Dinnertime

Trying to cook is difficult in my house, and I understand it to be a problem for other moms. I will get started preparing the meal, and Tabitha wants to be held. I'll pick her up for a moment, and then try to set her down and she gets upset. Joshua then comes in wanting me to read or play hide-and-seek. Sometimes I play along, but most of the time, I'm just trying to finish dinner or get it started. I have some success if I just open the back door. Fresh air and the sand table suits them for quite some time, and I can watch them from the kitchen.

Yesterday's meal preparation was no different except that Joshua was entertaining himself in his room reading his latest library books. I really wish I could have caught that moment on camera. Tabitha wasn't happy and was directly under me when I decided to open the tupperware door. It was the first time she had taken interest in it. She found an HEB Buddy book there and was so content climbing in and out of it once she had taken everything out. Did the mess bother me? Absolutely not! She was happy, and I was able to finish dinner.

Joshua is 16 months old doing the exact same thing. We were living in an apartment then waiting for our house to be built. He would work up a sweat doing that. What entertainment!