But these things are worth giving up in the long run because of all the blessing that you get in return. Like, unconditional love, hugs and kiss that can turn a bad day into a good one in seconds flat, and knowing that you are the most important person in someone's world.
There is one thing that I just can't get used to as a mom. The fact that you have to hit the ground running in the morning. Why does the morning have to start immediately? What ever happened to leisurely opening my eyes, snuggling with my husband and just laying around for a few minutes before jumping out of bed?
I'll tell you what happened to that, kids. When they get up, they are up and there is no in between. You get them up out of bed and they are raring to go.
Hayden wants to color and cut out a picture. Quinn is asking for Ju, Ju. Claire and Jake are fighting over the baby stroller. Quinn is getting into Daddy's laptop. Hayden wants breakfast. Jake is in the toilet. Claire is hiding Jeff's work shoes. Hayden wants to play the DS. Jake and Quinn are fighting over a cup. Claire wants a diaper change. Jake is emptying the cupboards. And me, I have just opened my eyes and I....
JUST WANT A CUP OF COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
How about for a change, we have a slow start to the day, just once. A start where I can actually sip my coffee without burning my tongue. A nice, quiet, lazy morning. Doesn't that just sound like heaven? Too bad I am going to have to go to a hotel to get it.
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Here's how you do it... you scare the bajeezus out of them once or twice by growling. I'm talking the snarling, teeth showing, maybe even a big of foaming at the mouth, hair on top of your head evil growling that would scare even the dear husband. It works here. The kids are nice and quiet in the mornings.
Girl, the whole time I was reading this I was thinking, "She needs to check into a hotel...room service...sleep late...maid service...sleep late...hotel sex..."
And then I read your last sentence. Exactly. Go to a hotel. Now. You have permission.
I think we should all take a weekend off at a hotel... I know it won't happen but isn't it fun just to pretend?! It's like finding your happy spot :)
you know i am shouting amen form here!!! and i made coffee this morn without getting the kids fed first...the first day back from vacation is hard!
It's coming...I promise!!
Now that my kids are teenagers, my mornings are sooooo different...especially on the weekends, when I typically don't see their faces before 11 am! =)
KiKi starts the day off by asking "Watch TB (TV)" and then wants juice. I just want 5 more minutes with my eyes closed.
Oh this is SOOOO the hardest part for me too. Especially when as soon as you open your eyes, you are encountered with a poopy diaper. Why? Why? Why?
Hmmm... oh dear. This all sounds terribly overwhelming. Bless your heart!
Oh Jen, I feel ya. I am on vacation at my folks house right now and I mistakenly thought my parents would be up early with the kids so I could lay around and have a few mornings like you describe.
NOT!
I am exhausted. And I can not even imagine you with those triplets. Holy moley.....
I wish for you one morning as you describe in the near future...uh, maybe, Mother's Day????
:-)
i want coffee too :-/
This is exactly why my sweet Hubs pours my morning coffee into a travel mug.
Not like I'm going anywhere, but by the time I get to it around 10, it's still yummy.
And a hotel. Definitely hotel.
This little mommy perk gets easier in a couple of years, I promise. Oh, but only on the weekends....Ya, you better check into a hotel.
Hmmmmmm...not sure I ever had the rock-hard abs, and as for the perky "twins," well...
Haha whenever I get to work (at 8am), the kids are always bouncing off the walls, eager for the day to start. Often, they have been awake for a couple of hours.
I just don't understand it.
My husband keeps wondering the same exact thing. I keep telling him we won't get to do that until either the kids move out and go away to college OR we grab a hotel room by ourselves!!!
the funny thing is that even at a hotel room... you still worry about what the little ones are up to, especially when they would be up and jumping on your head...at least that was the case when the hubster and I stayed this year for our anniversary!
although I did worry while laying in a nice comfy bed... but it still wasn't the same as pre-Mama days! : )
Amen! Or how about the times when you get up at 6 am hoping to get ready for your day WITHOUT a kid hanging on you...and as soon as you step naked into the shower you hear the inevitable whiny cry or the door opens and a kid wanders in? I could get up a 4 and she would still wake up and find me.
Ahhhh. At least I have Saturday. :) That is my sleep-in day. I can start out as slowly as I want, and it's fabulous!
You need a sleep-in day too!!!
Seriously. Why do kids have to be such morning people?
