I learned a valuable lesson yesterday: Parents of multiples have it rough. I had the pleasure of taking care of, no, wrangling Ms. Bee and her cousins for about 5 hours. The Bee is 7 months, Evan is 2 and Gracie is 5, and they can give you a run for your money. My favorite part of the afternoon was when Grace was determined to either staple her fingers or cut them off with scissors that I wanted her to put down, Athena was SO CRABBY but wouldn't lay down because Evan was running around SCREAMING and darn it... I SMELL POOP! Where is it coming from???? Grace, did you toot? (Scoffs) No! Smell the Bee... nope, OK it's not the girls. (Evan running in circles) Hey Ev, did you poo? (Screams) NO! Are you sure? NO!!!! So you did? NO!!!! (Try to catch him as he goes by Athena and me... he's fast. Ev, can I smell you. NO!!!! I catch him and he is DEEPLY offended that I'm smelling his tush and won't take his word for it that he didn't poop. Ev, you smell. (Smiles) Yeah! Wouldn't you like to have the poo off of your tush? YEAH!!!! OK, let's do this! I put Athena in her walker, snatch the stapler away from Grace as it is positioned right over her finger and begin to attempt disrobing Evan. I do hope the neighbors can't hear this because Evan is screaming OW! as I take off his pants (I KNOW this doesn't hurt!) and it sounds like I'm beating him. He takes off running pantsless and now the Bee is mad, the room smells like a port-o-john and Grace has the stapler again. (Sigh) Staple the piece of paper for Grace, and now she's happy. Pants the boy and let him run off, and now he's happy. Lay down with Ms. Bee and now she's happy.
Yeah, I can totally do this.
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Wow... Umm... Wow.
Makes you want to pop out another one right now, doesn't it?
Me neither.
AND WHEN ARE WE GETTING A SOPHIE AND OR MELVIN.... ALL IN A DAY OF A MOTHER....
Ok, so subtract one child and you know now what it's like at my house every day. haha.
Two kids is my limit. I seriously don't know how moms & dads with more than 2 do it without losing every ounce of sanity. More power to them....but I couldn't do it. No way.
I think it is more about your frame of mind. I love my two CRAZY kids. (Ev and Grace) And call me CRAZY too but I can't wait to have another. Most people focus on the now. The kids do grow up. So your life won't be CRAZY forever. I do recommend that you have at least 2 years between them so that you get to enjoy each kid when they are little!!! I'M JUST SAYING......
HAHA! That sounds nuts!
AWESOME!
(I can't wait to have kids!!)
If I don’t get the one that I have taken away from me, I would like to have three kids. My husband wants to stop at two, but we’ll see who wins that argument. If I decide that I’m in over my head, I’ll just pick one and leave him/her on CRAZY Jill’s doorstep. Hehehe.
It really was a fun and HILARIOUS afternoon! I loved it!!!
L. The more the marrier!!!!!!
CRAZY I tell you, CRAZY
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