The baby and I have been spending a lot of one-on-one time together.
The toddler has been staying with his grandparents for over a week now (that’s a blog post on its own – suffice to say, he is there on his own accord and they love having him there).
I feel a little guilty for having it so easy. Like it should be hard. Like I should be juggling two kids.
But it is what it is. As long as both children are healthy and happy right?
So this is what one-on-one time has been like with the small one (who hasn’t enjoyed this level of attention since he was born).
There has been play.
There was some finger chomping.
And, more chomping.
There was a lot of rolling from back to front.
There were a lot of just hanging out, taking pictures.
And we did go hang out with the big boy.
A lot of one-on-one. For that, I am grateful.
All photos were taken with my phone, from my Instagr.am feed (are you following me there?), hence linking up with Julie and Greta for #IPPP!
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He seems like such a peaceful, laid back guy. Lucky you!
Julie ‘s last awesome post..The nostalgia of clean sheets #iPPP
He is pretty laid back. Except when he’s tired, then Mr Cranky Pants makes an appearance.
He is soooo adorable!!! Enjoy this special time together. I used to love having one-on-one time with my youngest daughter as it didn’t happen a lot. When she got a little older I realized how important it was for her too as she had my full attention and didn’t have to compete with her older sister.
Raquel@2dayswoman ‘s last awesome post..PMS: “No, I’m Not Angry Just Leave Me Alone!”
Thank you Raquel. I am enjoying this time, I know it’s hard to come by and we don’t know when the opportunity will come again, so we’re soaking it all up!
The CHEEKS! The LEGS! One on one time is fabulous, great for everybody involved, and absolutely nothing to feel weird about. Just be prepared for the grandma detox when big brother comes home!
Greta @gfunkified ‘s last awesome post..Can I Read A Book Tonight? #iPPP
Oh, the detox. I don’t even want to think about that.
Twitter: lucilleinthesky
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God, he’s gorgeous. Lucky you.
Lucy ‘s last awesome post..The bullies.
Why, thank you. (I am SO lucky)
what a cutie. chuck the guilt. enjoy! I love that one on one time
Sarah @sundayspill ‘s last awesome post..the sunday spill–barbies, princesses, and pink pink pink
I do chuck it – most of the time
I think you should just feed the kid or else I’ll call CFS on you or whatever the Malaysian equivalent is…OR you could send him to me while the big boy are at the folks, so you can have some much needed “You” time, and I can chomp on those cute little itty bitty baby toes….oh goodness Alison, I swear, everytime I come here, I get off the computer and beg my husband for another baby! Unfortunately, my husband is usually asleep on the couch, and thus unavailable for coitus…TMI? Well, it’s not like I said vagina, right.
Sandra ‘s last awesome post..The gift of writing
Hah! It’s never TMI between friends! Here, you can have him for a day. Just make sure you send him back with intact toes.
Twitter: tatterscoops
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Scrumplet is super cute and he’s getting so big already. Don’t feel guilty, enjoy it
Maureen | TatterScoops ‘s last awesome post..Videos That Build A Bridge
He is getting big, sigh. We are totally enjoying it!
Twitter: CourtneyKirklnd
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how awesome that you’ve had that one on one bonding time with your little. I know he’s loving it and I’m sure it’s fantastic to have that going on since you haven’t had that so far.
Enjoy it!
Courtney Kirkland ‘s last awesome post..A Bit of Perspective
It is fantastic, and I do love it. Who knows when we can get this time again, so we’re totally loving it!
Oh my god, those legs!! So cute!
Enjoy the one on one time, though I know it’s hard right now.
Kimberly ‘s last awesome post..A New Journey
I love his legs. I’m obsessed with his legs.
I am enjoying it. I know it’s a rare gift, so I’m focusing on that right now.
Twitter: puma_vinod
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The pics are beautiful! Have fun while it lasts. I fondly remember the infanthood of my son. Babies are just so chicky chummy chingy cute
Purnima ‘s last awesome post..Guest Bloggers – We are coming!
Yes, yes they are!!
He’s getting so big! I blinked and missed something. It’s wonderful that you’re getting a little one-on-one. The big boy will be back soon enough. Brother time is pretty special too.
Cynthia Meents ‘s last awesome post..The Hillbilly Boy Takes Up Boxing
He’s getting big right in front of my eyes, I still can’t believe it.
Oh yes, brother time is definitely special, I need to make sure they get that more.
Nothing wrong with having this as a special treat.for all o you. Hurray for one on one!
Stasha ‘s last awesome post..Wordless Wednesday
Hurray indeed!!
