Day Fourteen 2/14/2011

Today's focus was jewelry. Obviously, Aidan does not have any jewelry. However I though about a gift that was from him. As a single mom of a toddler, I do not get many cards or gifts from Aidan. Nobody ever thinks about taking Aidan out to the store and letting him pick out a card for me on holidays. Which is okay, I don't ever expect anything. This past Christmas my good friend Jessica went above and beyond. She purchased a necklace in the shape of a heart for Aidan to give to me on Christmas. Seriously this brought me to tears Christmas night. It was so thoughtful of her to do. The necklace has writing on the inside that says, "A mother holds her child's hand for a short while, but their hearts forever."

Day Thirteen 2/13/2011

Routines. Aidan's routine consists of snacks, tv, books, tools school, sports, and tantrums :) Each morning Aidan wakes up and makes his way upstairs to surprise me. I can always hear him and he hides behind the doorway as I ask "who is there, is that you corona?" Aidan laughs and peaks his head out with a big smile. It is a great way to start the day. Aidan runs to the couch to catch an episode of Jake and the Neverland Pirates (his new favorite show). I fix him juice or milk with his breakfast of circles (fruit loops) or french toast sticks. We get ready for school in which he pouts about going and has cries when we get there. Of course as soon as I walk out the door he stops and has a great time. When I pick him up he never notices when I walk in. He is too busy reading or doing puzzles. When we get home Aidan loves to watch more tv. I usually let him for a bit and then break out the books, alphie, the tag reader, or some other educational toy. Aidan always likes to try and fix things as well with his toolkit. Some nights we have swimming and others we have soccer. Our days are filled with fun in one way or another. My favorite part of the day is the morning. There is just something about that hour we have before school that is special. During the week it is exactly as I wrote it above, while on the weekends Aidan likes to get up early and come snuggle in my bed. We turn on the tv and watch cartoons together. I love spending time together and the mornings just work out really well for us.