Mistakes in Motherhood

No, it’s not baby A. crying, (though she IS on the floor loudly complaining) but the big baby… me!

I did not want to get up this morning at all. I woke up at 5:20 after a bizarre dream that I just cannot seem to remember right now; but instead of going back to sleep I laid awake thinking maybe I should get up and shower a few minutes early, but I could not bring myself to it and went back to sleep… that was my first mistake. I did end up falling asleep for 10 minutes and then when my alarm went off I felt like I had just been hit by a semi-truck. I hurriedly dressed just knowing baby A. would be here early and got the kids up and going. It would just figure she got here late, I would have loved to hit the snooze button, just once.

So now the dogs are at my feet, the baby is on the floor (she rolled over last night, yay! But now that means no more naps on the chair.) and I am yawning my butt off trying to get up the gumption to make a fruit smoothie for breakfast and figure out what I should tackle for today….if the baby ever naps that is!

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I have been up an hour and I have already been spit up on, drooled on, pooped on. I have already had to take something for my headache and yell at dogs. I am SO freaking tired and as soon as everyone leaves for school and work I may lay back down for an hour. A. has been tired since 6:30, but she got mad at 7:00 after spitting up and swallowed some air, then screamed for the next 15 minutes until she started nodding off in my lap. When I laid her down she got fussy and could not be consuled, so I rocked her and let her scream herself to sleep (about 2 minutes), I just cannot hold her all morning. I hate this, Matthew only cries before bed maybe once a month and it is never high pitched bloody murder.

On a bright note, Terri’s birthday is today! Go wish her a happy birthday, and admire her beautiful flowers.

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The father of the little girl I watch came to an agreement with me that he will pay more each week and I will watch the baby for 2 more hours a day. He will now pick her up at 12:30 which works out to be right before Matthew’s nap time, so it works out well that I will have a quiet house for three hours once again. Baby A. napped for 3 1/2 hours this morning, so I was able to sneak in a 20 minute nap while Matthew cuddled with me and watched The Dog Whisperer.

It works out OK, since she naps so long lately I was feeling rushed trying to get her changed and fed before 10:30 and then waiting for 45 minutes for her dad to show. Now I can let her sleep when she wants, eat when she wants and then have plenty of time to play with her.

Today Matthew went up to her on his own and kissed her on the lips and said “ni-night”, it was so sweet. He always asks for her by name and speaks her name very clearly. I just wish we would hurry up and get pregnant already, I feel confident that I can handle another little one right now. Maybe I will sit down with my Osho Zen Tarot cards that Terri got me and ask if there is a lesson I am supposed to be learning in this, or if I am missing something I am supposed to do first.

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This week has been hell. Pure hell.

I have been watching a baby for about 3 weeks now. Last week they dumped the news on me that they were bringing her at 6:30am and leaving her for 2 extra hours, without an increase in pay. I told them that would not fly… get her early or pay me for 6 hours. They decided $100 more a month was just too unreasonable (I charge waaaaayyyy less than 50% what they would pay elsewhere, probably closer to 30%).

So today is day three of the new change… should we see if they will get her one time? Monday dad had training, he got her 3 hours late. This was pre-arranged so I was only slightly irritated.

Yesterday, 10:30am came and went… no pickup. FINALLY at 11:15 they come get her… I bit my tongue, he bitches the entire time how tired he is… wahhh, YOU asked to work nights, you CHOSE to not increase the 4 hour agreement, you picked up late and you STILL got more sleep than I did.

Today if he is late, I am not biting my tongue. 4 hours of listening to a baby cry for no reason is my limit. Yesterday my baby sat in a shitty diaper for 30 minutes because I was waiting for him to get here and I didn’t want my options to be either change him while holding her, or change him while listening to her wail.

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Well, I have been slacking lately on blogging, this last week has been so busy.

Saturday we had friends over, we played the new Monopoly “Here and Now” Edition. This reminded me WHY I hate Monopoly so much, I have ALWAYS hated the game, it bores me to tears, and people tend to take it to far.

Sunday I helped Bobby with his website.

Monday the kids FINALLY went back to school, thank goodness, they were driving me nuts!

Tuesday we took Christopher to the Pediatric Neuro-Psychologist for his testing, it lasted from 9-4 and we will be going back in a few weeks to finish up. No diagnosis yet, but it is not Asperger’s, so I am quite relieved since that was kind of the “worst case scenario” in my mind.

Today I had baby A., and when she went home, M., who is 4, came over so I can watch her while her parents go out for their anniversary.

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Sorry guys, this tackle is not the best…. just little random stuff that needed to be done, but no big project this week.

• Got the garbage out and to the curb for tomorrow’s pickup.
• Washed diapers.
• Mixed the dog food for the week, and made a chart for weaning the puppy off of her old food onto the new food.
• Took care of the sicklings.
• Disinfected various stuff that the sicklings touched.
• Made the sicklings an appointment for tomorrow.
• Various picking up.

I am frustrated I could not get more done, but Baby A. did not nap today, and Matthew catnapped.

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I love being able to work at home, not because I expect to get rich quick, or be able to make as much in the home as I would outside the home; but when I figure in what I am saving in child care, gas, clothes, and convenience meals I am sure I am making more with my super part time home job. I work less than an hour a day and make between $300-600 a month. I love that my income is extra income, and not a necessity, so I am able to use it for extra expenses, like overpaying on bills, or putting it in savings; in time it will make a big difference. I also plan on working a second job next month when I start watching a little girl part time in the afternoons.

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