When I Spilled Coffee All Over The Baby's Blankies

So there I was, early Sunday morning, trying to make breakfast for my family. It’s not an easy task with a baby who wakes up at the crack of dawn, screaming for milk and cuddles before he even knows what day it is. My husband was out sleeping in after being on call all night at work, and I knew he wouldn’t be up for another couple of hours. So, needless to say, I had to do everything around here, including making coffee for myself, something I normally take care of early, but today’s chaos meant it slipped my mind until I really needed the caffeine hit. As I poured my steaming mug from the machine, I saw those soft blue and yellow blankets that I had spent hours washing and drying, perfectly folded in a pile by the baby gate. My heart sank when I realized what was about to happen next. The baby started crying again and I needed to get milk ready, quick! So much for being careful. I set down my coffee mug on top of those precious blankets without even thinking twice. Coffee spilled everywhere, soaking into all these tiny fibers that I had hoped would stay clean forever. They were soft and beautiful before this moment, but now they’re stained and useless, or so it seems to me. The guilt has been eating at me ever since, did the baby really need a fresh bottle right then? Was there another way to make my coffee without ruining those blankets? I know I should have just used paper towels for this one task. It feels like such a small thing, but these blankets mean so much more to me than you’d think. They represent all that newness and purity of becoming parents again after many years, we’ve been through a lot, my husband and I, and the baby is our fresh start. So spilling coffee on them was almost symbolic of all the stress and chaos that sometimes creeps into parenthood. I know it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. But it feels like it to me. Am I being overly dramatic here or does anyone else ever have these moments where you feel like everything is slipping away, one coffee spill at a time? What do you all think? Share your thoughts below!