Keeping Busy

Maternity leave is supposed to be all about resting, healing, and spending one on one time with your newborn…right?!  Maybe when I was on maternity leave with Ryder that was the case, but this time is WAY different.  It’s all about how much stuff we can cram in so that one second of this time off work doesn’t go to waste!  Some days I’ve taken Ryder to Nana’s so that Me & Little Miss can have our bonding time and he can get a change of scenery, but on the days he’s home we’ve found ways to have fun. 

We do so many treasure hunts throughout the day, it’s his absolute favorite thing to do.  His treasures have started to become pretty lame, but he doesn’t care, as long as there’s something waiting there at that X he’s thrilled!

The other day on Team Umi Zoomi they had “Just Because I Love You Day” so me & Ryder decided to join in.  We did things all day and said it was for Just Because I Love You Day… like baking Daddy these yummy sugar cookies!

  

 

And yes, of course you can have chips before dinner, just because I love you!

Wawa is mine & Ryder’s favorite place to go, so we’ve made lots of morning trips there to get Mommy some yummy coffee and get Ryder his special juice.

Maisy is not a fan of her carseat, so we take the chance of her screaming…but somehow getting our favorite drinks makes it worth it to us!

I decide to use this time off to do something productive…

That’s right, we’ve started working on potty training…again!  Since Ryder decided to completely boycott the potty for the past 3 months after he was doing so good, I had to get creative to get him excited about it again.  Every time he goes potty he gets to put a sticker on the chart to work up to certain prizes.  As you can see he has been doing great with going #1!  We’re back at square one going another lap around the potty chart because he still isn’t telling me when he has to go, I’m still asking all the time and bringing him to the potty.  Hopefully if we stick with it he’ll start remembering to ask to go.  No stickers yet for #2 on the potty though!

One prize Ryder got from the Potty Chart was a trip to the library!  This was his very first time ever going and we had so much fun!

I also made him a potty grab bag for Nana’s house, so when he goes potty all day long he gets to pick a treat at the end of the day.  Ryder loves getting prizes so I think all this extra incentive should kick the potty training into gear (Gotta love those $1 bins at Target!). 

Maisy pretty much just goes with the flow, whatever that is!  She makes it known in the car sometimes that she’s not happy, but other than that she likes all the action her big brother brings into her life.  Something BIG that’s going on in her life is that she moved out (of Mommy & Daddy’s room that is) and is sleeping in her crib in her room now!  She made the transition so easy, didn’t phase her at all!

So as you can see, we’re keeping busy around here!  I’m trying not to think about the fact that I only have 1 week left off work…I’m sure we’ll find a way to make it fun!