I have to give it to the hubs. He went from a family life catered to his work schedule to one catered to quite the opposite. No longer does he wake up and, like a princess walking through her fairy tale, the day smoothly falls around him, creating a flower scented path in its wake. Nope! Now its juggling cheerios and diapers while trying to keep his work dry of pee and juice. Is it bad that I want to “Woot!” ?
Upon coming home from work these past two weeks, I have acquired a few priceless gems from the mouth of my frazzled kid keeper.
Me- Honey, the baby feels warm. I think he has a temp.
Him- I think he’s depressed! He misses his mom!
Ok, just give me the Tylenol before my baby’s body cooks itself.
While the baby is following me around and whining;
Him- He does that all day! He just wants to be held. If I walk outside, he stops.
My poor child. What has he done to you?!
While taking something out of the baby’s mouth;
Him- The baby’s hungry. You know how I can tell? He starts eating anything, especially stuff off the floor.
Where’s my computer so I can start looking up daycare now!
As mentioned before, I still have live, fully functioning, sweet faced children who enable me to only become engulfed in fear when my husband talks. Luckily, I have eased into a relaxed, healthy work environment that helps to keep my nerves at bay during the day. Nevertheless, the search for a daycare is ongoing.
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Too funny…my kids are a little older, but still worry what state they may be in when I arrive home!! Good luck in your search!!
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This is hilarious. I think every man needs to go through the rigors of childcare at least for a short jaunt to truly appreciate the experience and sacrifices that are involved. I wish hubs could have a turn too.
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Been there! so funny! as long as both children are alive, fed and somewhat happy, I say let him go. He has to learn and he will appreciate how hard it can be.
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I pretty much laughed out loud at this entire post. Poor kids! He’ll figure it out.
My mom and I knew that if we left the house at the same time when the kids were small and my dad was in charge, we’d walk in and find a baby in a playpen in front of a TV with a rather interesting odor emanating from them and pervading the entire house while dad was in the basement working out or working in front of the computer. It never failed. I mean, couldn’t he SMELL that???
Meanwhile, Rob said the other day that if we have a baby while I’m still working and he’s still at home, at least he’ll have 12 weeks of learning what to do and what not to do before I go back to work. Why do I get a cold chill down my spine when I think about that…?
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I know this is an interesting time due to the role reversal, but these little anecdotes cracked me up!
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My husband has been laid off for several weeks now, and he’s definitely getting a taste of the parenting life, too. Yesterday I went out for 8 hours and he had to do a good chunk of the day on his own. He didn’t get the toddler to nap, either! Welcome to my world, darling!
Now I just have to figure out how to get out of here more often, since my own work is very part time and I work at home!
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That last one, “The baby’s hungry…” is hilarious.
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I’ll just nod vehemently in agreement, to let you know that I know what you’re talking about, and spare you the details.
I’m kind that way…
Adorable post.
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This post is so funny! LOVE it:) Every daddy needs to experience this lol. I have to say I found you on the mom blog network and I LOVED your post about the blogworld! I too feel the SAME exact way that you feel about the cliques and the mommy bloggers that only let those that “fit” into their world of blogging. I would love to be your bloggy friend lol. I am your newest follower! So glad I found your blog.
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