Dylan is one of those kids that has to have a toy with him everywhere he goes! Daycare is no exception. Usually, he brings a toy into school, as I take it once he goes into the classroom. This one day it was a little hectic as a little girl was throwing up all over the class, I took Dylan back out, and another teacher came out and took Dylan into another classroom, without realizing he had taken his toy dinosaur. I totally forgot the dinosaur when I went to pick him up, so we get in the car and head to Ice Skating lessons. After we have gotten on the highway (and are stuck in traffic) Dylan starts hysterical crying – I mean total meltdown – about his dinosaur he left at school. We have one million dinosaurs at home, and I even always keep an extra or two stacked away in my purse. I give him another dinosaur and tell him that he will get the other one tomorrow when I take him to school. After I got him to calm down (not my proudest moment) by yelling this is not how we act we cannot go back and get his dinosaur, he wipes his tears and says “But mommy, the dinosaur loves me, he needs me”. After that, how could I not go back and get the dinosaur? Once we picked it up he gave me the biggest hug and told me he loved me. Made it all worth it!
October is here! I love October, it is the start of the holidays and the time I say “Oh shit, the year is almost over!”. I have been working really hard this year to meet my goals. I have done a lot to make sure that for the start of 2018 I am where I want to be both personally and professionally. Ultimately, I think at the beginning of the year I made a lot of goals without a plan on how to actually achieve them. I have been working throughout the year to really focus on what I want and how I am going to get there. It has been a lot of trial and error thats for sure!
Being a mom is great, and there are so many memories that I never want to forget. You know, the first Christmas, first sports game, school activities… the list goes on. But then there are the other moments, the ones that melt your heart or make you shake your head and wonder how your child is still alive. This could be something they say or do. These are the moments I want to cherish. They may be messy, uncomfortable, and blush worthy – but who cares, this is what being a parent is all about! Mommy Moment #1 is exactly the moment when I came up with this series idea. This is something that I could so easily forget in a few years, but know that I never want to. I would definitely recommend that you record these moments too, anytime you think “I never want to forgot this” – write it down, keep it somewhere where you can look back on it later – maybe at the end of each year, or when you are having a rough day. You’ll be glad you did. #MommyMoments on social media to share your favs!