Daily Dose of Mama: A Timeline for Perfection

Friday, July 30, 2010

A Timeline for Perfection

2:45 pm: My bestie Ali(ce) is able to get online for the first time in a week, and we chat about my upcoming visit. I missed her.

3 pm: I begin to read about practical ways busy parents can build "sensory diets" for children with sensory processing issues....I have an "aHA" moment and feel recommitted and hopeful.

4:30 pm: Little Bug's PT tells me out of the blue she is putting in an order for arch support and graduating Little Bug from his bulky, cumbersome leg braces. We talk at length about foot muscles and how my kid is rocking them. Hello, totally unexpected and awesome upcoming quality-of-life upgrade!

5 pm: I call my mom because Appa is on a plane. I literally MUST tell someone this news. She is thrilled.

5:30 pm: I actually "cook" dinner at home. I pat myself on the back for being such a "with it" mama.

6 pm: Little Bug decides today would be a good day to walk up the stairs by himself (while holding onto the railing and shocking his mother speechless). We practice approx. 10 times with mama spotting, but not needing to actually help.

6:02 pm: We determine going down stairs is best saved for another day.

6:15-7:30 pm: Little Bug and I have such fun doing simple sensory activities like diving onto piles of pillows and racing our kitchen chairs around.

8:30 pm: A slumbering Little Bug wakes up when I leave his room to greet Appa home from his week long travels. Little Bug patters to the door, opens it, and is met with his beloved dada--his calm, joyful, content, surprised smile at seeing Appa standing at the door will forever be seared into my brain. Click.

8:35 pm: I open my e-mail to find one of the nicest love letters from my husband. Ever.

9:30 pm: My husband makes me Ramen because I forgot to eat dinner. I whisper "fighting!" and he looks at me like I am nuts. Wine is my friend.

9:50 pm: We fall asleep cuddling on the couch.

8 comments:

MinJuly 30, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Yeah on climbing the stairs! The up part is definitely before the down part. What a great evening. :)
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BirdieJuly 30, 2010 at 12:48 PM
WOW - this post just made me smile ear to ear the entire way through. I am so sincerely happy for you and all of these lovely events :)
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Christine @ 12,450miles July 30, 2010 at 1:04 PM
Perfect, just perfect. Happy Sigh.
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ChristineJuly 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM
That does sound perfect! Seth is doing so many awesome things lately and I bet you are so proud! Enjoy your weekend.
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sueJuly 30, 2010 at 2:56 PM
i have a HUGE smile on my face after reading this! love the "fighting!", stair climbing and awesome leg brace news!
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AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Aw. :) That does sound perfect. Awesome news about the leg braces and stair climbing!
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kellyJuly 30, 2010 at 9:27 PM
I love it all - what a super wonderful day that was!! From start to finish. Of course, I love that you added the "fighting" part - but you knew that already, didn't you?
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KrisAugust 1, 2010 at 6:50 PM
What an absolute perfect day! Like the other ladies this made me smile, especially "fighting" and that wine is your friend.
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I'm a 32-year-old everyday mama. My husband (Appa) and I adopted our first son Little Bug (at 10 months old) from Korea in September 2008. We adopted our second son, Little Bro, from Korea in April 2011 at age 21 months. We adopted our third son,Little Moon, at age 3 in November 2013. I've wanted to be a mama for a long time, but I'm still trying to figure out the reality of it all and take time to enjoy the delicate beauty of the highs and the lows.

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