Just Bip and Me
Despite the nice weather, the neighborhood was quiet today. Most of the boys were off at the end of the year Cub Scout campout, along with their siblings and at least one of their parents. The ones left were the toddlers and their moms. It was an interesting day for me, nowhere to be, nothing pressing to do, no one knocking on the door, no one running in and out of the house.
Philip woke up way too early for a Saturday. He wanted to get out of the house in time to set up camp before the activities started. He woke Bip up, too which resulted in my early start. It turned out nicely, though. Philip, Boo and Pumpkin Girl were on the road by 7:45 and Bip and I settled down for a day all by ourselves.
I don’t often get a chance to spend time with just one of my children alone. They come as a set, especially the older two. When Boo was my only child, he and I did a few Mommy and Me type things that were fun. Pumpkin Girl and I didn’t do any of those activities, but she and I are kindred spirits, so we find time to spend with each other easily. Bip just tags happily along with what ever is going on.
Today he had me all to himself. He played happily while I tackled mounds of laundry and various and sundry other tasks I’d been putting off. After my morning vanilla chai while reading my favorite forums and blogs, the two of us headed out to the BX. With nothing else to do today, I could take the time to let him buckle his own car seat. “Me do it!,” he proudly says. Bip is such a joy to shop with. He chatters along about the things he sees in the most amusing toddler way. It’s fun to squeeze his fat little legs as he sits in the shopping cart and to hold his hand in the parking lot. I like to pretend to leave him in the car when we get home and he laughs with delight when I “remember” him.
Back at home, we watched lots of Thomas videos and when he told me it was my turn to pick a movie, I took him up on his offer and grabbed one of my favorite chick flicks. I settled down with a crochet project and he constructed ancient ruins with his blocks and drove his cars all around them.
Later he and I went to church together then watched “Toy Story” while eating dinner.
It was a simple day. A quiet day. A Bip and Mama just doing nothing sort of day.
When I kissed him goodnight, I told him that I enjoyed our day together and that he was a good boy. He told me, “yeah, you fun!”
Yeah, you fun, too, Bip.
So sweet!