My answer: Average.
There wasn't anything that made it super amazing, but there wasn't anything bad about it either. It was just one of those days that fill in the gaps of our typically crazy and busy calendar of events.
Hayden and I were out late last night watching the KC Royals as they beat the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the ALDS finals. So when he woke up crying and knocking on his door this morning at 4:30am, and it being the third night of being just us at home, sleeping rules were broken and he joined me in Mommy & Daddy's bed...[he had to see the buses, which has become kind of a morning ritual the past week or so]. Naturally they are most comfortable with their feet touching you in some way, shape or form, but we both managed to sleep good still, and I had the joy of waking first and being able to just look over and see his cute little face and hear his little breaths. The lyric, "Let them be little" has popped into my head more than a couple times in different situations throughout the past few weeks.
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| My Boy Getting so big, but still so small. |
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| Someone found the picture-taking button on mom's phone! We'll get out of bed and start our day, but first...A SELFIE! |
My morning was a little off from routine, partially because I haven't been having my usual breakfast this week (just switching things up, adding some variety) and once I finished my workout, I wasn't sure what I wanted for breakfast. However, I DID know that I wanted to try a new recipe for a Queso Chicken Soup with Roasted Corn & Jalapenos, so I went ahead and got that started so it would be ready around 4:30-5:00. This is the third crockpot meal I've made this week, and I am loving it. I am able to basically be done in the kitchen for the day by 9:00-10:00 once breakfast is cooked, cleaned up, and then all the ingredients are prepped and put in the crockpot. It makes for a much smoother afternoon/evening...and makes the house smell amazing all day long, which when you're home all day, that can be good and bad!
I played a couple word games (I am currently super addicted to the Word Streak Live Tournaments)...go ahead and think the stay-at-home mom stereotypes thoughts you're having. I'll admit to it, and there's a lot of times I know I should be doing something more productive. But there's also days I have absolutely zero time to even think about playing my games because I'm so swamped, so I enjoy them when I have time to.
Apparently whatever else I was doing a little later in the day wasn't too exciting for Hayden (or me...it was dishes), and he must've still been worn out from the long evening watching baseball, because I walked into the living room to see that he wasn't watching Mighty Machines anymore. :P I can probably count on one hand the number of times he's fallen asleep on his own (other than in the carseat)...so naturally I had to grab the camera and get a pic!
He woke up 5-10 minutes before Matt pulled in the driveway, which was pretty perfect timing! It wasn't long before they were headed out to the shop together, and then not much longer after that before they were back inside with the KITTY they found!
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| I don't think Kitty was as nearly excited about the new friendship. |
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| Queso Chicken Soup with Roasted Corn & Jalapenos |
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| What do you do with new friends? Invite them to eat with you, of course! |
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| And, of course, he's allergic to his new friend. |
That's it. An average day. These are the days I want to remember to remember!
