Houseguests

I'm at times a planner, but that is not always a good thing.  Last weekend we had houseguests, and I was very pleasantly surprised by how the visit went.  The reason was that one of our guests is just a few months older than the Babe and a boy.  I negatively anticipated climbing and jumping and fighting over toys.  Boy, was I wrong.  In fact, if either child showed any bad behavior, it was the Babe.  We went to a museum with an elevator and she wanted to push the buttons to call the elevator and for the floors, unwilling to take turns.  And each time she'd practically burst into tears if she didn't get her way.  Otherwise, for most of the visit they played contentedly with each other or near each other.  When he took a nap, she would soon take a nap.  It was great.  If only all his good habits would have rubbed off- naps, early bedtimes, eating most of the meals.  Unfortunately, since they've left I haven't been getting her to nap, despite trying to repeat what we did while they were here.

Another thing this visit reminded me of is that we have some very thoughtful friends.  Our close friends and family who we have been able to get together with are very mindful of the Babe's allergies.  No one grumbles when we request hand washing.  Everyone shows concern about what they might eat just before visiting because they will be coming into contact with the Babe.  What brought this to mind with this visit was that when we went to the museum with our friends, they left the diaper bag behind and put all necessities in a large ziplock bag, just in case there were any prior food remnants on his diaper bag.  I didn't ask them too, I didn't even think of it.  They just did it.

While two toddlers are exhausting, the weekend was a lot of fun.  It was nice to watch the kids play, and for the adults to catch up.  Now we're back to our quiet routine.  Well, with a toddler, not so quiet.