Friday with P

I started this post yesterday but chose sleep over finishing it on the late night.  And by “late night” I mean 8:30 pm.  Now that I’m an oooooold 31 (edited to update: apparently I’m 32) year old I prioritize sleep like I never used to and I aim for > 8 hours as a minimum.  Anyway, I finished the post this morning, so here’s a recap of our Friday. 

I wanted to nap SO badly today I was just plain exhausted.  Thank goodness it’s the weekend soon.  Although what a sad weekend it is without any football to watch.  🙁

P woke up just before 7 and even though Kyle had already gone on a run and showered, I still hadn’t even stirred before I heard him on the monitor.  Clearly I was needing extra zzzzz’s but alas, motherhood calls!

I forced myself out the door for a super foggy run.  It was slow and blah but I did it.  I took P into the bathroom with me while I showered and got dressed and he sang songs and read books in my closet per usual.  Sometimes he takes all of Kyle’s ties off the hanger but today he was set on his books.  I didn’t really put much effort into getting ready because we had swim lessons later that day so I knew I’d be taking another shower anyway, so we were downstairs and getting our breakfast on by 8:15.  That’s definitely not the usual!

P requested something unusual to start the day but I said why not and gave him (corn) tortillas with soy free Earth Balance per his desire.  He also had banana bread (above), blueberries, pumpkin and sunflower seeds.  No eggs today!?  What a weird day indeed.

I had spelt toast with EB and a fried egg (taking a break from my 8 days in a row routine of pancakes and sun butter).

See!?!  The solo pancake has become an OBSESSION.  I make it without measuring stuff so it’s a little different every time, but it’s essentially 1 egg, a few tbsp coconut flour, a few tbsp almond flour, a pick of baking powder, and cinnamon (plus water as needed to get the right consistency).  That’s it.  No sugar or sweetness needed because I add heaps and heaps of sun butter on top.  So so good.

After cleaning up we played in the toy room until it was time for swimming.

My little fishy did fabulous.  Last weekend was his first time back in the pool after almost a year’s break from lessons and we quickly realized we needed to keep up the weekly classes because he wasn’t as cool in the water as he once was.  I’m glad that his comfort level is already returning.

By the time we got home he was exhausted (as was I!) so we only read one book and then he immediately went to bed.

I showered and ate lunch in the meantime and then cozied up on the couch.  SO.  TIRED.  I felt like my eyes were only half open the rest of the day.  It may have been the chlorine but they definitely felt stingy and bleary.

P napped for nearly three (!!!) hours so obviously he was worn out from our morning.  Those length of naps are rarities and I wish I had slept some of that time too.  Normally I try to conquer the world of errands I have during naps but I didn’t have an ounce of energy in me.  I was even too lazy to go get my water despite feeling exceptionally thirsty.  Of all the days to get a 3 hour naps this was a very necessary one.  Thank you patty-cakes.

After he woke up I made chai tea (caffeine!) with coconut milk to perk myself up.  Then I fed him lunch (applegate ham deli meat, rice cakes, grapes, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, avocado).

Next up was a park date with friends.  P has gotten so independent at parks lately.

I’m still a nervous mama, but I definitely let him do his thing.

We made it home by 5:15 and dada was already there to greet us!  Yay!  The boys played in the toy room while I made dinner.

Fried chicken in the works.

P had leftovers because ours wasn’t all the way ready by the time I was feeding him (chickpeas, oatmeal with applesauce and chia and hemp seeds, pomegranate arils, carrots, peas, and corn).

After we played for a bit more we did the bedtime routine with pacman and then sat down to our dinner.

The only way I made it to 9 pm is thanks to some late night chocolate.  And now it’s the weekend and I’m ready to go soak it up.  Adios!