{"id":733,"date":"2013-09-30T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/30\/on-my-own"},"modified":"2013-09-30T22:03:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T22:03:00","slug":"on-my-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2013\/09\/30\/on-my-own\/","title":{"rendered":"On My Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben went back to work today.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard handling the two kids by myself, but refreshing in a way.\u00a0 A return to normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>Poor Jack is learning he has to share me now.\u00a0 Trouble came when I was feeding Sam and Jack whacked his hip into a table, bursting in tears.\u00a0 Hard to comfort when my lap was full.\u00a0 Then he went upstairs to go #2, and had to wait while I finished feeding Sam.\u00a0 Then Sam had to sit in a dirty diaper while I took care of Jack.\u00a0 Taking turns is for more than just toys.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Sam&#8217;s cord came off this morning!\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad, because sponge baths are terrible.\u00a0 This stinky boy needs a gentle soak.\u00a0 Maybe tomorrow.\u00a0 My to do list is full for today: <br \/>-Jack&#8217;s Laundry<br \/>-Sam&#8217;s Laundry<br \/>-Take a shower <br \/>-Slow cooker dinner<br \/>-Story Time<br \/>-Make lunches <br \/>-Dishes<br \/>-Pay bills<br \/>-Work from home stuff<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m proud to say things are right on schedule, with only the last two items undone.\u00a0 The shower was probably the hardest to accomplish, but I got it done.\u00a0 Even dried my hair afterward!\u00a0 But I might crash and take a nap during Jack&#8217;s quiet time.\u00a0 Sam had trouble getting back to sleep last night, so I only got an hour at a time, maybe 4 hour total.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s pictures from story time today.<\/p>\n<p>Returning books <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10024710513\/\" title=\"Story time with two by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Story time with two\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3756\/10024710513_99aa202fd2_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Checking the frog box for today&#8217;s theme<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10024631585\/\" title=\"Story time with two by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Story time with two\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5441\/10024631585_c0c750eda8_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waiting to start<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10024717563\/\" title=\"Story time with two by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Story time with two\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5506\/10024717563_4339664698_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OMG SCARVES!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10024657826\/\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"Story time with two by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Story time with two\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2849\/10024657826_cff79fa1cc_z.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10024661386\/\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"Story time with two by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Story time with two\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7351\/10024661386_17ffdabbc5_z.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10024653026\/\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"Story time with two by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Story time with two\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3736\/10024653026_504dbf4957_z.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And bonus picture of smiling brothers from yesterday<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/10008749274\/\" title=\"Untitled by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2892\/10008749274_82de58fd0d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben went back to work today.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard handling the two kids by myself, but refreshing in a way.\u00a0 A return to normalcy. 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