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I'm gonna miss this

We had some more drumming - on bowls this time. They started out using all of them but you'll notice....


they all ended up at the noisiest metal one! Figures :)



Poor neglected plastic bowls!
Oh - and we did decorate the tree. The little kids have touched some of the stuff on the bottom. It's mostly non breakable stuff so I let them investigate. Dylan is the most interested. Liam and Evan barely pay any attention at all. So, it's working out so far. You can see how interested they are in it, in this picture:

I hesitate to talk too much about what life is actually like because I'm afraid it'll sound like I'm ungrateful (we are so so grateful) but I will say this. It is very tiring. These kids are busy and as much as I try to think "it's not that different than having one." - it most certainly is! I can't shut the fridge because there is always a kid there. When they are all pulling my hair what am I supposed to do? When I go to someone's house, how do I keep 3 one year olds from tearing everything apart? I can only hold onto one at a time. With one - like when I had Caden - you do things one handed and you sometimes carry the kid on your hip so that you can do something. Not an option here. Unless I was an octopus - with hips - at least three. So - although that sounds incredibly attractive :) it's not the case here. I can't open the gate when I get to the top of the stairs with a laundry basket in my hands so I stand there and then I chuck the basket a little past the kids, then I sit them down one at a time and then I quickly open the gate and slip in. This usually makes one or all of them mad and now they are crying or throwing the laundry all over the floor. At the same time Caden will be calling me to help him in the bathroom and Dylan will be dumping his bottle of milk all over the floor and they all need diaper changes and lunch! uuuuuuuuuggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. Three crawl all over each other and they steal stuff ALL THE TIME so that you can't leave them on their own a whole lot. That would just assure screaming within minutes when one of them smacks the other with a toy car.

I love them so much and it's all worth it. But unfortunately - good warm feelings don't take away the exhaustion as much as you'd hope! Luckily they do have the most adorable smiles and laughs. They are hugging and kissing now. Liam even makes a little kiss sound and leans right in. SO CUTE! And I can just hear grandpa Jack now "you're gonna miss this" - and I know that he is absolutely right!


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JJM said…
So...are you saying that going for quads isn't an option? You're still young...if not quads, how about twin little Mooney girls!!!That would be a high pitched whine to assault your ears...oh...by the way I heard Josh say something about drums for the boys...it's gonna be "music"...
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Brandi said…
dontcha hate it when he's right?!?!?? ;)
1:20 pm
maggiesmama said…
Jen, I know it's so hard. I find the boys exhausting lately. They have both recently started having fits when they don't get what they want. Lachlan is running all over the place. They are into everything. I can't even load the dishwasher unless I put them in the play yard. Honestly, I find work is a big break - down time, quiet and adult company. LOL. But there is a trade off for that, too. The morning rush is exhausting, as is the first 2 hours when we get home and they are cranky. We certainly live smaller than we used to, and people don't always understand why certain things are too much of a challenge to do/attend so we have to pass. I have accepted that now.

Hang in there. I know it's even harder for you as you have one more child than I do and Maggie is so much older than Caden. I will be praying for you. Just put one foot in front of the other and don't look too far ahead. I take it hour by hours sometimes.((((HUGS)))))
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