So, the band-aid was ripped off this morning. And, yes, it hurt. haha 6:45am-11am was the longest and hardest morning I've had in a long time. I jotted down a few notes of my day today...
6:45am = Gene wakes me up.
7:00 = Fintan wakes up and nurses (even though he just nursed at 5am).
7:30 = play a game with Callan and Kinsley
8:00 = feed kids breakfast
8:05 = Callan tries to kill a bug on the kitchen window with his bare hands, which are covered with yogurt. I'll let you imagine the outcome.
8:34 = I managed to get two out of the four of us dressed.
8:42 = Talk to Gene on phone and wish him good luck on his first day of school.
8:55 = My 5th diaper change of the day so far (between Kins and Finn).
9:30 = Finn finally falls asleep in my arms after trying to get him to sleep all morning.
9:35 = Lay Finn down in crib.
9:36 = Finn wakes up.
10:12 = Three out of the four of us are now dressed.
11:17 = Finn is finally asleep for his first nap of the morning. (He's been up since 6:45am.)
11:17 = My patience equals 0.
11:17 = The playroom and living room look like a bomb went off and I can barely find a pathway to the bathroom.
11:17-12:00 = a big blur (I think I remember laying on the couch while tossing a dice on the floor, playing a game with Callan.)
12:00 = lunch
12:01 = I run up to get a shower while the kids eat lunch.
12:02 = Callan shows up knocking on my bathroom door screaming, "Mommy!" saying he has to go to the potty. I freak out telling him that he can't yell 'cause Finn was sleeping in my room and the last thing I needed was him to wake up.
12:03 = patience still equals zero.
12:15 = All four of us are finally dressed.
12:30 = Put two older kids to bed. Mommy falls in bed, too.
1:45 = Callan wakes up. Therefore Mommy wakes up. Fintan wakes up.
2:30 = Mommy heads to kitchen to eat lunch finally.
2:30 = Kinsley wakes up.
2:35 = Mommy heads to kitchen to eat lunch finally (for real).
4:39 = Daddy comes home. Kids flock to him. Hallelujah.
So far I've changed 12 diapers today...and still counting.
2 comments:
I feel for ya with the whole trying to keep the older ones quiet while the little one sleeps. When Camden would nap in the swing/pack and play downstairs he would get maybe an hour nap with his loud sister running around. After moving him to his room - he sleeps peacefully. It will get better. There are some days where I have zero patience too. Many days. Hang in there mama!
I saw the Big Prank in there a few places. First, I'm incredibly impressed that all four of you got dressed and that you actually showered. I love the part where Finn woke up one minute later. Of course! And it's impressive that your patience was at zero. Mine has gone negative before. :) Just last week I said out loud, "No more pooping today for any of you. I am done with the poop for today. Seriously."
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