So much for having all three kids sleeping at the same time. They're normally pretty good, but my eldest daughter sang so loudly that she woke up her brother who sleeps in the bottom bunk of their room.
So Ashton is now hangin' out with me, playing with his train set (bribe toy) as I watch Hilary Swank in 'P.S. I love you'. Here in the basement, their not allowed to watch cartoons unless its something in the 'On Demand' channel and I feel like watching it with them... Otherwise, they're stuck watching FoodTV, TLC or HGTV. The cartoon channels are a 'treat' and only watched if my hubby flips it on. Yeah, I guess I'm mean, but they're not really complaining.
So I'm off for a year, meaning I have 1 whole year to find a new job. My current job is nice - allows me to work from home while Auntie D takes care of the kids - but I need a raise. I'm overworked and underpaid... plus, I need a career challenge. I'm sure a lot of people think I'm nuts for wanting me to leave the house to work, especially now that I have kids, but I've been working from home for 6 years now... And I'm starting to feel the cabin fever. We'll see what life throws at me.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
My Kids, my Routan, my hubby and I
If you're looking for a site that doesn't involve children, then move along. This is all about how I make use of my year-long maternity leave with my four young kids - all under the age of 6. Before i gave birth to my daughter Addison, i never babysat any children (unless picking on my two younger sisters count) nor did i ever change a single diaper. Writing/blogging is supposed to be therapeutic, so here we go...
I gave birth to my youngest daughter about 3.5 weeks ago. For the first two weeks Auntie D, the children's nanny, stayed and helped out. Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, I couldn't keep her around, so I spent the last week enduring what is now my new reality. In my case, its true that the child born right before the newborn is the most difficult to control. Auntie D helped me most with him, and now i would say 50% of my attention is on him... the rest of the time is almost split evenly with the others (newborns sleep a lot!).
At the moment, my biggest success is the fact that I can get all four kids napping at the same time (4pm)... but I don't wanna jinx it cause all moms know that things easily change :(
I gave birth to my youngest daughter about 3.5 weeks ago. For the first two weeks Auntie D, the children's nanny, stayed and helped out. Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, I couldn't keep her around, so I spent the last week enduring what is now my new reality. In my case, its true that the child born right before the newborn is the most difficult to control. Auntie D helped me most with him, and now i would say 50% of my attention is on him... the rest of the time is almost split evenly with the others (newborns sleep a lot!).
At the moment, my biggest success is the fact that I can get all four kids napping at the same time (4pm)... but I don't wanna jinx it cause all moms know that things easily change :(
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