I will be embarking on a courageous attempt (well, at least I think it is) tomorrow-
My husband is going on his first hunting trip since our twins were born. It will also be the first time he's spent the night away from Sam and Anna.
I will be solo-parenting all weekend long- with two 6 month old babies that have learned how to roll and wiggle to move where they want to go, to boot. (This makes stepping out of the room for "just a second" for the bathroom or whatever else virtually impossible unless all babies are contained, just FYI)
Please keep in mind that a.) I do not have a backup support system where we live because our families all live across state lines. b.) my closest local friend will be on the other side of the country for the weekend. c.) I've never experienced solo parenting with one child, so this will be a little bit of a boot camp for me, multiple mom style. It's one thing to watch multiple babies during the day and it's a whole different level to watch multiple babies by yourself for 48+ hours without the option of help or a break.
Gulp.
On the positive side- at least it will be the weekend and I don't have to get them ready for daycare at dark o'clock to be at school on time. It will also be good practice for the WEEK he will be gone 7 days from now. Ick. I don't even want to think about THAT right now.
Please send good thoughts our way that, although I will be outnumbered for naps, bottle feedings, mealtimes, baths, bedtime and nighttime sleep, things go well and we have a good weekend!
7 comments:
Oh...I will say a prayer for EASY babies this weekend!
I did 24+ hours by myself about 2 months ago...it wasn't easy! But I survived! And you will too =). At one point I just threw the babes in their carseats and drove to get dinner (drive thru dinner!) and then drove around for like an hour just to pass time! HA!
Good luck!
Good luck! Enjoy the time with them, even if its nuts. ;)
I bet you'll surprise yourself with the mad coping skills you've acquired in the last six months. All the same, I'm with Kendra - praying for easy babies over the weekend and while Jake is away next week.
Hugs!
Good luck! Here's hoping they sleep well and nap lots.
Great photo montage btw!
You will do an awesome job! I recently survived my husband's two day business trip all by myself. Just take baby steps. Baby steps to their next nap, baby steps to their next feeding, etc. Then they will go down for the night, and you can breathe a sigh of relief :) And, as Kendra suggested, if it's really crazy--pop them in the car and go for a drive :)
Hope you're doing ok! When my husband gets home late from work and I've got to do the bath, bedtime routine with our 6 month twins on my own I have a hard time not freaking out. If it gets hairy, my secret weapon is baby mum mums...when I need to keep them occupied for a few minutes cookies always do the trick.
Hope your weekend went well with the kiddos! I will be interested to hear your thoughts on the weekend without Jake to help out with parenting. It sounds like having twins really requires both parents to be involved.
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