... and the living is not so easy
Well, school is out. It's only preschool, so Veronika is home 2.5 hours more than usual. I was dreading it at first - as I am supposed to, it seems. It will be two kids to entertain, morning and afternoon, with a couple of hours of break in the middle... for almost three months. But then it ocurred to me that I prefer Veronika to be around when Ivan is awake. There's two of us to distract/entertain him. They have been getting better at "playing" together. Somewhat. There is a lot of non-sharing involved and angry shrieking by Ivan. Still, the dynamic is different. Ivan is so attached to me, that being at home alone with him is exhausting. Veronika though will have crazy ideas and he will willingly follow as a little brother has to.
I also realized that having more time on our hands means we need to get organized and creative and I started making a mental list of all the things we can do. We can go to the beach one day, the spray park another, the library storytimes on Tuesdays maybe, then a trip to the grocery store with its adjacent petting zoo... and I can plan some painting and playdoh activities with Veronika when Ivan is asleep. Turns out, I got really excited about summer. Is this the foolishness of a freshman mother, who has no idea about the real torture that is summer vacation? I don't know. If it is, I will enjoy it while it lasts.
Having a (almost) four-year-old child is fun. I didn't know about the possibilities. I am seeing the beginning of having two kids that walk, talk and enjoy stuff and I can't wait for it to really start. At night I lie in bed and look at Veronika, sprawled all over her mattress (she sleeps in our room right now) and pictures of our day come back to me and I just can't believe it. Parenthood is funny. The ordinary feelings of exhaustion and annoyance interrupted by absolute awe at that ordinary fact... that your kids exist. Will there be enough days - is what I end up worrying about... will there be enough days to see it all happen.
But I got off track here. Summer is here and I'm happy. At the end they will wear me out, as always, but for now I'm ready to take it on.
Posted at 09:58 PM on June 24, 2007
It just keeps getting better, I promise. I am so loving the almost-3, almost-5 age. They still fight sometimes and get into each other's stuff etc. but they can also play independently or together for previously-unimagined stretches of time...
It sounds like you are all ready for summer. :) Hope you guys have a great summer. Glad everything seems to be going great with you.
Turns out, I got really excited about summer. Is this the foolishness of a freshman mother, who has no idea about the real torture that is summer vacation?
No summer is always fun!I mean for me it means less teaching or lighter teaching, and fresh air and lots to do.
Divim se nepokolebljivo cvrstom redu kojim supruzi Souzek svakog dana predstavljaju po zavidno dobru obiteljsku fotografiju, svaki puta sa srdacnom i duhovitom "didaskalijom", elektronski upisanom na samu sliku.
Dinka, you sound really happy and inspired. That is wonderful, and I'm happy for you! You're happier than I am right now. My children don't seem so cheerful and innovative and full of wonderment as yours seem to (or as mine have seemed in the past) but I think it is a problem with me. :o/
Your to-do list sounds so fun for all of you!