I'll Tumble for Ya!

Smiling as I write the title of this post but trust me when I say that I was not smiling when this happened.  And since Chris didn't want to hear the full story til I blogged about it...here it is...

Hubby and I stayed at our friends' house Friday night because they were all running the Spring Lake 5 on Saturday morning.  We had our alarms set (which I don't think we've done in 14 months) for 5 am...which woke all three of us up with a start. 

Now let me say this now - We live in an apartment and apparently supervising your child in an apartment is VERY different than supervising in a house (read: there are steps in a house). 

Our friends' three kids were still sleeping and we were kind of running around getting ourselves and Jenna ready.  I went into the bedroom and Mike went into the bathroom.  I thought he had her and he thought I had her.  Then we both hear the BOOM and WAHHHH!

:::OH SHIT:::

We rush out of our rooms to find Jenna lying on the landing of their stairs, wailing.  She must've rolled down, or flipped over, or just jumped over the 7 steps (we have no idea exactly what she did because we weren't there to see it).  We grab her and procede to 'whisper yell' at each other (since there are still three sleeping kids in the house), we fought over who's fault it was and who was supposed to be watching her....and well...we were both wrong...Truth is, neither one of us was watching her and thank god (and carpeting) she was okay. I know kids are resilient and tougher than we think they are but seriously that was some scary shit. 

Mornings are my Favorite

I know...it sounds crazy, but they really are...It's the only time of the day when all three of us are together. 

Let me take you through a typical morning in our house...

We hear Jenna stirring anywhere between 5:30 and 6:30 am. This is hubby's time alone with her - He gets her up, changes her and gives her milk and plays with her.  She's usually in a super cute mood in the morning and I think it's great daddy-baby time for both of them.  I usually get up around 7 ish (unless of course, like this morning Jenna comes running in to wake me - which is really cute so I don't mind) and get myself showered, etc.  Then the three of us get breakfast ready and eat at the kitchen table. 

Messy breakfast eater!

With our schedules being what they are right now, this is the only meal all three of us eat together.  I grew up in a house where eating together was sacred and I want to continue that tradition with my own family.  I would like it to be dinner time (which it is on the weekends), but with Jenna going to sleep before 7 most nights and hubby not getting home til 8:30 - it's just not a reality right now. Morning continues with getting Jenna dressed while Mike does his bathroom stuff and then we all hang out in our bedroom while Mike and I finish getting ready and Mike heads out around 8.

It sounds like we have a get-up-and-go kind of morning routine, and I guess it is, but I think we try to maximize how much time we get to spend together as a family.  Even if that means I get up earlier than I have to and Mike and Jenna keep me company in the bathroom while I shower. It's worth it for some quality family time.

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