Twitter: fiercedivablog
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You are both so beautiful! And I”m glad you had that alone time. It’s hard to allow ourselves to feel like we deserve to have it “easy” with just one kid – right? But I love the alone time with my youngest – who is now almost five, and she’s still my “baby.”
ilene ‘s last awesome post..Kids
I know, it’s hard! I hardly feel like I deserve the one on one time. But have it I do, so enjoy it I shall.
Twitter: copilotmom
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Great pics! He looks so thoughtful as he is chomping.
Enjoy your one on one time.
Co-Pilot Mom ‘s last awesome post..The Routine
Hee! Thoughtful is right.
Twitter: euregirlsandboy
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So much cuteness! I don’t get one on one time with any of the kids very often, but it always seems so special when it happens – glad you’re enjoying yours! And yes, healthy and happy is the key!
Katie E ‘s last awesome post..A Tuesday Night Snack #iPPP
It is totally special!
I am swooning over these pictures! How amazing to get to have that time. I am looking forward to a bit of that on the three days my older two will both be in school- just me and baby for a few hours. It’s a luxury you don’t always get after the first baby, and it sounds like both kids are having the best times!! xo
Ashley {@} My Front Porch Swing ‘s last awesome post..Struggling to breathe
It is a luxury, and I know it won’t last, so I’m really loving it (with a smidgen of guilt still).
Twitter: adayinmollywood
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How wonderful that you’re getting some special time with your littlest guy. When you have two kids those days are few and far between!
molly ‘s last awesome post..Being Present
They are, and I’m loving it!
Enjoy this time just the two of you and his big brother will have such wonderful memories of this time with his grandparents.
Julia ‘s last awesome post..Ready For Fall
Yes, I have to remember to look at this from the toddler’s point of view – precious time with his grandparents.
One on one time is awesome! I’m glad you and the babe are having it
(Abbey would stay with her grandparents for weeks if she had the option.)
angela ‘s last awesome post..Hope, Empathy, and Choice
And Monkey has the option – the luxury of two homes, as his grandmother puts it.
Twitter: FotoFriendlyMom
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One on one time is super great and needed! I’m glad your in laws live so close and are able to watch one grandson at a time so they can have one on one time too
Great pics!
MamaCassie ‘s last awesome post..Worded Wednesday
Oh it is super, and it is needed!
He is so adorable! I think they love having that one on one time!
We do, and the grandparents love the one on one with the toddler too.
Twitter: batcrapcrazy
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Super adorable! He just looks like he smells so wonderful…heh…I like that little baby smell
The luxury of snapping millions of photos is a grand one.
Oh yes, he does, he’s scrumptious!
Twitter: csiracusa
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You’re smart to take the help from the in-laws. Help helps. I’m curious about the toddler…is this his version of running away??? Looking forward to that post.
Your little guy is flat out delicious. Enjoy.
Christine @ Quasi Agitato ‘s last awesome post..iPPP ~ Inspiration
Help helps indeed! Haha yes, running away indeed. He goes there every day anyway. One day, he decided that he wanted to stay. Or so stay he has. (rethinking that blog post, so this answer will have to do)
H eis adorable and getting big! Love the chubby baby legs. I miss those on my 6 year old!
Jame ‘s last awesome post..A Look Into The Future
I’ll miss those baby legs when he’s bigger. Sigh.
Twitter: KalleyC
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So very cute! Glad you’ve been enjoying the 1 on 1 time with the little one. That’s one of my concerns when this little guy comes out, I won’t be able to give him as much attention. But like all moms, we’ll make it work.
KalleyC ‘s last awesome post..Believing In Miracles
Yes, we do make it work. I’m very, very fortunate.
Oh my… those cute chubby legs! Makes me just want to squish them! LOL!
I love being able to have one on one time with my kids. I just wish that I could do it a lot more often!
Jackie ‘s last awesome post..Wordful Wednesday – No Good Pictures
I squished them on your behalf!
Oh those dimples and ridges and juiciness of the thighs!
How I relate!
Sigh, baby thighs.
Twitter: mommyslounge
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He is such a cutie. And what a blessing to be able to spend a whole week with him! And teething and rolling over already? How time flies, doesn’t it?
Janice ‘s last awesome post..My World Is Spinning. And It’s Not Because I’m In Love.
Yes, it is a blessing! I know, right, teething and rolling over. He’s developing much quicker than his big brother did too.
I just did the one on one thing over the past two weeks before school started. I kept one of my daughters for around 36 hours to myself while my parents had the other one and then we switched the next week. It gave us some time to talk, shop for back to school clothes and not have them bickering and my parents really enjoyed it too.
Don’t feel guilty. Enjoy the alone time when you can get it with either of your boys!
