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The moment, at 1am, when The Man took over Son 2 aged 10m who had been howling for two hours, was a Good Thing. Jaysus, once that child gets over-tired there is nothing to be done with him. I held him ,I rocked him, I lay beside him on the double bed. Each time he went to sleep, and each time, as soon as I put him in the cot… MELTDOWN. So loud it hurt my teeth. And then he woke up again at 0530. And so did Son 1 aged 3y 10m. The day began.
Murky rain. One set of Wednesday friends went off to see grandparents today. So the others came round here. “Don’t get out the pirate stuff,” I said to Son 1. “It’s too dangerous for Son 2 and the nearly-2 year old little brother.” So he got the pirate stuff out. There is tons of it. Peter Pan pirates, Playmobil pirates, pirates from France, Ghouly pirates from Woolies… all with their own little guns and cuffs and paddles and swords. Collecting up the tiny coins from a Playmobil treasure chest, I wondered aloud what kind of oddball toy designer inserts something into little children’s homes specifically aimed at choking their smaller siblings. “Just write 4+ on the package, it’ll be fine.” “And what are you eating?” I asked Son 2. I fished in his mouth. A tiny coin from a Playmobil treasure chest.
Son 1’s sleep was very disturbed by the midnight banshee, and he was shattered today. Misbehaving monstrously while our friends were here: “I’ve never seen him like this before,” said the other mum. So after they left I put Son 2 to bed, and then him. Both asleep at 2.30. I cleared up the lunch things, tidied the toys, did some washing, sorted the veg box and made dinner. Braised beef and sweet potato. 2nd stage weaning. Annabel Karmel. I quadrupled the quantities to make enough for Mother, Son 1 and Son 2 for dinner, and then to freeze for baby food. The Man rang. He had planned an overnight business trip but cancelled because of the weather. He’ll try again tomorrow. He thought the casserole was nice. A bit sweet, but very nice.
Tags: annabel Karmel, cooking, food, overtired, pirates, playmobil, sleep, sleeplessness
