I don't know what it is about Tuesday's but it's a day where I always feel as a parent that I have absolutely no idea what I am doing and I stumble through the day. As Brandon says "We went here, there and everywhere today" and that's how our Tuesday's go. Brandon went to Kindergarten again this morning. I actually spent some time with Brandon at Kindy this morning. He is so grown up. I am trying to encourage him to meet some other kids as one of his little friends is in the same class as him and they are becoming too insular. I know that it is only early days yet but it doesn't have a good feeling about it. I was so very proud of Brandon. All the kids were playing in the sandpit and Brandon was introducing himself to lots of different kids and asking them their names. Only 1 little boy really responded while all the other kids just walked away. Standing back and watching filled me with pride for Brandon and then a little sadness because I know how wonderful a person he is and he just looked a bit lost. Eventually Bailey and I left him as he had found a group of kids to sit and draw with. Bailey just loves the place so much that I struggle to get him to leave more so than Brandon.
Bailey and I raced home with 15 minutes to get ready for swimming lessons. I am pretty sure that the faster you would like kids to move the slower they go. And when they really know that time is short they throw in a tantrum that successfully lasts 10 minutes more than the amount of time you have. Needless to say that when Bailey and I ran out the door we had 5 minutes to go before his lesson started and with a 12 minute car trip ahead of us, it wasn't looking good. On our departure Bailey ended his tantrum throwing a whole cup of Milo and milk on the floor and that's where it stayed for several hours.
Understandably Bailey wasn't in the mood for swimming which was fine because we only made it to 20 minutes of the class. The 2 of us stayed around in the pool after the lesson had finished and swam for awhile. He seemed to be happier then. He is so very confident in the water. I don't need to hold on to him anymore when he holds on to the edge of the pool and monkey grips along. He does excellent safety rolls into the water and when his instructor asks for him to pretend to fall into the pool he sits on the side and does his safety roll in. I've noticed a dramatic increase in his confidence in the water since last week. He is a clever kid.
We eventually came home and Bailey had a sleep. Again though I had to wake him up soon after so that we could go and collect Brandon.When we arrived at the Kindergarten I was so very surprised to see Brandon asleep. Waking up a sleeping child never has a good outcome and this one went down like a lead balloon. The drive home wasn't a pleasant experience but thank goodness we eventually got there. I went to work 1 hour later while daddy took the boys to Brandon's swimming lesson and then onto the shops for more food. I realised at work that it's the only place that I feel like I know what I am doing. There's no tantrums, there's no guilt, there's no dirty nappies, there's no continual demand for food, there is just a nice, quiet, calm environment.
Hopefully tomorrow I won't be stumbling and tripping so much. But then again I just never know what the 2 boys will throw my way.
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