I think I decided to blog so I wouldn't talk to myself so much - 2 kids under the age of 13 months is - in a word - unbelievable. I'm sure I will sound overly dramatic but holy cow - having been 6 1/2 months pregnant with an 8 month old who wouldn't crawl or roll over and then all of a sudden one day - rolled over, stood herself up and promptly followed me into the kitchen without warning was unfathomable to me...So - I have to say it's been a speed train ride since this little petite cherub of mine decided she didn't want to sit still....ever again...Bending over to catch your 13 lb petite daughter from falling every 3 feet - every 20 minutes - when you have an overly inflated beachball for a belly...is not one of life's simple pleasures. But that was easy compared to what I do everyday now - sans beachball belly. Simply put - Life is c-r-a-z-y...yes, I agree everyone and anyone with children has a crazy life - I firmly believe it...I can't imagine what life is like for people with twins or even triplets...but of course I feel no one can possibly understand life with kids 10 1/2 months apart either. I feel like I should weigh 20 lbs the way I run around this house and the way I tag team naps, feedings, play time etc...My daughter, Maeve, is a wonderful, funny, adventurous daredevil who has decided to throw tantrums much earlier than any book suggests...lucky me... My son likes to nap for a total of about 1 1/2 hours in a 12 hour day...again - lucky me for having such life loving kids - or perhaps it's me...maybe I'M the one who made them so bizee at such young ages...it probably is my fault since it's always the mothers fault, right? Of course I'm sure his lack of daytime sleep has less to do with personality and more to do with the fact that his sister is relentless with the toddler babble, noisy toy dropping all over our hardwoods, her screaming simply because she can, and of course, the tantrums I mentioned earlier - are not usually quiet ones. Of course, my continuous onslaught of, "No...no no no no no..get down...no get down...NO get off of that...no no no no NO!" doesn't help keep a peaceful environment for little Rhys. My poor son will have a constant twitch before he's 3 months old. Should I do a pre-emptive strike and start them in therapy now?
Anyway - it's late in the day for me here on the East coast and I need to get into bed - we have a big day tomorrow - two of my friends are watching the kids - early early - so I can be with my husband for a procedure on his heart - note: we're not that old... yet - only early 40's -so this is a surprise to us - while I'm worried about my husband, I am also concerned for my friends - my kids may not cooperate and that is a stress bubble waiting to burst for me ...so I keep reminding myself - they surprise me every day - let's hope tomorrow is one of them. So good night for now...
