This weekend while Laney attended a horse show with a friend, we had Max to ourselves. Jeff taught him how to make a strawberry-banana smoothie...
Max got to enjoy his lunch of choice--Mac & Cheese, of course!
And we played upteen rounds of "Guess Who?" Max proclaimed, "Laney missed the Goodest Day Ever!" It's nice to spend time with the kids one-on-one. Max tends to be overly sensitive and quiet when his sister is around but he's incredibly well-behaved and talkative by himself.
Jeff and I have been married 8 months now...but just the other week I told him I finally felt like our family has adapted to a "normal" routine and dynamic I find relatively comfortable. It's hard enough to adjust to marriage but it's pretty challenging to create a "new family" while being respectful of the "old dynamic" you're walking into.
For the very first time Sunday night I felt like a true parent. Jeff had a guys game night at a friend's house so I watched the kids.
Everything was great until I heard the kids scream and wail at the top of their lungs at each other upstairs over something silly. I rushed upstairs and yelled, "STOP SCREAMING THIS INSTANT! You will not raise your voice in this house unless you're seriously hurt!" I've never raised my voice at them--EVER! I've always been afraid of scolding or disciplining them because I don't want them to hate me!
They were instantly quiet and just stared at me. It took a while to sort out the situation, talk to them about respect for others, and encourage them to make up with hugs. We said prayers together and I tucked them in.
All the while I was thinking about a comment Max made earlier that night. I told Jeff, "It looks like I'll play nanny while you're gone." Max responded, "You're not my nanny. You're my Miko Mom."
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