Kristen ‘s last awesome post..Be A Friend And Stand Up Against Bullying
What a great idea! I’m sure your girls loved the one on one time with you too!
You are so blessed! Don’t ever feel guilty about that. Being able to enjoy alone time and to have help around the corner is wonderful. Every mother should have that.
I just can’t get enough of those baby pictures!
Mirjam ‘s last awesome post..Storytelling
I am blessed, yes! It’s hard not to feel guilty, but I’m still enjoying the time I have with the baby. After aLl, he IS scrumptious.
Don’t feel guilty! Enjoy it! You’re really blessed!
I am enjoying it, definitely!
Twitter: mrs_KarenC
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must be awesome for you to get to spend that one on one time with him, great bonding ahead. And toddler will get his own alone time with grandparents, which he probably needs too.
karen ‘s last awesome post..When Dinosaurs Attack
Yes, that’s a great way to look at it – the toddler gets one on one time too with his grandparents.
Take the easy when you can get it because we all know, it’s not always easy. I love the pics! He is so flipping cute.
AnnMarie ‘s last awesome post..Infertility Sucks
I love that – take the easy. Yes, I will!
It’s always nice to have one on one time with the kids. Mine don’t get enough of that.
Jessica ‘s last awesome post..Essence Of Now: Home {Pants Optional}
It is really nice. Hope you get more of that soon!
Twitter: southmainmuse
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Those pictures brought back all those finger chomping days. So very sweet.
Jamie@southmainmuse ‘s last awesome post..I always hate myself when it’s over.
I love these early baby days. Truly.
Twitter: themommymess
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He’s so cute!! What fabulous grandparents!!
adrienne ‘s last awesome post..The Five Year Panic
Yes they are pretty fabulous!
Twitter: ksluiter
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I think it’s ok for you to get that time with just him. I felt guilty sending Eddie to daycare everyday for 12 weeks after Charlie was born because it felt so easy…but you know what? It was absolutely a great choice. I am so thankful for all that one-on-one time with him.
Soak it up and enjoy it, girl! He’s scrumptious!
Katie ‘s last awesome post..advocacy vs avoidance
So glad you made that choice and that you know that it was the right one. Which is why we’re letting this happen (let the toddler stay with his grandparents as long as he likes). Because I know I may not have this time again.
gosh girl. along with all the fun games together, rolling around together, hanging out together, please tell me y’all took many many naps together. cause i sure as heck would!
Vanita ‘s last awesome post..Why I Want to Teach Moms SEO
Haha! Yes, we did. I nap with him for an hour once a day at least. It’s so needed!
Oh I can’t wait to hear why Monkey ran away to his grandparents’ house, lol! But glad you’re enjoying some good time with the little one. And those legs! So nummy!
Rach (DonutsMama) ‘s last awesome post..Last Minute Crafts: Color Matching Game
Haha! He didn’t run away so much as he just decided to stay on one day. And he’s still there.
Enjoy it all. 100 per cent guilt-free.
Sue ‘s last awesome post..My Kingdom for a Glass of Milk
100% guilt-free may be a little ambitious, but I’m certainly trying
Such sweet photos. I love one on one time with each of my kids. My boy got so much of it since he was the first born and it seems that the other two never have that but they all get their own time with mom and dad. Little One gets lots of it again since the two older ones are back in school!
Susi ‘s last awesome post..In my neighborhood {Wordless Wednesday}
Back to school positive side- one on one time with the littlest!
One on one time is the best, I am so glad you have that. Enjoy it. I know he is too. Both of them.
Tonya ‘s last awesome post..Three
Yes, I know, it’s good for the boys too!
Twitter: AccidentalDesig
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Sounds like a pleasant time.
Maggie S. ‘s last awesome post..Monday Morning
It is, indeed.
So sweet. I want him for just one day okay??
tracy@sellabitmum ‘s last awesome post..How To Survive The Minnesota State Fair With Little Kids
You can have him for the weekend!
Twitter: ashleytaylor76
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Oh my goodness, that picture of his thighs!! I can’t even stand it! I think there is something really magical about getting one-on-one time with your younger child, since it is actually pretty rare. Soak it all up!
thedoseofreality ‘s last awesome post..Wordless Wednesday-Back To School
Yes, it’s totally magical, I’m loving it (and his thighs!).
Twitter: bossychronicles
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Thanks for commenting on my guest post today at Scary Mommy! Love YOUR blog too! There is NOTHING better than one on one time. Every moment is so special and I don’t take it for granted at all!
xx, Alexis
Thank you Alexis, for coming by!
Twitter: ItsADomeLife
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I love these pictures. I t’s nice to have one on one time once in a while, isn’t it?
