This is how our evening went...
Macey.wake up from nap.crying.babies just ate.go get Macey out of bed and hold her in the bed with the babies...more crying...okay..let's go downstairs. Pick up babies and say, "let's go Macey.."wailing, crying, slobbering, snotting...take babies downstairs and lay them down in a playgym...get stuff out to make a snack for Macey (maybe that'll cheer her up)...go back upstairs to get Macey..she's in the exact.same.spot we left her...except now she's sitting on the floor hunched over slobbering. pick her up and take her downstairs. make a cracker and peanut butter snack for Macey...crying...okay, momma eats it...crying...making another cracker and peanut butter snack for Macey...she takes a bite...yeah...oh wait crying again, is she hurt..no...okay..done with snack...Miles is screaming on the floor..bring Macey to the living room and put her on the floor with us...crying..pick up Miles and he calms down....Macey slobbering. snotting. wailing..."Show momma what you want..." crying.slobbering.snotting..."Do you want to go night-night in your bed again.." "yeah", said through slobbering.snotting.crying...take Macey back upstairs and tell her I love her and kiss her and lay her down...crying...back downstairs, Miles is crying...monitor needs new batteries...put new batteries in..Macey's hysterical...tell myself I'll give her 5 minutes...pick up Miles...put him back down, make Macey's dinner....set TV to Blue's Clues...wait Noggin changed their schedule...no Blue's Clues at 5pm...WHAT!...how could they...don't they know that's the only show Macey will watch...and now it's not on at 5pm...good thing there's On Demand...get one of those Blue's Clues going..time to go get Macey...whew..seems like she's over whatever was bothering her...she's talking as we go downstairs...BLUE'S CLUES....and dinner...play with car...happy Macey...dancing.laughing.silly Macey...time for bath and bedtime...Macey wants momma to carry her upstairs...hands are full with the babies...put babies down upstairs...get bath water running...go back downstairs to get Macey...she wants to read her Dog book...we'll read that at bedtime, time for bath...splashing. laughing.cheerful Macey...Miles is crying..turn on the hair dryer (works every time)...no more crying...sleeping Miles...get Macey out of bath and ready for bed...singing our bedtime songs I get kisses over and over and over again from Macey (which she's never done before)...loveable.kind.cuddly Macey...sing our songs, tell her I love her and give her one.hundred.more.kisses...lay her down...quiet.sleepy Macey....get back to babies...fussing babies...bathe Camryn, then Miles, rock and down for bed...
3 comments:
I am constantly amazed at your perspective. You are wonderful parents...and you're exactly right...it won't be like this for long. My kids are so BIG....already....where did the time go?
MJ, I can only imagine how much work (albeit a labor of love, of course!) it is to keep all three babes happy but I must say, you sure make it look it easy. You are a Marvelous Mother Of Multiples + Macey!
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Proverbs 31: 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31: 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also and he praiseth her.
Proverbs 31: 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou exceedeth them all.
Proverbs 31: 31 Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain, but the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
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