A Couch Makeover

I think that it's a good thing that people don't know what it's really like to be a parent BEFORE they have children. I don't know if anybody would do it then. Am I a totally bad mother for saying that? I would absolutely never give up my kids or anything, but you really just have no idea how hard it is until you have them.

I've been canning pears the last couple of days. I was in the kitchen today and I could see the boy- he was sitting on the couch quietly (first clue). He looked at me a little funny and quickly looked away (second and final clue) . I don't need to be told again, so I rush over to see what he was doing and found a good 1/3 of my red couch cover was covered in scribbled pen. The boy. I expect it from the girl, but not him. I was so frustrated. He's really been acting out the last few days. He just really hasn't been himself. I think he might need some more attention or something. I am just at a loss.

The girl has been having a few accidents a day, but I have been so good and have not put her back in diapers. I ROCK. I still think she will do fine if I just keep at it. It's just so time consuming. Story of my life...

So no pictures. Probably for the next year since I am far too busy with 3 kids. But I'll try to get one on here of the new couch decor.

Flashback

Everybody together now...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

How DaRLinG!

This is the man when he was about the age of the boy. Isn't he precious? Remind you of anyone?...

Potty Training

Having 3 in diapers is horrible! The boy has been back in diapers for some time now. I just couldn't deal with all the pooping accidents. He was going through4-6 underwear a day. 3-4 of those times it would be a poop accident. I got so sick of it in my last trimester that I said, "forget it. I can't do this anymore."



So I went to my next best hope. The girl. She has started out well. She has had quite a few accidents the first week, but that is to be expected, right? Hopefully this works out well. I was thinking maybe if I showered the girl with attention and completely ignored the boy, he might think to himself, "wait a minute, this isn't fair" or something like that. We'll see.



I am really struggling with 3 kids ages 3 and under. My mother told me that the transition from 1 to 2 was harder than 2 to 3. Yeah mom, well when you had your 3rd your first was in Kindergarten. I am so busy now, I don't have time to stop and think. Multi-tasking has really come in handy, although I am too scatterbrained to really multi-task well. I am confident that it will get easier, probably just not for a long while. I have to believe that or I would go insane. Who am I kidding- I'm already there!

A little update (and quote of the day)

So tonight the man was getting ready to take a shower, and the boy was going to shower with him. The boy got his cloths off and so did the man. The boy then shouted with excitement and exclaimed,
"Oh, Daddy! We match!"

The novelty of having a baby around the house has not yet worn off. I would have thought that the kids would have enough of him by now, but as it turns out: not so much. They are still wanting to hold him every chance they get. The boy more so than the girl.

I have now got the tired mom eyes. You know, the ones that are bloodshot and have the big bags under them? Yes this is the new look that I am sporting around. The man has been great to help with those middle of the night feedings. This is the great thing about not nursing. The man now has no excuse not to help out. He will usually get one feeding for me. Thank you the man! I think he is feeling the effects too. He has been working hard (as you can tell by the picture). Although think he was having more fun working this backhoe than he would be doing actual work. Boys will be boys!



I think that we will be able to sleep through the night sometime within this next decade. By that time, I know I will be saying to myself, "Self, where did the time go?" They just grow up so fast.