Nic Vegas/ Mama's Solo Parenting Weekend

On October 10th-11th, Nic went to Vegas with his friends and I spent my first few days on my own with the boys. There were some moments of super mom-dom and there were some total melt downs. The biggest help was baby wearing: I rotated between the wrap and carrier. I did a lot of book reading with both boys on my lap, pouch feedings with both boys on my lap and lots of carrying of both kids simultaneously. It never fails though that things all fall apart at the same time. Usually when I'd try to get one boy down for a nap is when the other would have a meltdown or I'd be in the middle of feeding Hud and have to simultaneously nurse Luc because he'd decide he was starving right then. On day 1, Hud fell down the stairs and bit his tongue. My poor little baby. Other than that, the day went pretty well. I had lots of baby cuddles and we even made it outside to play. 

On Day 2, I took the boys to the park. It was a lot of work to get them there, but we had a great time. I was feeling like super mom too! Who would have thought something as simple as the park could be such a confidence boost. That afternoon, I had to get myself and both boys out of the house by myself to get Hud to his Halloween Gymboree Party. My mom met us there. After the party, I brought the boys home and had to rush to get Hud fed and to bed (that is when I had to simultaneously nurse Luc because he hadn't been fed since before the Gymboree party). My mom came over a bit later and held Luc while I got Hud to bed.

Aside from a few stressful moments and a few tears, I thought the weekend went really well. I was really happy that Nic could meet up with his friend Ewan McKenzie from Australia and have a fun weekend in Vegas. He stayed at Excalibur and went to a pool party at Wet Republic. I hope he enjoyed his boys weekend as much as I enjoyed my weekend with my boys. ;)