As you can imagine, there are times
when it is not conducive to:
when it is not conducive to:
- sit around a campfire
- do your hair and brush your teeth before dashing out the door
- play at the park
- go to the zoo
- do the dishes
with two little toddler monkeys running/crawling around...
So here is a snapshot of my life with two beautiful and BUSY babies and the ways I've found to keep them from:
- eating all of the rocks and grass at the park or in our yard
- licking the dishwasher door while I'm trying to load the dirty dishes
- grabbing at the dirty dishes in the dishwasher
- tearing apart a decently picked up house before heading out
- falling into a backyard campfire
the not falling in campfire solution
the keeping mama sane when heading out the door solution
the not eating rocks and grass at the park solution for Levi
the just for fun solution
(and the not eating rocks, grass, and beauty bark solution for Levi)
the pushing two umbrella strollers on the gravel path at the zoo would be insane solution
the keeping babies from licking and climbing on the dishwasher door and not grabbing Cutco knives solution
I now do dishes at three set times a day:
1. during baby breakfast time in their highchairs
2. during baby naptime
3. when babies are down for the night
Lately I've also kept a pack 'n play set up in the living room with toys in it, so that Gabi and Levi both get a turn to play independently in there... (10 min. or so each) I utilize it while I'm making dinner, and need to keep the little ones out of the kitchen. They love it - and so do I! I've never felt the need to do that with the other babies. But then again, they came one at a time!
