Where else would I go? Target!

With the failed meatloaf attempt in my past I thought, okay, February 15th, I see you, I got this. Alas, Elle had other plans for us that day. As mentioned before, after her shots the day before she cried from the hours of 2p-6p and needed to be held the whole time (which I will never be annoyed by because baby snuggles are the best) but it certainly put a damper on me accomplishing, well anything.

It was a new day, full of promise, until Elle started crying anytime I put her down. So I grabbed my Solly Baby Wrap – aka God’s gift to mothers – and wrapped her up tight. Got a few things done but in the middle of all of this she started to feel very hot. Checked her temp, 100.9. TIME TO PANIC. But really, I was actually surprisingly calm. I called the doctor and they said that can be typical after their shots/flu shot and suggested some tylenol and keep an eye on it and obviously they’d see her if I wanted to go in. Meanwhile, every single pet we have (2 cats and one 90 lb dog) proceeded to puke somewhere in the house requiring the cleanup crew, aka me with Elle wrapped to my body. So I’m sitting here, feeling like the house just smells like puke, surprisingly not as a result of my 6 month old. I also have been overcome with feelings of, “Why do we have three pets, What in the world were we thinking?!” Clearly we weren’t thinking what it would be like if we had 3 pets AND a baby when we adopted them. Sometimes I feel like they act like I’m not taking care of a tiny human. YES you will ALWAYS get fed. Sometimes the dog gets cat food and the cats get crushed dog food but one way or another you always get fed.

I decided we needed to get out of the house. So the obvious choice was a Target trip because that’s where basic moms go when they’re stressed, right??? So we bee lined it to the clothing section and spent a lot of time looking and baby clothes and obviously got some for our upcoming vacation because summer clothes are already out? Okay target, take all my money. We got some sippy cups and teething crisps because YAY she’s old enough for that fun stuff (but now it’s just extra crap for me to carry around) yet still super exciting. Then grabbed some other things we needed but were boring compared to the adorable Cat and Jack clothes target sells. After we checked out and got to the car I lifted her out of the stroller and she was covered in poop. I mean, covered! Shoulder to knee (time to upgrade diaper sizes much??). I held her for a few seconds and seriously contemplated just putting her in her carseat and dealing with it at home but realized that would be horrible. So in the trunk of my car I started to change her. She was screaming, the diaper bag dropped and all the contents splayed out in the parking lot and the poop was literally everywhere. All I can think is, “this is one of those days Moms talk about, one of those days that everything seems to go wrong but you’ve got to devote your every being to this tiny human when all you want to do is curl up in a ball or better yet, get a good sweat out at the gym but can’t because you have a shadow”. Well I will say, we survived this day. My husband suggested take out again (score!). Thank you Not Your Average Joes Goat Cheese Salad and Bread. *Insert Praise Hands Here*

The old me would’ve been SO pissed. Banging things around, yelling at people while driving, humphing at everything under my breath. But apparently the Mom me  just kind of coasts through (today anyway, I must’ve had someone looking out for me keeping me calm). I’m sure I’ll have those days too but it was refreshing to handle an otherwise kind of miserable day with a smile and positive attitude. (Yes, I’m well aware of how cliche that sounds).

I truthfully wouldn’t really change anything about this day. Okay mayyyybeee  I would’ve liked to go to the gym. But today is just one day in the life of one mom. In the grand scheme of things it was such a short amount of time, but when you’re in the thick of it it feels like a WEEK. Anyone care to share a tough day and how you got through?

This is my from now til forever,