Okay people, apparently there aren't too many readers out there....j/k. Actually, until I joined a book club I really hadn't spent much time reading in a few years. When you have kids and all the other stuff going on it's hard to fit reading a good book in there! Well, I thought a good question for this week would be: What is the hardest part of your day? Share.
And yeah, that's how little miss picky HAD to sleep for about the first seven months of her life! Swaddled up tight, one arm free, and paci in!
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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that for 99% of mom's out there it is the same thing.
#1 hardest thing- the monotony of it all
#2 about 5 o'clock-ish when you are trying to get dinner ready and dad hasn't gotten home yet. All kids seem to start falling apart this time of day for some reason. It is hard to keep your cool this time of day.
A new thing i'm finding hard, and it hasn't even happened yet, is just what to do with myself. My older three kids are going back to school next week and I will only have Emily at home. What do you do with jsut one kid at home? It's been 7 years since this has been my case. I'm worried about staying busy, interested and still retaining some brain function.
For me the hardest part of my day is anytime I have to put Landon down for a nap or at night to sleep. We are attempting to get him use to his crib and if that isn't hard enough we are trying to break him of his habit of only drifting off to sleep at night with a bottle. :( Sometimes it just feels easier to give up.
It changes all the time... But lately the toughest time is from the time Quinn wakes up from his nap until Zach gets home from work. It's usually only about an hour and a half or so, but it kills me sometimes. Because no matter when he wakes up I'm always wishing he would nap just a little longer... so that I could nap a little longer! I'm looking forward to sleeping more at night (I have a newborn) so that I don't have to take every chance I can get to sleep during the day. But I'm super lucky that Zach comes home and is pretty much on Quinn duty for the rest of the night. I can handle most anything if I know I'll soon get a break. Not that Quinn is a handfull or that I don't like playing with him or anything, I'm just tired! I'm sure you all know what I mean. But I really can't complain. It's 11:30 on a Saturday afternoon, Max is sleeping, Quinn and Zach are off playing somewhere and I'm being lazy at the computer. I don't have a difficult life. In fact I probably have it way too easy.
I'm going to go do the dishes now before Zach gets to them and then I'd feel REALLY lazy.
I am ashamed to admit that lately my hardest time of the day has been naptime. I have the miracle of both of my kids taking a nap simultaneously and it seems like as soon as I put them down my eye lids seem to get awfully heavy. And I start to think of all of the reasons why I really need a nap. It's really an inner conflict to say the least. Usually I don't even think about taking a nap. I guess it just means I don't have enough energy and I need to exercise more!
And like many of you the other hard part of the day is when I'm making dinner. It seems like the kids come unglued if Erick isn't there watching them. Sometimes the only thing that works is giving Cora a snack in her high chair (somehow it rarely spoils her appetite) and letting Bryant "help." Which really means he sits on the counter top right next to the stove and tries to stir everything and add in extra ingredients. It drives me nuts. Luckily Erick is usually home when I'm preparing dinner so I don't have to worry!
First off, not sure if you remember me Maurine but we attended college together. I lived down the hall from you at Carriage House. I was Tenille Mapley then... you and your family look great!
In response to your question- the hardest part of my day is the last 2 hours before Doug (my husband) comes home. Both my kids get extremely restless, hyper, cranky, hungry, etc. I could seriously lose my mind during those hours. That's also the time of day when I try to make dinner and pick up the house. I also agree with the first comment: the monotony of it all.
I'm glad I found your blog and love the question format of your blog!
I think it is a unanimous vote that one of the hardest times to be a mom is around dinner time when the kids are just barely hanging on 'til bedtime (and so is mom)and you are trying to get dinner ready.
The other thing that is really hard for me is the huge sacrifice it is to nurse your baby. Most especially, if your babies are like mine, and refuse to take a bottle. It is so frustrating sometimes when I want to go do something with my husband, or my friends and I can't be gone more than 1 hr. and a half. I keep doing it though because I know the benefits are so much more long-term than the sacrifice. Isn't that exactly what motherhood is?? One big sacrifice, and despite the frustrations that come along with the job, the joys far outway them. Thank goodness!
Hey Tenille! Of Course I remember you! Courtney made a comment on here too(Hi Courtney)! I have many memories of both of you guys! Anyways, I agree that when you have a new baby breastfeeding is one of the very toughest things. But I am one of those crazy people who loved to breastfeed my kids so I was kind of distraught when Cora weaned herself a lot earlier than I would have preferred. Luckily she is still a very healthy little girl! Good luck with it all Tiff!
I guess i should have expanded more with the whole breastfeeding thing. I love nursing my kids, I nursed tyler a LOT longer than I thought I would (17 months) and was sad when I finally weaned him, because it is such a special time between me and my kid. Once they are on the move nursing is the only time you can get them to sit still and cuddle with you haha. Anyways, I love it, but it can still be frustrating when I want to go somewhere without a child in tow. :)
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I have an issue that needs some answers! (imagine that);o) So... let's just say there is this hypothetical girl who has a sister-in-law that is driving her crazy with all the comparing and "one-upping"!!! ok...it's me! anyway, this sister-in-law is like my best friend only she makes me so angry that I can't stand spending much time with her anymore! It all started when we were both pregnant at the same time, and now everything is about how "perfect" her kids are and of course how my kids are trouble-makers!! anyway, I know she doesn't do it on purpose...it's just her dominant personality. only problem is...it's hurting my feelings. I know I should talk to her, but i'm not sure how to go about it without pointing fingers and reuining a great friendship! I need some help here! So... Maurine would you do some kind of post about this? thanks! ;o)
Okay people, I'm back, Cecelia, I'll post yer questin'
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