I Can't Wait to Have Patience!

I have never had patience as a child and I find that it is sometimes worse as an adult. I frequently sing the opening lines to this song (a relic from my childhood) to remind myself to have patience and did not look up the song until just now to share with you.

When a parent is sleep deprived having patience is difficult, now if you never had patience to begin with it, it can be even worse! I find that I get frustrated easily with Molly because she cannot communicate yet, even if I teach her baby sign language. As mothers we are frequently told that everything will come naturally, understanding your child, breastfeeding, child rearing and many more things but it doesn't. I hate not knowing what it wrong and how to fix it for Molly. I have tried identifying her different cries, go through the list of items and activities to that could fulfill her needs but her needs are constantly changing with her attention span. One solution might fix the problem one time and not the next. It really doesn't help when your hormones react to a crying child. I will admit that I am looking forward to hitting a period of time where things are a little more consistent for a little longer than 3 months. I just have to focus on meeting her needs and taking deep breaths.

Activities with Your Child

Other fellow SAHM (Stay-at-home-moms) will know that having a schedule can be important in providing structure but it isn't always easy to know what to do each and every day while making sure the schedule doesn't become monotonous. Here are a bunch of ways to get out and about with your kiddos that are usually free!
-check with your local library about any child activity classes (a great place to meet other parents!)
-find any local museums or zoos
-visit a park or playground (to find a local park or playground visit KaBoom! for their Map of Play)
-check out your city or county recreation department for classes and activities
What are your favorite resources?

Helpful Hint: Make sure to have a wet/dry bag in your diaper bag. What is a wet/dry bag? It is a bag (instead of tons of ziplocks or plastic grocery bags) that has 2 zippered compartments, one side to hold soiled clothing and the other side to hold clean clothing in case your or your child needs a change of clothing while out and about. I purchased mine from BoopitaBoutique, please check her out!