How is it already the weekend? I don’t see where the week goes. It was just Monday and now we’re Saturday. Wtf. Not that it makes much difference – everyday is the same under lockdown. Wake up, breakfast, look after/play with the kids, lunch, nap, walk, play, dinner, bath and bedtime. Sneak in the odd glass of wine sometimes. The main difference in this ‘new normal’ is whether it is day or night.
We’ve gone out for a few walks this week which has been nice but it’s just too stressful trying to keep a toddler at the right distance from passersby. He runs around close to them, stops in front of them…argh! But it’s just so nice to stretch our legs and the toddler loves it. Of course he cannot understand why he can’t go into the locked playground and have fun on the swings or slide…but a ride on Papa’s shoulders is also lots of fun, if not more.
I miss going to places – the playground, the museum, even the shops. The toddler always loved rummaging through the toys at the local Farah children’s charity store and we inevitably would come out with some new purchase each time we went. We’ve been doing lots of animals puzzles and sounds lately (‘Alexa can you do a goat sound please?’) and he loves it. And so I’ve decided that as soon as lockdown restrictions are lifted, we’re going to the zoo. Can’t wait to see his little face light up when he comes across a lion or monkey. I don’t know when that will be but it will be one of the first things we do.
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