A rat race

(Kara)

Crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy... my house is crazy. Abby was in rare form today. I think she ran into at least 5 different objects ranging from toys, corners of cabinets, walls and other miscellaneous objects. I think she will have a black eye below her right eye because of the corner of the cabinet she ran into but outside of that we avoided any major injuries. Her nose is running and her cough is back... along with the hair pulling. It makes me wonder if perhaps her ears didn't fully recover or if she might have gotten something else. She always is a little more 'off' when she isn't feeling good.


Kiley is also making a run for the most exhausting child today. Tom thought she made the 'coolest sound' when she threw up all over me tonight. Vomit vomit everywhere. I was so covered I felt like a bath was the best decision. So I got to enjoy a nice relaxing bath reading a potty training tips book. Yep... a potty training book. (not for Kiley... I'm not that insane) Our neighbor came over to my house with her little boy this morning. It was a good visit. While he was here he wanted to use the bathroom... which made Abs want to sit on HER potty. She really really really wants to go on the potty and has started telling me when she has to go to the bathroom. Me? I cringe inside... I'm not ready yet!!! Couldn't we transition off the bottle to a regular cup? That would be much easier than from diapers to undies... though cheaper. I'm still a little unsure of how I want to proceed with this. Every fiber of my being is saying no way till summer! But if she wants to and is ready how on earth do I tell HER no? That isn't fair.

I guess we will give it a shot and see what happens.... I won't be too hard core about it. Perhaps we will try it before/after transition activities. Before we get in the car, before nap, after nap, before we go outside etc etc.

The weather was absolutely atrocious today. Rain and 30-40 mph winds. Her grandma & grandpa D drove all the way up to help get Abby's swingset put together and the first chance we have to use it we get hurricanes! (figuratively speaking)  We also got sand to put into her turtle sandbox that was given by her other grandparents. There is a little park in our backyard now! I'm hoping it will be put to use sometime this week. The cover got blown off of the sandbox so the sand will be wet. We hope Mr. Kitty our neighbor's cat will stay out of the sandbox long enough for the sand to dry out a little. If not... the sand was only 3 bucks... I'll just get rid of it.(if kitty uses it for a litter box)

I felt a little overwhelmed/tired today. Not sure if part of that is because of the weather, because Abs was running into EVERYTHING or because Kiley was puking constantly. K&K are both on the formula Elecare when I am gone. I just couldn't pump enough to keep up with them after all of the doctor excursions we have had to do the last few months. It was just too much. And frankly I didn't have the time. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to keep breastfeeding them but I will do it as long as possible. Even if it drives me crazy at times...

Yes my house is messy... my laundry isn't all done... but my girls are loved and my family is beautiful. God never said I had to be perfect. There will always be more laundry, more dishes to wash, more toys to pick up... they will only be young for a little while and then I will wish for the crayon on the walls again.... and the back door left wide open... the sounds of Abby pattering around in the backyard.

 I'll try to remember that tomorrow morning when the To Do list is racing through my mind. Night!