by socialchick~ Let me warn you that this blog is for moms who can and have admitted the truth. Moms who are not ashamed of the truth. All else. See the alternative blog: living a lie!
Everyone asks me how is it going with three kids? Well this is how it's going! Stop it! Don't touch her! Go to your room! Clean that up! NOOOOOOOO! WHAT! My name is not mommy! Jesus take the wheel!
Don't get me wrong, I am very blessed with three healthy kids but our quiver is completely full, overflowing, bursting, crammed, running over, packed, stuffed jammed, complete. I think you get the point. No I do not want any more and I don't know why anyone in their right mind would have three under the age of 3. I know what you are thinking "you did it!" Well I was not in my right mind and still not there! Why would you plan torture on yourself? Oops I was writing about how blessed I am. Well as you can tell I have to remind myself of this daily!
So far I have had 1 crying melt down and 452 screaming melt downs. Don't judge me, I'm just being real with you! See, I am one who usually keeps my patience and is very easy going unless I'm pregnant. Well this is a challenge for me right now! A 3 year old, a 2 year old, and a 6 week old can be overwhelming.
Little Sis (the 2 year old) needs about 6 parents to watch her. She is into everything and makes the most messes I have ever seen a 2 year old make. You can not leave her alone for a minute or she is shoving the paci into Tiny Bliss' mouth, eating wax, climbing on the counter, or drawing all over herself with a marker that she found. Just last Wednesday, I had her ready for church. Outfit on, hair done, and everything was going good. I went into my bathroom to blow dry my hair, which only took three minutes, and came out to find Little Sis covered with powder from head to toe. She looked like a ghost. I walked into Tiny Bliss' room and powder was all over her floor. UGH! To make matters worse Mr. Social has had to work over time all week long and I have been a single mom. This is when I cried "JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL!"
Miss Priss and Little Sis fight all day long and lets just say that Tiny Bless isn't the easiest baby I have ever had. This is where I will add that God's gifts aren't always sweet, nice, and pleasant. lol! So if you were to come to my house you would hear a lot of crying, one of the girls saying stop it, the other whining, see lots of hitting, pinching, and me on my knees praying.
If I hear one more person say, "Well God must of knew that you could handle it or he wouldn't of given you three." Well I think for the first time God messed up. He meant to drop one off at Sassy's house. I just got in the way!
After my crying spell I think my daddy started interceding for me. Just playing but he really thought that I was having post partum depression. When all it was, was a bad, horrible, horrific, terrible exhausting morning!
I must say that I have definitely learned how to ask for help. The small things in life are no longer small. Like taking a shower or using the bathroom, brushing my teeth, getting groceries, or just getting out of the house. My family has been great through this. They have come to my rescue many, many times.
I think I am finally learning how to handle three kids but it has taken 6 weeks and this doesn't mean I don't need help. This is how you handle it. Learn that crying is not bad for an infant. A 2 year can cry on her bed with the door shut just as good as she can cry in front of you. Learn to choose your battles and never expect anything. Don't expect to get a nap, because you won't. Don't expect that everyone is going to be good, because they will be horrible. Don't expect to get to write a blog, because it will take 3 days. Don't expect to eat at any time during the day, because then you will pass out when you realize you haven't eaten.
So how am I handling 3 kids? 1 minute or 1 second at a time.
I know this blog has been negatively honest so I will end with some positives of having three. Loosing all of my baby weight because I never sit down. Appreciating the small things because everything is a big deal now days. Appreciating "ME" time when I get it. Getting lots of hugs and kisses from Miss Priss and Little Sis. Having a true and honest excuse to get out of things. Seeing how sweet and loving Miss Priss has become for her 2 younger sisters and getting tons of sympathy from everyone. lol!
So as you can see my strength, patience, and mind has been tested these past 6 weeks, but I have gained a lot of faith to see that this too shall pass and I will look back on it and wish that they were little again. Well maybe not this little!
Side not: It took me three days to write this post and it will only take you 30 seconds to read it so keep all negative comments to yourself! While sitting down to write it I have gotten up 362 times to put a paci in Tiny Bliss' mouth. Gotten up 242 times to stop a fight between Miss Priss and LIttle Sis. Gotten up 145 times to clean up a mess that Little Sis has made. 82 times to spank or put someone in time out. And 36 times to wipe someones tail. Looks can be deceiving. In all of the pictures they look like complete angels!
