I\u2019m so glad I remember what those symbols stand for. It give me hope that in time, my brain will recover from the effects of young children.<\/p>\n
I know it\u2019s been days since I blogged. I know I missed Quick Takes on Friday, and actually shed real tears when I realized I had missed it at 11:53 pm. And since we\u2019re on Pacific time, I couldn\u2019t quickly bang out some quick takes and sneak them in for the later time zones. I also know that I have a great response from my father-in-law to my last post sitting in my inbox, waiting impatiently to be posted. But, you see, my husband went back to work this week.<\/p>\n
Not only does he work at a university, which means that I dread the end of August like it\u2019s a horseman of the Apocalypse, but he is in the process of studying for doctoral exams and beginning his thesis work.<\/p>\n
Doctoral work = Long days<\/p>\n
He leaves at 9 am, and I cry. Then I wipe away my tears, square my shoulders, and get breakfast for my little girls. Then the baby starts screaming, so I feed him. One of the girls always spills something or needs something about fifteen minutes later, so I swaddle the baby, put him down while begging him (and God and the universe) to stay asleep, then I clean up the mess, get more milk (eggs, yogurt, toast, strawberries\u2026) and begin to make my own breakfast. Then the baby starts screaming and the process begins again.<\/p>\n
Four hours later I put the girls down for a nap and finish making my breakfast, which I then eat awkwardly with my left hand while feeding the baby, who never stops eating. Once the girls wake up, some variation of this routine begins again but usually involves either peanut butter or grilled cheese, and lasts until Daddy gets home.<\/p>\n
At which point I cry again, out of sheer relief.<\/p>\n
The weird thing is that with this baby, unlike with my previous two, I\u2019m not walking around proclaiming \u201cThat\u2019s It! NO MORE!\u201d to anyone who will listen. Actually, I keep thinking that unless I have twins in the future, this is pretty much as difficult as it\u2019s going to get. Sienna and Charlotte are just going to continue to get older and more helpful (Sienna is already very helpful), and if I can juggle a very clingy twenty-month-old and a newborn, I kinda feel like I can take on anything. Suddenly a future that includes more children doesn\u2019t look like such a chaotic and unbearable place. It actually looks kind of\u2026fun.<\/p>\n
(PS: Dear Lord, please don\u2019t take this too seriously. I actually don\u2019t think I can handle twins.)<\/p>\n
(PSS: Really.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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