Pretty sure I’m failing at motherhood today. This month? I don’t feel the best, upset stomach, but it’s a beautiful day so I’m out on the deck enjoying the sunshine and breeze. Eric is working, on-call actually, so it’s just me home with the girls. And since they don’t love the outdoors, they are both inside, one watching a YouTube video on the TV in the playroom, and the other laying on the couch in the living room watching something on Netflix on the iPad. Yeah, really great for their minds…
So far today they consumed a billion snacks, as lately they prefer those over meals. Probably my fault, as I’m rather over their whining and lately tend to give in just to get a few minutes of silence alone. I know, not great. (How did they ever make it at preschool not eating every ten minutes??)
I ordered a few school uniform items for Nora this morning, so accomplished something I suppose. In doing so though, I realized Nora isn’t the best with buttons… so finding shorts/pants/skirts for her was bit difficult. That also lead me to realize she can’t tie her own shoes. Or ride her bike without training wheels. She’s five. She should be able to? Are these things that kids just pick up on at some point, or are other parents actively sitting down teaching their children? I fear the latter. Nadia, three, can barely ride her tricycle, but I blame that more on her being a preemie and related to her sensory issues. She gets frustrated so very easily, gives up too soon, and maybe even needs physical therapy. God I hope not. No matter how often we go outside and practice though, Nadia continues to give up as soon as we’re on a slight upward grade. And forget steering. She looks everywhere but ahead. Have I failed her in some way? Maybe I decide tomorrow is the day she will learn. Does it work that way? We tried to raise Nora’s training wheels a bit but she freaked, so they are back down now. And I bought a balance bike everyone told me was amazing, but neither of my girls will even try it. What am I doing wrong??
