1:30 am- Baby is crying. What time did I feed him last? Okay, I guess it has been 3 hours. Get up, go to bathroom (there are times when you must take care of your own needs first), change baby’s diaper, swaddle baby, get back in bed and start nursing. Doze on and off while baby eats. Baby stops nursing. Put him up to shoulder to burp. Fall asleep.
2:30- Wake up. What time is it? I guess he doesn’t need to burp. Put him down in bassinet and pull it close to bed. Get back in bed. Hear baby spit up. I guess he did need to burp. Reach over and half heartedly wipe up spit up. Fall back to sleep.
4:00- Baby is crying. It can’t be time to feed him again. Okay, I guess it is. Repeat process.
6:00- Baby is crying. I am not ready to feed him again. Pull him into bed, both fall back to sleep.
6:30- Preschooler and Toddler come running into room. Wonderful Husband gets up with them.
7:00- Wonderful Husband leaves for work. Pull self out of bed. Kids are eating breakfast and watching Curious George. Change baby, sit down to feed baby. Look around house. How did it get so messy? I will get all that laundry piled on the couch put away today. I will get the kitchen cleaned up too.
7:30- Toddler is in high chair yelling, “Done, I done mom.” Stop nursing, get Toddler out of high chair and wash his hands and face. Go back to nursing.
8:00- Put baby down. Eat breakfast myself.
8:30- When did I last bath my children? I can’t remember. “Quick, everyone in the bath.”
8:50- Wrestle screaming Toddler into cloths. Encourage Preschooler to hurry and get dressed. “No, those pants are on backward, take them off and start again. Hurry, we are going to be late.”
9:05- Leave for preschool late. It could be worse.
9:15- Back home. Baby is hungry again. Change baby, feed baby, burp baby, put sleeping baby down.
9:45- Toddler says, “I hungy mom, want snak” rubbing his belly. Get him snack. Baby is crying again.
10:10- Put sleeping baby down. Finally, time for a shower. Weigh self first. Shouldn't have done that.
10:25- Stand in closet staring at cloths. I hate getting dressed. Select a shirt that fits over extra large boobs and jeans that are 4 sizes larger than what I was wearing pre-baby. It is better than sweats.
11:00- Dressed, hair done, minimal make up on. Baby still sleeping. Time to tackle some chores. Where to start?
11:30- Dishwasher half loaded. Baby crying. Time to pick up Preschooler.
11:40- Baby cried the whole time we were gone. Now I know why. His back is wet, diaper leaked. Time for a complete outfit change. He is also hungry.
12:00- Kids are saying they are hungry. I tell them we will eat lunch as soon as baby is done nursing. I hear a rustling in the Kitchen. They are helping themselves to a little pre-lunch snack. “Stop eating, we are going to have lunch.” I hope this doesn’t ruin their appetites.
12:15- The kids are happily munching on PB & J and bananas. I scarf down a turkey sandwich, ignoring the cries coming for the swing. He can’t really think he is still hungry, can he?
12:30- The baby is finally content in the swing. I hurry and finish loading the dishwasher. I just manage to get it started before the cries start again. Just before I pick up the baby my toddler announces that he is done with his lunch. The snack did ruin his appetite. I think he got more food on his clothes than in his mouth. I clean his hands and face, then I wrestle him out of his dirty shirt while he screams.
12:45- Story time. All four of us snuggle on the couch.
1:00- Nap Time, Hooray! With only a little trouble I get my toddler down for a nap and turn on the computer for my preschooler to play a computer game. I think I will feed the baby a little early and have a nap myself.
1:10- As I am changing the baby’s diaper he pees, a nice stream goes over his head, over the blanket, and onto the carpet. Fabulous, time for complete outfit change number two.
1:45- The baby is sleeping, the toddler is sleeping, the preschooler is happily playing a racing game on nickjr.com, time for mommy to have a rest.
3:15- I wake up. My preschooler is still playing on the computer. I should really get up now and do something with him, but my body feels so heavy I will just lie here a little longer. Am I a terrible mom?
3:30- The only thing that gets me up is the promise of sweet chocolate goodness waiting for me in the pantry. If I get up now, my kids won’t know I had a Swiss Roll. I’ll get my preschooler off the computer when I am done. I am a terrible mom, he has been on the computer for over 2 hrs.
4:15- Just as I finish feeding the baby I hear my toddler calling me from his room.
4:30- Snack time. The baby is asleep, while the other two eat I finally get to wiping off the counters and wash some bowels that have been hanging out in the sink for a few days. I clean the kitchen in shifts now.
5:00 Oprah ends, the news starts. Is it seriously 5 already? I got the kitchen clean in time to dirty it again. What are we going to have for dinner? Something easy, spaghetti? Pancakes? Sandwiches? Or go out?
5:15 Get call from Wonderful Husband. He will be home a little late. Baby is stirring, time to eat again.
6:00 Garage door opens. Kids start yelling, “Daddy is home!!!” They wait for him by the door. He comes in and immediately starts playing with kids while I finish up dinner.
6:30 Sit down to dinner. Constantly remind Preschooler to eat. He gets so distracted, besides the fact that dinner is his least favorite meal of the day.
7:30 Watching TV while I feed the baby. Preschooler just finished eating, finally.
8:00 Start bedtime routine, get PJs on, read stories, brush teeth.
8:30 Kids are finally in bed, daddy is tucking them in and telling stories.
9:00 Time to feed the baby again.
9:30 Pump, or as my preschooler calls it, using my milker, need I say more. Notice the laundry still unfolded on the couch.
11:00 The evening has passed by in a blur of bad TV. The baby is feed, but not asleep. Pass him off to daddy and climb in bed. Fall asleep as soon as my head touches the pillow.
The cycle starts all over again.
e had a great day despite the rain that ruined our plans for an outdoor barbecue. We still had the barbecue, we just did it in Grandma Wardle's basement. In the morning, before the party, we made cake while daddy went to get the present. The boys helped me pick out which birthday cake we should make. We settled on a Monkey cake since that is their favorite animal. It had peanut butter frosting, so yummy. Nathan kept calling the cake his "Happy". When he was talking to Grandma Gina he said, "I show you my happy" and he walked over to the counter and pointed up to the cake, like she could see it. He paused there and then walked back to the living room to continue his conversation. He is still calling it his happy, "Mom, my happy all gone?" Nathan got a new sand box for our backyard from Randy and me, and sand toys to go with it from Grandma Wardle, Ryan and Penny, and Jason and Erika. No sand though, we still need to do that. Maybe when it stops raining. My kids had lots of fun playing with their cousins, it is one of their favorite things to do. They also had a lot of fun playing with balloons.
