The other yummy mummies and I decided to have breakfast together. It just so happened that in planning our gathering, we all decided that our husbands should look after their girls. Duane also hadn't looked after Sienna for an extended period of time and Clint was very eager to get Chloe to himself for a few hours even though she's only 2 weeks old.
Carlyn, Natalie and I advised Tanya on her first time expressing milk and I got my bottle ready for Trevor. My beloved baby daddy wasn't very impressed that I was quizzing him on details and he got me out of the house as fast as he could.
Carlyn, Nats, Tanya M, Tanya B and I had a good laugh when we all arrived at the cafe because it was so odd for us to be together without babies. It was a necessary change for all of us though. We needed a break and had a lovely time chatting over coffee, breakfast and cake.
Obviously, all our phones were on the table and we joked about whether or not the guys would cope. We were quite proud that we didn't get any distress calls and Clint and Trevor had no problems with bottle feeding. The girls were quite fine except for one unusual thing: They didn't sleep well. Sienna and Wren-Lee didn't sleep as long as they usually do and Chloe didn't want to sleep at all. Fortunately, it wasn't a problem for anyone.
Clearly, we didn't give the boys the credit they deserve. We underestimated just how capable they are and how well they know their kids.
Trevor has called me out on my lack of trust in his ability to look after Wren-Lee and I've admitted to not trusting him enough. He's happy to spend quality time with her and it's good that he also gets to experience taking care of her without me playing "backseat parent". But now that I know he's quite fine on his own, I think I shall make myself scarce more often.
Daddy Daycare is on duty :-)
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