What made me smile today?
Baby's ginormous tummy after dinner - he ate a lot of pasta
Baby eating ice cream from an ice cream cone with a tiny spoon and loving it - it's the first time he's liked ice cream
The gaggle of geese honking at Baby at the farm - poor thing I hope he doesn't have nightmares about being attacked by geese tonight!
The way Baby kicks his legs and smiles when I say 'look at those legs' while I'm changing his nappy
What triggered me today?
As we were leaving the farm to make our way to the food market for lunch I had to check my phone to find out how to get to the market. baby was hungry (maybe closer to ravenous) at that point and couldn't stop reaching for my phone and as I was probably also running on almost empty I got rather angry. I ended up feeding half a rice cracker and was then able to check my phone in relative peace. I think that probably was the best thing to do. The same thing happened again after we'd had something to eat from the market - I needed to check my phone again to find out how to find the other market which was supposedly close by, but this time he was thirsty instead of hungry. I probably overreacted, as he wasn't being all that annoying but I think as I'd already been triggered exactly the same way earlier it didn't take much for me to overreact. Another trigger to watch out for. I do avoid using my phone while I'm carrying him in the sling, but sometimes it is unavoidable...
What would I have done differently today?
Again food related - I ended up only starting to prepare dinner so that it would be ready for 7. I thought Baby would have been ok with dinner this late, but it turns out he was not. He
What will I try to do tomorrow?
Remember triggers, voice, limits, be gentle.
What am I grateful for?
The sunshine being out in all its glory, and for the wonderful day out in the farm and then in the food market afterwards.
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