Monday Morning

Today I knew we had to get out. The Sun was a calling us, and our playdate plans were busy vomiting everywhere so I decided the park was CRUCIAL today.

I remember packing up for a walk with newborn Cole as being somewhat okay, a little challenging, but all in all fairly easy. I figured it could only get easier, what with a little one who can actually walk and crawl into his own buggy, who can tell me what he needs ( when he feels like it) and how can even put on his own boots on the right feet!

Not today

Today, I knew coffee was imperitive to my well being as a mom. So I started boiling the water and attempted to grind the beans when the whinning and whinging and "mommy comes" started.... someone NEEDED to be read to and needed it now. I started the get ready to go routine at 8:30am after breakfast, all I had to do was make coffee, pack snacks, change a diaper and put Cole into playclothes, get my contacts in, get me into regular clothes and outta pjs and oh make the bed (it's a neurosis i have, making sure the bed is made) well I'll put it to you this way, we got out the door at 10:09...PEOPLE that is an hour and 39 minutes later! Ack me.... I do wonder about how long it will take when we have a newbie and a cole to get ready which bring me to my next topic of discussion...

Whilst playing at the park, Cole and I ran into an old friend and her two twin gals, we played and tried to chat as much as possible, then decided to head over to mcdonalds for some coffee and fries. Whilst there, we saw a hot looking mommy ( def of the mummi variety) with two 3 year old twin boys, a 15 month old girl and a belly that says I am due very soon. Upon my friend asking her how she does it, she responded " I always say if depends on the husband, mine is awesome we probably will end up with another to make it 5. To this In my head I thought okay great you can do it emotionally and physically but you must be loaded or make a billion dollars or both if you can afford 5.... and then, and then my friends she finished of her story of how great her husband is with and he's also a letter carrier so he can be home at 1 or 2 in the afternoon which is a great help.
Now I think letter carriers are awesome, I thought about looking into it for when cole is in school, but how my dears do you raise a family of possibly 7 on a letter carrier salary, to be fair she also works part time in the evenings but dude that still probably only equals what jer makes so HOW oh How in heavens name do they do it...

that was monday... wonder what thought provoking questions tuesday will bring! Ha!