Parenting

Being a mom is undoubtedly the most wonderful, most rewarding, and one of the most purposeful things i've ever experienced. I had my doubts when so many other moms told me that the transition to 3 kids would be easier than from 1 to 2. It has been an easier transition. It is quite chaotic at times. My mother-in-law gave me a Mother's Day card that said "Parenting is total loss of control" and it does feel that way a lot. Like today for example when I loaded up 3 kids in the car to take Camryn to the pediatrician to get tested for strep. She's been feeling better this week after being sick last week. But Sadie tested positive and some of the teachers at preschool encouraged me to get C tested b/c they thought she showed some signs of having it. I wondered if they thought she shouldn't have been in class this week and were giving all the kids more hand sanitizer than usual. Anyways, in the exam room, I thought I was going to lose it when Hudson was crying, so I was holding him, Sadie was crying b/c i wouldn't read a book to her (couldn't she see what I was dealing with?) and the Dr. was talking at me about strep and how kids get it and why and I was trying to listen with 2 kids crying. Then she pulls out this tool for cleaning ear wax out of kids ears and as soon as Camryn saw that she jumped out of her chair and ran to the other side of the room as far from the Dr. as possible and started to cry also. Then i remembered the last time we were there they cleaned out her ear for several minutes and she screamed the whole time. And it's only been a couple of months since she got 5 shots at once and also screamed bloody murder during that. I told the Dr. that sticking anything in her ear might be a bad idea. She agreed and said she would work on regaining Camryn's trust.
I couldn't wait to get home, however as soon as we walked in Sadie went to the bathroom, but didn't make it to the potty. She left a nice big puddle for me to clean up. She's had a rough week of strep throat and learning to fall asleep at night without her passy. Her behavior has been crazy lately. That's a whole other post for later.
Oh, last weekend I mowed the lawn for Miles to give him a break from all the outside work he's been doing on the house. He's about to paint the whole exterior himself. I love the way our yard looks this time of year, so green. And I like to cut the grass about once a year or so. It's a good workout and I like how fast I can see the results of what I'm doing. It's very satisfying. However, I was shocked when I didn't get a thanks from Miles. He said the grass is his baby and he would rather cut it himself. I guess I can understand. There are things I'd rather do myself too. Oh, well.....I'll still cut it again someday b/c i like to

and my thoughts on parenting.....to be continued.....