100 days: the before + after

a few entries from the messy middle of my second pregnancy and pandemic times

In the fall of 2021, I attempted 100 days of journaling daily about things I did or felt with my toddler who was about to get a sibling. I'm sharing my entries in digest form. This is days 41-49, and some additional snarky commentary from the after-times.

I was chatting with a friend lately - this the most boring way ever to start a story, isn’t it? Well whatever. It was either me chatting with a friend about what I’m about to talk about OR I just came up with it all on my own, which is better?? 

Anyway the friend and I realized we are entering the holy land of kid time for our oldest children, who are both 4ish, in which they - wait for it - play by themselves safely in another room! Or even outside! Alone! No risk of choking on a stick or eating poisonous fertilizer! They know that bug spray is …bug spray, and they don’t try to spray it into their open mouths! They can interact with friends and come up with games and - I say unto you, hear this: play independently and together!!!!

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