I'm not sure I've ever felt like a good mommy, but I think I do an ok job. I think I did especially well during the baby phase. The toddler phase was very hard for me, and I say "was" because my big girl is three and change, but I'm not sure the toddler phase is over. We seem to be transitioning into "big kid" land ... until she gets really tired, and then we take huge steps backwards. But I digress.
Yesterday, I witnessed my good friend Heather making dinner for her four kiddos. Well, technically for three of them. One is still a nursling, but eats baby food. She somehow maneuvered her way around the kitchen while they were all underfoot, and made sloppy joes for me, her, and her husband, (yum!) and cheese quesadillas for the kids. It was artistic. I can't DO that!!
I tried it today. I cooked hamburger meat, added all the goodies, and let Olivia help me. It was kind of fun. The finishing touch was the bread that we cut into heart shapes and then put the sloppy joes all over everything. She loved it! (And I cooked dinner without a huge mess and/or disaster. This is a big deal for me!)
I really struggle with figuring out what to fix for dinner when Jason's not home. He is a pretty good cook, and he manages to get dinner on the table all by himself, pretty much every day. And breakfast, and lunch too.
Is there a class I can take? The class that teaches you how to go from being a mommy of a baby into being a mommy of a three-year-old? I think that somebody would be making big bucks if they taught one!
:)
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