I can't be ripped out of bed and thrown into my day so, I get up before everyone else. That way, I take care of me and I am ready for them when they are. If ANYONE gets up early, they are on their own:-)
So true! I was just wishing for a leisurely morning today. I took that SO for granted before kiddos.
I need a nap after reading that! Whew! I know my mornings sure are crazy with only 2 kiddos, I admire you for keeping up with 4.
Oh I hear ya! I usually don't get my coffee until AFTER I've given the girls some milk, changed diapers, gotten them dressed, fed them breakfast, put on some sesame street (thank GOD for TiVo!) and THEN and only then I get to veg in front of my computer with my coffee and Balance Bar.
Would you like a few days with Maggie? During the week, we practically have to drag her out of bed to get to daycare in time to get to work on time. Weekends, when we can sleep in, are generally another story. I actually get up a little earlier than I have to so I can enjoy my morning cup of joe and the paper in peace :)
I hear ya also...that's why occassionally I'll take advantage of these business trips so I can get that extra ME time!!! :)
I actually get up at 5 in the morning just so I can avoid this problem. I am a much better mom if I have had a shower and cup of tea before anybody needs anything from me. I'm willing to give up the sleep for the sanity.
Good luck!
Haha! I have the luxury of a teenager - wait, is that an oxymoron??? Anyway the teen doesn't require my attention most mornings - THANK GOODNESS! I'm so not a morning person.
I think it's time for a mommy break...
Three more years...I think in three years we'll get our mornings back.
Should we make a paper chain countdown??
Give it a few more years! Mine are almost 9, 8, and 6 and let me sleep in. The 6 year old occasionally needs help with things like getting a bowl down or pouring milk but the older kids are big helpers.
Oh yeah and they are occasionally quiet while they do it. Occasionally.
It gets better when they get older! I promise! Then you teach them to use the toaster and you sleep until 10. :-D
I pre-program my coffee pot to start before the family gets up. I...sometimes...get up and enjoy a cup and a few blogs before little feet hit the floor.
Yep...every Saturday I say to my husband, "I just want a leisurely morning" and it NEVER happens! lol Definitely worth it though!
I occasionally try and get up before everyone else, but Xander has started getting up at 6 on. the. dot. ME getting up before then is INHUMANE.
Sigh.
yeah...the only way that'd happen around here is if I got up at 4:30 instead of 5:15...ugh! mornings come way too fast!! I agree...I'd love a morning to just lay in bed, snooze, and snuggle. Someday...
DVR their favorite cartoons! Turn them on first thing in the morning and walk away for your coffee. Maybe it will work?
My son is exactly the same way! He goes from completely asleep to up and raring to go in 2.5 seconds. "Get up Mommy. Let's play." Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out where I am and what is going on.
I'm still laughing out loud at "Jake is in the toilet." Not "on" it or in the "bathroom" no, no.. he's "in the toilet." Ahahahaha!
I was hoping that morning thing would get easier as time went on, but it's been almost 4 years and I'm still not quite used to it.
Sign Me up!
Today it's the going to bed we're dealing with. It's not yet silent, but they know if they come out again the door is closed!
Yes--the mornings are the hardest for sure!! I'm not a "morning person" which makes things even worse!
Oh yes... I do know exactly what you mean! My husband has become smart and pre-empted the morning ritual. He always has cereal pre-poured the night before and set out in bowls on the countertop, and milk is in the cups in the fridge - ready to send the girls to get it themselves!
Oh Jen, I know what you are saying! I feel just like that.
oh man - I hear you - 4 seconds after my eyes are open - 12 requests already! I can not process that fast!!!!!
I know this answer will suck... but you can have that time alone if you wake up like 30 minutes early. I know it will be at the butt-crack of dawn, but at least you'll get your quiet time by yourself. I like to do it sometimes... it helps the day to start off on a good note.
OMG I know, Right? After 6 years I still haven't gotten used to the sudden shock in the morning! And now it's multiplied by 3! No matter how sweet the little voices are I'm still thinking, "Not yet, oh shit, really - I have to get up???" People say it'll get easier but I can't imagine a day when the kids are still living here that I'll wake up quietly and slowly, no matter how old they get. As much as I hate getting thrown into my day with the wolves, my body has adjusted. Sleeping past 8, when given the opportunity, just leaves me tossing and turning. Just another example of how having kids changes more than you ever thought it would. They force you to change, dammit, even if you don't want to. (But at least they make you laugh.)
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