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Structured play.
I was armed and ready for today. After our morning routine, we turned cartoons off and spent three hours cycling through activities every 30 minutes. We did crafts, puzzles, story time, took a walk, played basketball and then had "free" time, right before lunch.
Mama, of course, is exhausted with so much hands on play-time...BUT we escaped any episodes. Both boys were kind and loving to each other and genuinely enjoyed being with the other.
I snapped these shots during their free play. Alpha and Bravo banned together to hunt dinosaurs with nets.
In case you're wondering where the nets are...the dinosaurs ate them.
God has blessed with great wisdom...you are an awesome mama! Love following your story!
ReplyDeleteThat's adorable! And great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Mama!
ReplyDeleteI'm knew to your blog, and I've looked back on your journey, and you and your husband are truly inspirational in your journey to become parents. You're so blessed and I know for sure, there will be more good things to come your way. You're an awesome mummy!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! Your boys are so cute:)
ReplyDeleteI find the same with my 2 - I keep them pretty busy with walks, outside time, outings to the store, etc whenever they are awake. I will be adding in crafts and play doh now that they are a little older. Then there is always meal times, snack times and naps to break it all up. They get free play time, too, obviously but just not too much, lol. It is exhausting but I've never parented any other way because I have essentially always had 2, so I guess I'm used to it. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mama! I'll bet you were exhausted. I don't know how long I would be able to keep that up -- but then I guess we do what we have to, don't we?
ReplyDeleteSomething else you may want to consider (this is a Purvis thing too, btw) is giving a "dose" of protein every couple of hours to help regulate blood sugar. That, along with structured play and lots of sensory diet activities, made a world of difference with our 2-year-old. Keep up the good work, mama!
ReplyDeleteYou are a wonderful mom and I admire you so much. I am praying for you and your sweet family. Your boys are adorable. May God bless you always!
ReplyDeleteToo much cuteness going on in those pictures, love them. Woohoo, score one for Mom!!! I bet you fell into that bed last night and it was glorious:)
ReplyDeletegood job :)
ReplyDeletePraying for you and your sweet family. That every day it becomes a little less stressful.
ReplyDeleteTwo adorable boys! God bless them both!
Wow - I just read through this series. Powerful. God is so good!
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