Please tell me I'm not the only one who has baby food permanently affixed to the walls surrounding the high chair. And I'm not the only one who can't get their toddler to eat their vegetables. And I'm not the only one who has sticky handprints on every surface of the house, no matter how much I clean. And please tell me someone else lets their child empty a box of playing cards and scatter them around the house, just because it occupied them for 3.28 minutes. Please tell me I'm not the only one who asks their toddler for permission before they take care of basic hygiene routines. ("Henry, can Mommy take a shower? Henry, it's 4:30pm. Can Mommy change out of her pjs and put on a bra?") And surely I'm not the only one who mentally cusses out the UPS man for ringing the doorbell during naptime, the neighbor for slamming his car doors right outside my sleeping child's bedroom window, and the garbage truck man for driving his LOUD truck down our street at 10:00am. IT'S NAPTIME, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me I'm not the only one whose child is obsessed with the toilet, and putting things in it. Like his pacifier. Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds green boogers in my hair left over from the brief moment he let me cuddle with him this morning. And I can't be the only one who *wishes* her child would watch a cartoon, just for a few minutes of stillness. And let me be 100% completely honest...I was a little bit happy to get the 24-hour stomach bug yesterday, because Henry spent 6 glorious hours at school while I was at home by myself. Vomiting and nauseated and at times shaking violently, but by myself! And tell me I'm not the only one who lets their toddler drag a power strip around the house like a dog on a leash, long enough to write a ranting blog post.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Please Tell Me I'm Not the Only One.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has baby food permanently affixed to the walls surrounding the high chair. And I'm not the only one who can't get their toddler to eat their vegetables. And I'm not the only one who has sticky handprints on every surface of the house, no matter how much I clean. And please tell me someone else lets their child empty a box of playing cards and scatter them around the house, just because it occupied them for 3.28 minutes. Please tell me I'm not the only one who asks their toddler for permission before they take care of basic hygiene routines. ("Henry, can Mommy take a shower? Henry, it's 4:30pm. Can Mommy change out of her pjs and put on a bra?") And surely I'm not the only one who mentally cusses out the UPS man for ringing the doorbell during naptime, the neighbor for slamming his car doors right outside my sleeping child's bedroom window, and the garbage truck man for driving his LOUD truck down our street at 10:00am. IT'S NAPTIME, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me I'm not the only one whose child is obsessed with the toilet, and putting things in it. Like his pacifier. Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds green boogers in my hair left over from the brief moment he let me cuddle with him this morning. And I can't be the only one who *wishes* her child would watch a cartoon, just for a few minutes of stillness. And let me be 100% completely honest...I was a little bit happy to get the 24-hour stomach bug yesterday, because Henry spent 6 glorious hours at school while I was at home by myself. Vomiting and nauseated and at times shaking violently, but by myself! And tell me I'm not the only one who lets their toddler drag a power strip around the house like a dog on a leash, long enough to write a ranting blog post.
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You are so NOT the only one!! Add 3 more children to that and you can quite imagine what it looks like around here!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Melissa! You are not the only one! Wait until you have 2 more Henry's and you pray before going into the grocery store, for which your entire shopping experience involves your voice saying "Stop... please keep up, put that down, you guys stop... One more time and you'll get in the buggy" lol Oh the joys!!! I'm not sure how people like Kate Gosslin does it! lol Henry is just too adorable!
ReplyDeleteY'all are both amazing and mom role-models! I have said tons of times that I don't know how moms of 3+ kids do it. Our trips to Wal-mart are already a nightmare.
ReplyDeleteYou can't possibly be talking about our Henry! Of course you are not the only one. You are in the throws of mommy hood with a very busy baby boy. His actions are normal and your thoughts - even more so!!
ReplyDeleteJust remember that you are just one phone call away from a break...Sweetie and I can be there in just a few hours when you need us.
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Yep, this sounds like every day at my house! I will say that "Ocean Waves" white noise is the best 99 cents I've ever spent. It blares in my boys' rooms during nap time, and it really helps to block out noise!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled upon your blog the other day. You are definitely not the only one! Sage is obsessed with the toilet and the dishwasher where she always finds the biggest knives. She only eats cheese and fruit and a few other things - nothing that I actually cook for dinner. Your post made me laugh! ANY kind of solitude IS golden!!! It won't be this way forever - that I know for certain! Enjoy the crazy!
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