet! I've been working from home and I so often have to tell Emma, 'I'm sorry, I can't right now,' or 'mommy's working right now sweetie.' And once baby 2 comes along, it will be so much worse! Kudos to your hubby for understanding the priorities and supporting you and your messy house. You're making the right decision!
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