$2 Tater Thursdays - A Day to Ourselves

Last night, I couldn't sleep (again) and was up until 1:30AM. When I was heading off to bed, I checked up on Nathan to cover him up and he popped up in his crib and tried to throw his arms around me. I thought, "Why not?" So, I picked him up and went into his "big boy room" and we snoozed the...morning...away. He didn't wake up until 10AM! So my original plan for the day was shot. BUT, I didn't mind. If there's one thing you have to be as a Mommy is flexible! So I decided, today was going to be all about Nathan. With the baby coming, he's going to be getting a little less attention and I wanted to enjoy my time with just him while I could.

So after quickly checking email this morning, I told him..."Today is all about you, Little Man." Nathan made me a great breakfast of "Pop-ups," as he calls them. (Poptarts) Of course we had healthier Cheerios and a banana to go along with it. Then...we played the day away.

Yes, there I was crawling around on my hands and knees pushing a fire truck or stacking blocks or whatever he wanted to do. It was exhausting. And sometimes even painful! :) But you know what...it was worth it! We laughed. We played. We had a GREAT time. And, in the end, it was probably one of the best Thursday adventures I've had with him.

Yes, we play together everyday. But this time, I didn't say, "No, Nathan, Mommy can't." Or "Not now Nathan, I have to do some laundry." It was nice to just put off everything house-related and focus 100% on him.

While we were playing, he put one of his nesting buckets on his head and laughed and signed,"Hat." I was laughing and asked him if I could take a picture and he nodded yes. I ran to get my camera and the dear sweetheart actually posed for me! Then, he ran to my camera because he's figured out that you can see the picture right away. He pointed to it, smiled and signed, "Hat" again. It was the cutest little thing! :)

So, even though we didn't get out today, we had a nice time together just the two of us. I am definitely going to have to have more days like these where I just let the dishes and laundry pile up and just play the day away!

Hope your day with your little ones was fun, too!