Keeping Things Fun for the Kids

One of the things I’ve tried to avoid this pregnancy is focusing on it to the exclusion of my other two kids. It’s quite the impact on their lives, after all. They’re both old enough to know that a baby means I will shortly be very busy with baby’s needs, and to wonder how I will cope with theirs.

This makes it very important to keep doing fun things with them.

For example, yesterday I made chocolate cakes in mugs with them. They were quite delighted. Not the best of flavors for a chocolate cake in my experience, but you know kids. They’ll enjoy foods that adults find merely tolerable.

Then today and Friday (unless I go into labor first), I want to make some special time for each of them. Those are my husband’s days off, so I can take each child individually. Pretty much my last chance to do that until baby is old enough for a bottle.

That doesn’t mean I won’t make special fun for each after baby is born. There will just be more limitations on where we can go, as the baby will probably have to come along or the trip will be short.

Good thing little stuff like making popcorn and watching a movie at home counts as special to children.