Snow Day

Today will be chaos. Well actually it’s 10:30am, we’ve been up since 7am and it’s already chaos. I have no real plan for the day other than enjoying my kiddos. I’m not sure if I’ll get a workout in and it’s very likely I’ll eat an extra cupcake.

As I write this, my oldest just peed on our chair….

Let’s back up. We are attempting to potty train and she prefers to wear no underwear or pants. I’ve been setting alarms but am not pressuring her to sit on the potty. She’s peed twice on the potty and tried to poop once already this morning. I knew at some point we’d have an accident; she’s 2.

Currently her brother is sleeping in my lap and all three of us were snuggling. Until the pee, whoops.

We started our day getting to sleep in together. We ate breakfast. We played in the snow. We made snow slushes. I’ve made our diapers for the day. I’ve nursed ‘brother.’ We had a meltdown because we couldn’t ride a shopping cart down the stairs….

I am out of routine today. I will spend more time nursing a baby, playing Paw Patrol, snuggling for naps, sitting on the bathroom floor, cleaning up messes and managing big emotions than I will spend working on my fitness goals.

Today we will pivot. We will revel in the time together. We will make memories and get frustrated with each other. Today won’t be planned. Today will seem innocuous. But, today will be important.

Don’t stress when things go awry, lean into the corners and pivot.