A Day Of Mom Life

Dear World,

For anyone wondering about a day in the life of a mother with 3 kids under 4, here is a snap shot (from personal experience):

Wake up at 6:14am to screaming down the hallway saying, "Give it back!"
Feel the bouncing of the bed to little bodies saying, "I want to cuddle"
Getting the kids off the bed so dad (who has an upset stomach) can rest
Starting 'Signing Time' while handing kids a piece of toast
Go back to bed to nurse the baby
Pick up my bible to read while I nurse the baby
After 'Signing Time' help the kids get ready to go to the gym
Get myself ready for the gym
Get in the car, go to the gym and have peaceful work out time and meditation in sauna
Get kids from gym daycare
Drive back home
Open the door with a screaming baby ready to eat
Hurry and hop in the shower while husband holds the baby so I don't have to nurse while sweaty (good husband :-))
Make a fast shake for kids
Drink my shake while nursing the baby
Daughter running to me saying, "I need help to sit on the potty! I have to poop!"
Unlatch the baby while nursing to help daughter (experience has shown if I wait to help her we have a big mess to clean up)
Help her with a screaming baby in the background
Try to latch baby back on when finished helping daughter
Son jumps next to me to read a book while I finish nursing, we read 3 books
Get done nursing, while burping the baby he spits up everywhere
Change the baby
Son wants me to take a video of him on the camera, I take a video for 2 minutes
Daughter wants me to play a game with her
I tell kids it is time to go outside and play for 10 minutes
Finish the dishes and sweeping the floor while kids are outside
Daughter comes in screaming, son tells me they hit each other
Sit down and talk with them about hitting, daughter immediately hits son
Consequence follow through
Son takes a toy from daughter, consequence follow through and talk with son
Baby doesn't want to be on the floor, put baby in sling
Try to finish packing a room upstairs (moving this weekend) while kids are playing 'monsters' in the background
Son asks to play on the computer, I tell him no
He gets really mad at me, acts inappropriately and jumps up and down
Consequence follow through and talking about it
Outside time again for 10 minutes and I try to do more packing
Baby is hungry, time for nursing
Kids are hungry, time for lunch
Kids help make PB&J sandwiches, me teaching them how to use a knife
Kids help pour drinks, me teaching them how (son getting much better!)
Get out the veggies, tell kids they can have a couple chips after veggies
Finish our lunch, clean up the table together
Put dishes away together, daughter loves to put away silverware, son love to put away plates and cups
Time to read before naps and we read for 30 minutes
Daughter to a nap
Son goes to a friends house instead of quiet time today
Time to nurse the baby
Get on a phone call with a friend
Check email
Check facebook
Want to take a nap - but then daughter wakes up
Get daughter up
She helps me to pack a room upstairs, clean and vacuum
Baby in the sling, needs more mom time and doesn't want the rocker
Go to pick up son
Husband comes out of office - sold a couple greenhouses! yay!
Kids want to play with husband
I need to think about dinner, but we just sold our stove and microwave before the move
We decide to go out instead
Time to nurse the baby
Go out to eat
Kids bouncing everywhere, they are excited about being out for dinner
Get back in car and sing 'Wheels on the bus' on the way home
Put on a 'Leapfrog' for the kids
Do more packing
Son wants to watch another Leapfrog, I say no, he acts inappropriately
Consequence follow through and talking about it
Both of us get kids ready for bed, pj's, brush teeth, wash hands
Sing songs before bed
Say family prayer
Do 'piggy back' rides to bed, hugs, kisses and talking moments
Come out, look at big pile of laundry and decide to eat a bowl of ice cream instead
:-)

That is a day in the life of a mom!