5am Wakeup & Baby sitting treasures.
For the third time
in my and George's life, I have suffered the consequence of a 6:30pm
bedtime... it's a 5am wakeup... so I'm writing this blog... at 5am...
while George eats processed cereal.. and milk... and sugar free powder
drink loaded with fake things. I'm trying to eat a whole foods diet by
the way, so that's bad. Our nutritionist said to ditch Mediterranean
diet and go with this, so that's what we're doing to make a healthy
change. I've gone with it 80% of the time, so that's a good big deal.
Oh, I'm so tired... -_-
We
had an awesome baby sit yesterday with George's friend Quincey and had a
complete blast. There was a really cute thing that happened yesterday,
and since I'm so tiered, I'm glad I wrote it out then. Here is the cute
tidbit from yesterday. :)
Quincey said 'I'm anxious'
I said, "what are you anxious about?" (I felt like I was searching for buried treasure, would I actually find out? It might be possible!)
"I'm anxious about my mommy and daddy." (oh my gosh, am I actually going to find out about her feelings? -George never has deep feelings he expresses like this. They're the same age, but he's a boy, big difference!)
"Why?" I asked.
"I'm anxious because I miss them" she said.
I assured her everything would be ok, and we talked it out a little bit, and I explained that her mommy and daddy were on a wonderful date and would be back soon. It was awesome girl talk.
A few minutes later as I was coming back from the fridge, Quincey said again that she was anxious. As I started asking why, she said, "no, I'm talking to George." And proceeded to tell him how she missed her mommy and daddy. George sat there saying nothing. I thought, 'Oh, he begins his journy on understanding women.' I then instructed George on how to respond as he remained silent. "George, say, 'I'm sorry you feel sad". He copied, but I have the feeling he was a bit clueless on what was taking place. My lesson I was trying to teach: show empathy but don't try to correct the situation, let her express her feeling while feeling validated. Awesome. :) George, lesson one started, though it may take you many years to get it down and understand.
Quincey said 'I'm anxious'
I said, "what are you anxious about?" (I felt like I was searching for buried treasure, would I actually find out? It might be possible!)
"I'm anxious about my mommy and daddy." (oh my gosh, am I actually going to find out about her feelings? -George never has deep feelings he expresses like this. They're the same age, but he's a boy, big difference!)
"Why?" I asked.
"I'm anxious because I miss them" she said.
I assured her everything would be ok, and we talked it out a little bit, and I explained that her mommy and daddy were on a wonderful date and would be back soon. It was awesome girl talk.
A few minutes later as I was coming back from the fridge, Quincey said again that she was anxious. As I started asking why, she said, "no, I'm talking to George." And proceeded to tell him how she missed her mommy and daddy. George sat there saying nothing. I thought, 'Oh, he begins his journy on understanding women.' I then instructed George on how to respond as he remained silent. "George, say, 'I'm sorry you feel sad". He copied, but I have the feeling he was a bit clueless on what was taking place. My lesson I was trying to teach: show empathy but don't try to correct the situation, let her express her feeling while feeling validated. Awesome. :) George, lesson one started, though it may take you many years to get it down and understand.
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