All of this was because I was so absorbed in calling places and arranging things that had to be sorted before my surgery. I spent a fair amount of that time on hold, to which I used the time to vacuum behind the bed and practicing my vocal skills by singing along to the different tunes they had for the hold music. Throughout the morning, I was on the phone to WINZ - They like Brooke Frazer for their hold music, Spark - who chose 60's boy bands for theirs and many other agencies to find out what I might be eligible for post surgery for help in looking after the Toddler (nothing really BTW as because I am going private, I don't qualify...)
Anyway... because I had spent most of the morning on the phone and on the odd moment making sure Toddler was fed, I not only forgot to feed myself and tidy the house - I also forgot to keep an eye on the time. By the time I had finished my final phone call, I was running late for my Physio appointment.
I only had 10 minutes (if that) to get ready and leave. I quickly locked the house up, got dressed (yes, it was one of THOSE days) helped the Toddler put on his shoes and packed a bag full of toys to help keep them occupied while I was using the machines and doing my stretches.
I managed to get there in time, but it was raining and I had forgotten my raincoat - but never fear! I had the Toddler's ready for him.
Below is how we managed to put his rain coat on and what happened in my physio appointment, enjoy!
- Pull up at the Physio's
- Manage to park in the sole parking spare (score! It has been raining all day, and it's usually go another car in it)
- Get out the car and set up pram
- Realise that own raincoat is NOT in the boot of the car like you had thought
- Decide to hurry and get inside as quickly as possible
- Put Toddler in pram and pick up their rain coat to put on
- A big down pour starts and it is a 2 minute walk inside
- Flip the roof of the pram up and fling the hood of Toddlers face (like a coat rack) and take off at speed to get out of the rain
- It takes about 2 minutes to get inside, but which time I am drenched
- Walk in the door and flip roof of pram back to find Toddler with his rain coast still over his face!
- Crack up laughing and take rain coat off
- Toddler puts it back on over his face - we then start a game of peek a boo
- Eventually Toddler tires of the game and wants to get out of the pram
- Physio appointment begins
- Open Toddler's toy bag and let him play with the items
- Sit on exercise bike and this time manage to do 6 minutes (last time it was 3!)
- While on the exercise bike, Toddler inspects every piece of equipment in the room
- Toddler then wants a turn on the bike
- Each piece of equipment I use from there on, Toddler then copies each action "My Turn!"
- At the end while we sit down to discuss the plan post surgery, Toddler decides they are thirsty - they remember that they saw a water cooler in the waiting room
- Toddler goes into the waiting room and pours water into a cup
- Toddler sits quietly in a chair for a moment drinking the water then gets an idea
- Toddler decides that both Mummy and the Physio need a drink too!
- Toddler fills up two cups and gives one to each of us
- Finish the appointment and strap Toddler into the pram to go home
- While walking past the waiting room see that Toddler has emptied the WHOLE water cooler all over the table and floor...
- Point out mess to the Physio and offer to clean it up
- Physio assures me that she has boys of her own, so she knows what it is like and I have enough on my plate
- Feel somewhat guilty, but also relieved that I don't have to clean up the mess
- Walk out the door into the rain again and have a giggle at Toddler putting his rain coat on again (Yup, over his head :-P)
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