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Off to KV with favorite roo bag
Water table fun
The don’t call it Color Splash for nothing
So proud of himself
More splish splash fun whilst mummy and Mah Mah get a mani pedi
Hallway soccer on a rainy day
Spelling bee fun
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]]>The result was today was more positive that yesterday. I felt less of a victim of calendar circumstance and more empowered to say yes or no to things. I did recognize that it is easy to slip back into the “I have to” mode. I have to submit my 83(b) form, I have to sanitize this document to share and so on. Equally it was also easy to make choices that made me happy. I choose to play flash cards with Baby Boy O. I choose to break for dinner with English Hubby. It wasn’t perfect, but reminding myself that I have the power of free will and choice is refreshing.
Morning walk
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Little mementos
First day back blues
Finishing later because I chose to take a stretch break
Choosing a game of flashcards
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]]>It all seems monotonous when it is written down or said out loud, but here is a beautiful simplicity in what my life has become. I like the predictability. I like knowing where I am and what comes next. I like the freedom it gives me to enjoy the moment as it is. Soaking up every ray of sunshine as it bounces off Baby Boy O’s gleaming smile. Enjoying time on the couch with English Hubby. Simple. Normal.
What an amazing 90 weeks!
Drawing his beloved monkey
A moment of quiet
Play time at the playground
Big world for a little boy
So many presents, so many thank yous
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]]>A sensible person would have backed up their iPhone, but the photo upload to Dropbox hadn't caught up yet so there are chunks of precious vacation hiking moments that were captured then lost, except for my feeble memory. I felt that sinking feeling when you know you've lost something and no amount of anger, sadness or regret will every bring it back. Inevitable. That was how it felt. Finite and unrecoverable.
As the shock subsided I came to accept what I cannot change, and to be thankful for the important lesson my dear son gave me – a reminder that nothing is permanent, and being in the moment is what counts, not the photos, souvenirs and keepsakes we accumulate. The photos may have been deleted, but that experience is always a part of me and for that and so many other things I am truly thankful.
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Little minion is addicted to bananas
And anything that daddy eats!
Autumn is nigh
Reading with Mah Mah
Picking up all the goodies
Climbing into daddy's chair
Sunday roast lamb with mint sauce
Finishing before we even start
My plate
Baby Boy O's plate
So hungry he's eating the spoon
Showing off his cooking skills
Peekaboo!
On return from Henley
Home for the next four nights
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]]>Our little traveler adjusted beautifully. Nothing like sunshine and a walk to the playground to reset the circadian rhythm. He was having fun with Mah Mah and Yah Yah who broke out all the old toys to his delight. I get the sense that someone is going to get spoilt rotten over the next week. Grandparent's prerogative!
Safety is his first priority
Plane plane
Hello England
Hello Yah Yah!
Recycle...daddy's toys
Playing with Yah Yah
Off to the playground
Monkey has seen better days
Leaf with a view
Daddy's playground
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Getting his fill of cheap Chinese
The three of us
Big boy car seat
Pole dancer
Pushing with all his might
Giving daddy a hand
Sleep attempt #5
Sleep attempt #9
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Perfect breeding ground for this clinical study
Loves the water
Loves Miss M too
Back to school
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Laying it all out
Strutting our stuff
Man at work
Earning his keep
No way out
Power (tool) has gone to his head
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A boy and his toys
Learning to share
And he's eating...again
What's the time?...
...Hammer time
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A boy and his toys
Learning to share
And he's eating...again
What's the time?...
...Hammer time
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]]>“I have learned gratitude. Real gratitude for the things I took for granted before – like life. As heartbroken as I am, I look at my children each day and rejoice that they are alive. I appreciate every smile, every hug. I no longer take each day for granted. When a friend told me that he hates birthdays and so he was not celebrating his, I looked at him and said through tears, “Celebrate your birthday, goddammit. You are lucky to have each one.””
We spent the day together, really together. Family snuggles, cards and presents in bed, a walk to our new neighborhood breakfast place, an aborted trip to the Intrepid Museum and the High Line, naps at home, cream frosted carrot cake, fried chicken, giggles, cuddles, kisses and more. A befitting way to celebrate the birthday of the most amazing man I have ever met.
My H.H.
Who's your daddy?!
Lots of thoughtful presents
Birthday cuddles - not sure who's enjoying them more!
Experimenting with spoons
Someone's eyeing the cake
It's all about the journey
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]]>I left the room, then hid around the corner, heart breaking as his cries grew wilder and out of control. I waited, then left, then came back again to ask Director K to check on him for me. She checked, he cried. I womaned-up and left the building. Then called back an hour later, then an hour after that. Yes, I'm now that pain in the butt over-concerned over-protective parent.
The good news is that Baby Boy O eventually calmed down…four hours later, which apparently isn't unusual, but feels rather cruel. We picked him up and he was unnaturally quiet for the first 45 minutes. Not sure if it was the post traumatic effect or him giving us the silent treatment, perhaps a mix of both? Gathering strength now for round #2 tomorrow. Have mercy.
Journaling like mummy
Preparing for a hungry boy at school
Director K checking in on him, whilst mummy hides around the corner
Spy cam shot from the window yonder
Staying close at the corner cafe
He says ball
Playing in between a few sobs
So much happier to be with dad and to see mummy
Bed time after a very long day
Best part of the day thanks to Nanny C!
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Uncontrollable giggles
Daddies meet for a curry
Showing Little Boy E how it's done
Learning how to share...sort of
Enough to go around
Impostor monkey, as another one bites the dust
Working up an appetite after the altercation
Needs his carbs to grow big and strong
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Beep beep, coming through. Watch out!
Pre-nap grumps
Streets of Spanish Harlem
A spot of mediation
Ahhh...Central Park
In bloom
Card carrying public library citizen
On sale!
Cheesy dinner
Yummy in his tummy
More for us, thanks Nanny C!
Long days, short years, fond memories
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Another week under his belt
Cheeky little monster
Making up for it with a big smooch for mummy
Funny for Nanny C
Just the essentials
Adding to Baby Boy O's play school box
Where's Mah Mah when we need her help to put it together again?!
Thank you Mah Mah ang Yah Yah
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New favorite book
My little big baby boy. Off on a long walk with Nanny C
Could get use to being an UES mummy
Baking banana peanut butter no sugar muffins
So grateful to have Nanny C
FedEx, you slay me
Three generations. Happy birthday dad
Dinner for one and a half
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