Are there any skills you’ve picked up in the last year?
Yeah, there are a couple of things all most centred around my kids.
I’ve learned
- How to distinguish an ‘I’m hungry’ cry from other cries such as ‘I’m bored!’ ‘I’m scared!’ ‘Hold me!’ ‘Okay, enough is enough, feed me now and ignore the other screaming brat who shares my face; I’mthe important one!’
- How to change two nappies in 60 seconds without getting poo on my fingers.
- How to feed two babies at the same time.
- How to push a pushchair, hold a baby and an umbrella and a sandwich all at the same time.
- That cold tea isn’t all that bad and that if you add just the right amounts of lemon, it tastes really good!
- How to type/run a radio show/eat/drink with one hand.
Heh, yeah, you may not think these are skills in the traditional sense, but believe me, juggling all the things I want to do and my two boys is a skill that I never thought I’d learn.
My days really have started to look like this:
I have no idea how my mum did it, or how my grandmother did it with six kids. They are crazy superwomen with more respect from me now than they’ve ever had before. Funnily enough though, I seem to get the same sort of reaction from strangers; ‘how do you do it?’ ‘Oh, you’ve got your hands full.’ ‘Well I know I couldn’t do it.’ And so on.
Well… to be honest, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Bring on the next set of skills required for when these little treasures begin walking! ^_^
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Yes, kids can be challenging…at all stages, but that juggling act is the best thing I’ve ever done. It has made me cry, pull my hair out, and have the greatest joy ever!
Here here! I did a mad train journey the other day with the pair of them and did the whole ‘struggling to get on the train while pushing the buggy and holding one of the babbas in one arm thing.’
I can’t believe how much easier its getting (and how few people asked if they could help versus how many stopped to just watch me struggle).
I bet you’re an awesome juggler!
Funnily enough I have hit myself in the face with juggling balls very many times now. Poi however… that I can do. :p
I’d say those are darn great skills to have learned! My mother and sister both had twins and did a fine job. I’m sure you’ll do the same.
But somebody send those train passengers to manners camp!
Thanks JM! ^_^
The trains are a funny thing to be honest; at my end, people were lovely and helpful and when I got off. It was the other end where it was every man for himself and I nearly got run down by two chaps with bikes trying to get to the space first. *sigh* Its only a few miles away too; they could have ridden that distance! :p