and then there was 1
Girls finally emerged at 9am this morning which I thought was pretty spectacular! They carried on playing reasonably well until Aprilia decided she needed JUST MUMMY time for a bit and graciously allowed L to play on her graphics tablet for a bit whilst she curled up with me.
We walked her back home after lunch to find A really suffering with an abcess on her tooth, I did feel sort of guilty returning L to her when she obviously needed rest but Aprilia was all socialised out as L tends to be fairly intense (yes, I know Aprilia can be too but I do try to haul her off when I see those looks of panic in the eyes of her "victims"!) and as she had Rainbows she needed a bit of time to regroup.
Rainbows are boistrous at the moment. I think there is an element of cabin fever going on as they all seem to have ridiculous quantities of excess energy. Roll on lighter nights when we can trail off down to the grassed area at teh back of the hall for games!
So now I’m back to just 1 girlie and am in a slight position to say taht I can see the advantages of singletons and siblings!
I love just having one to organise, get into clothes, shoes etc when we need to be out. I love not having to balance out time between more than one child. Obviously I am rather keen on the lower housework load that only one child getting filthy every day and only having 3 sets of dinner things to wash compared to those of you with extras (well, okay, so loading the dishwasher extra times is hardly a chore but when everything is just out of your reach cos it was designed by the idiot who things that everyone is "average height" it’s a nuicance…. I accidentally set sideways off taht step at least once a week)
On the other hand, having another child there meant that I didn’t have to play a single inane bored game (spelling intentional), adopt the persona of Ron Weasly (how come she gets to be a girl in all her fansasy games and I always end up as a bloke??) or pretend to enjoy playing some internet kids game or other.
But of course, changing the current arrangements would involve feeling yucky for 9 months without the benefit of a boss sending me for a sleep every lunchtime (although that did mean I had to make up my hours elsewhere….) then 3 years of nappies, at least a few years of "mummeeeeee, baby is ruining my craft again!!!" and at least a 7, nearly 8 year age gap. You know, I may just admit defeat here and stick with one (cos I think taht after very nearly 4 years of trying defeat is a reasonable thing to admit)
“I didn’t have to play a single inane bored game (spelling intentional), adopt the persona of Ron Weasly (how come she gets to be a girl in all her fansasy games and I always end up as a bloke??) or pretend to enjoy playing some internet kids game or other.”
You are a better mother than I!
Comment by michelle — January 24, 2008 @ 9:29 am
no, I just have less busy stuff to keep her out of mischief all day than you seem to have so end up needing to entertain her more. This too will pass as they say….
Comment by Administrator — January 24, 2008 @ 11:24 am
well, being comfortable with what you have is always a good thing. not leaving the door open for change is a big step though! never say never?
Comment by HelenHaricot — January 26, 2008 @ 12:51 am
I dunno Helen, I think you do have to come to a point where you say that it just ain’t happening. I’m not up for medical prods and pokes, that sort of roller coaster just doesn’t appeal to me, which leaves me with quiet acceptance that I probably won’t be washing nappies again until Aprilia presents me with LOTS AND LOTS of grandchildren
Comment by Administrator — January 26, 2008 @ 9:27 am
fair enough. We have been vaguely contemplating a third - as I have thought 3 a nice number, and I just can’t face the medical prods and pokes again. ROFL at the lots and lots of grandchildren!! I think we may foster when our girls bigger
Comment by HelenHaricot — January 26, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
yes, I can see you with another one or so…. I never saw me with any really so 1 was a bonus! I would consider fostering but we wouldn’t meet the criteria as we don’t have a spare room (whereas you could fit several in!)
Comment by Administrator — January 26, 2008 @ 9:16 pm