Who are these kids and why are they calling me Mommy?
My sister says the hardest part about being a fivesome is getting a quick table at any restaurant. Four is doable, five...well, you gotta wait. I say, we're not even THINKING of going out of the house for a month or two! Just please let me pack them all safely in the car for a trip to the grocery! Or even better, Hubby can watch all three while I pop into Ralphs for a quiet trip down the aisles!
But we've settled in as a fivesome nicely, methinks, two weeks into this new gig. Baby is sleeping RELATIVELY well, except for one night this week when she woke up at 2 a.m., and 3 a.m., then 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. She sleeps for three hour stretches and isn't much of a crier. She stops wailing as soon as anyone picks her up.
The boys ADORE her. They kiss her so much we have to ask them to stop. Wonder Boy wants to help with everything: fetching diapers, turning on her crib mobile, wiping her drool. Firstborn reports on her every achievement to anyone who will listen.
I am doing much better after the C-section, able at last to get up and down the stairs but still on pain medication. My brother-in-law reminded me yesterday not to drive if I'm on meds even if I'm not drowsy or sleepy as it can be considered drunk driving. Didn't think of that AT ALL! I will have to stop taking the meds then if I have to get behind the wheel, hmm?
But we've settled in as a fivesome nicely, methinks, two weeks into this new gig. Baby is sleeping RELATIVELY well, except for one night this week when she woke up at 2 a.m., and 3 a.m., then 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. She sleeps for three hour stretches and isn't much of a crier. She stops wailing as soon as anyone picks her up.
The boys ADORE her. They kiss her so much we have to ask them to stop. Wonder Boy wants to help with everything: fetching diapers, turning on her crib mobile, wiping her drool. Firstborn reports on her every achievement to anyone who will listen.
I am doing much better after the C-section, able at last to get up and down the stairs but still on pain medication. My brother-in-law reminded me yesterday not to drive if I'm on meds even if I'm not drowsy or sleepy as it can be considered drunk driving. Didn't think of that AT ALL! I will have to stop taking the meds then if I have to get behind the wheel, hmm?
I think the biggest difference between Baby No. 1 and No. 3 is we, Hubby and I, are much more relaxed about the whole thing: we're not second guessing ourselves about every little thing. Alcohol on the umbilical cord? Should we use baby wipes or just wet cotton balls for the first month? I remember the anxiety that gripped us when our pediatrician said, "Take the mittens off! He needs the stimulation!" Parental guilt deluxe!
Now we know we won't do everything perfectly, but we'll all be OK anyway.
Remember the Simpsons episode when Homer finds out he's about to become a father of three? He had to quit his dream job at a bowling alley and beg for his old job at the nuclear plant back. Mr. Burns placed a large plaque in front of Homer's desk reading: "Don't forget: you're here forever."
But Homer changes this to read "Do it for her," by placing all of Maggie's baby pictures around the plaque.
Well, here's who we're doing all this for: our kiddos, Firstborn Son, Wonder Boy and hmmm, gotta come up with a nickname for No. 3!
Now we know we won't do everything perfectly, but we'll all be OK anyway.
Remember the Simpsons episode when Homer finds out he's about to become a father of three? He had to quit his dream job at a bowling alley and beg for his old job at the nuclear plant back. Mr. Burns placed a large plaque in front of Homer's desk reading: "Don't forget: you're here forever."
But Homer changes this to read "Do it for her," by placing all of Maggie's baby pictures around the plaque.
Well, here's who we're doing all this for: our kiddos, Firstborn Son, Wonder Boy and hmmm, gotta come up with a nickname for No. 3!
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