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shaz on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 09:15 PM
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mom of a few.
stressed out mom.For the first time since I had the baby, I am alone with all 3 kids… The eldest one has a cold, the youngest one is constipated, and the middle one…well, he’s the middle one!
I am trying really hard to get a routine going for us…so far the 3 year old woke up at 6:30am and did not go back to sleep… the ‘almost’ 2 year old got up a 6:30am and actually DID go back to sleep till 8am… the newborn got up at 6:30am and woke up ‘everyone’! I gave them breakfast, read them 2 books, we watched TV, they threw cheerios all over the floor (which I had to pick up), then I brought them up for naptime…
I fell asleep first…
I had a 15 minute nap, and when I woke up the 2 boys were asleep…
BUT the baby is still awake!
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shaz on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 09:13 PM
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stressed out mom.We sat down to a lovely sunday brunch this morning…my husband opted for fruit loops, I had my usual cereal, the 3 year old decided he wanted bran flakes, and I gave the ‘almost’ 2 year old cheerios…
The 3 year old could not stop talking, and as a result did not eat any of his bran flakes… The ‘almost’ 2 year old kept asking for different spoons and we sort of tricked him into a few spoonfuls of his cereal… The newborn was screaming (although rare, he can get pretty loud when he wants)… My husband and I looked at each other and laughed… The kind of laugh you have when you feel like you can’t win… when you just feel helpless… when you’re thinking ‘I just need 2 minutes to finish my cereal!!!’
I think this explains my constant urge to eat chocolate…
(which I had for desert, after the cereal!)
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shaz on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 09:12 PM
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being brothers.
love.We are back home…got to my mom’s house about 7pm…the ‘almost’ 2 year old was overjoyed to see us again, mostly his brothers…
The reunion of the 3 year old and the ‘almost’ 2 year old brought tears to my sister’s eyes (I think because she is also a middle child and felt we should not have left him behind)…they were both so happy to see each other…The ‘almost’ 2 year old kept saying his name and hugging him. Of course after 5 minutes they were already fighting!
Again…its 7am on a saturday morning…the middle child is again looking around the room for different things he can interfere with…and is talking rather loudly to himself… The baby is watching me from his crib but I gave him a pacifier instead…
My eldest son is still sleeping…still tired from the trip. My husband is snoring next to me…
I just have to wait about 7 more years and then I can get some sleep too!! And people say I have no patience!
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shaz on Friday, March 10, 2006 at 09:10 PM
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mom escapes.Last night I had chocolate mousse with berries sent up to the room…
We go back home today…no more room service…back to ‘mom’ service! We had a tiny room, and a tiny bed that we had to share with the baby, but where else can you get chocolate mousse sent up to your room at 10pm??! And it was worth every penny of the $7 it cost and the $3 that we tipped the guy that brought it up!
As my husband and 2 kids sleep, I am going to start packing up the stuff since we need to check out promptly at 1pm. I have to find some place for the cans of corn and tomatoes and tuna that I bought from the grocery here in an effort to save money on food…too bad no one ate it! BUT…I did manage to cook rice and beans here in the tiny hotel room! Ya…AND I also added some baby spinach!
My kitchen? 2 hotpots on the bathroom counter…all you need…
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shaz on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 at 09:09 PM
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3 year olds.
kids will be kids.We’re here in the room, just me, the newborn, and the 3 year old…and apparently “I” am giving the 3 year old stress!!!
Did you ever wonder if you wanted your kids to grow up to be like you?!? Ya, scary isn’t it… Well, I think my 3 year old is starting to pick up my traits…and not the good ones!
I was getting the baby ready so we could go down to the playroom in the hotel and since I was taking a bit long, he looks at me and exclaims that I am giving him stress… Yes, STRESS… The 3 year old child has stress.
So then, we’re in the playroom with another 3 year old kid and, like all kids do, they get into a little tug-of-war over a toy, and in his anger, my little sweetheart says to his buddy ”get a hold of yourself!”… I am thinking to myself…what do I do now…apologize and blame it on his dad!