Lily From It’s A Dome Life ‘s last awesome post..I Will Not Be Defined By My Frog Pins
It’s awesome!
Do not EVER feel guilty about a stretch of time (minutes, hours, days, weeks) that runs smoothly.
Believe me, over the course of raising two children there will be plenty of HARD.
There just will.
So take these sweet moments and soak them up.
Promise me.
julie gardner ‘s last awesome post..P.S. To Kill a Mockingbird rocks, right?
You are my wise hero so I’m taking your advice. I am soaking. them. up.
How sweet! I love my one-on-one time with the littlest one; but have to admit that the toddler hasn’t gotten much one-on-one lately either. Such a tough balance! Congrats on getting the extra bonding time with scrumplet!
Leslie ‘s last awesome post..Summer Memories
It totally is a tough balance. I’m lucky I have my fab in laws!
Twitter: krrobi
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I miss my babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xxxx Beautiful.
Savor your time together. ALWAYS.
My Inner Chick ‘s last awesome post..FLIRTING WITH ANTONIO
I will!! And thank you. xo
Those times with the second baby are so precious. I felt like I appreciated them more than the first time around because they were so few. It’s nice that your son will hang out with the grandparents like that. Cherish the time and don’t feel guilty–not one bit!
hilljean ‘s last awesome post..The Most Important Thing I Ever Broke
I definitely am enjoying second baby moments more than the first. I’m loving every moment!
One-on-one time is awesome!!! Love your happy pictures…and he is getting so big *sigh*
xo
Runnermom-jen ‘s last awesome post..Soaking and Sentimental…
He is. *sigh*
Don’t be guilty – take advantage of every opportunity!
Lady Jennie ‘s last awesome post..World Moms Blog: Vacationing With Kids
I do know this – but I can’t help it. I’m trying though!
His looks have already changed so much!
Natalie ‘s last awesome post..Wordless Wednesday-School & Bathtime!
I know! I love watching him grow up right in front of my eyes.
So sweet! Always feels like it should be hard but enjoy the easy and the special time. I hope soon I’ll be able to do the same
Tricia ‘s last awesome post..Weekly gratitude #39 – first day of school style
I wish the same for you
What a sweetheart! Glad you’re getting some alone time with the baby. I’m sure the grandparents are enjoying having Monkey around and it’s a special time for you with that adorable babes!
Elena ‘s last awesome post..{Re}Define
It is pretty awesome!
Do you ever feel guilty for finding a 20 in your coat pocket from last year?
Then you should never feel guilty for finding a little quiet time with one of the kidlets.
It’s like the performance bonus we get as parents.
Enjoy it.
Eli@coachdaddy ‘s last awesome post..5 for Friday: TV dudes and women who shaped my childhood years
That’s a good way to look at it!
Twitter: LauraORourke
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I look forward to hearing the story of why your toddler is at his grandparents’ house. But WHAT a blessing that must be! To everyone! Big boy gets dedicated time with his grandparents, where I’m sure they are spoiling him, and baby gets dedicated time with you – which is hard to come by when you are juggling two kids.
I can tell from the pics you both are having a beautiful time together!
Oh yes they ARE spoiling the toddler! The story is just this – he gets spoiled there. He gets 100% attention from TWO people. To him, it’s probably a no-brainer. I will just consider it a gift from him.
it’s so nice having alone time with only one….
there are times when either my boys are gone or Eric stays home with a couple and I take a couple and I swear, I’m practically skipping! It’s so much easier without all of them, and whoever I have can talk my ear off without being interrupted…..everyone enjoys it!
Not a Perfect Mom ‘s last awesome post..Breaking Bianca
Oh it IS nice. I do miss him of course, but I’m a much nicer person when I’m not stressed. I don’t know how you do it with FOUR!
What a great opportunity! Looks like good times with the babe.
Robin | Farewell, Stranger ‘s last awesome post..Grace in Small Things: #7
Yes, we are loving it!
Oh my gosh he is so CUTE, I want to squeeze him!!! In a gentle-ish way of course…. glad you 2 got some great quality time together!!
Elaine A. ‘s last awesome post..Hello?!?
I squeeze him hard because this baby is solid
And we are having a grand time!
Twitter: lilahbility
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Totally understand the guilt – Lilah is in daycare full time at the moment while I adjust to life with the newborn. But I think instead of feeling guilty, we should take what we can get and enjoy our baby time because it is so fleeting.
Amanda ‘s last awesome post..Henry James: A Birth Story
One on one time is…a gift. Enjoy!
Galit Breen ‘s last awesome post..Mother Daughter Journals
We did! And now things are back to normal and to two!