7 am: Mommy out of the shower. Ava cries. Mommy gets dressed. Elaina makes wake up sounds. Mommy runs downstairs, pours coffee, sets up changing station for Ava, checks email. Ava screams. Mommy runs upstairs, gets Ava, gets her dressed. Ava screams for food. Elaina is fully awake and is going to wake up Emily and Alexa. Mommy and crying Ava go into Elaina's room. Her diaper leaked. She wants to read Ava a story. Mommy starts to nurse baby while Elaina "reads" to Ava. Phone rings (it's 7:38 so Mommy needs to see who it is). Crying baby, soaked Elaina and Mommy back downstairs. It was Daddy. Elaina goes to get her morning drinks. Juice and Milk cups not made last night as the dishwasher was run a little later than usual. Apologetic husband. Ava starts to actually eat, gross wet Elaina cuddles me. Thirsty Alexa comes downstairs. Agrees to wait for Ava to finish eating to get her drink. Mommy, Ava, gross wet Elaina and Alexa are now all on the same couch cushion. Alexa cuts her finger on a rivet on my jeans while trying to tickle the nursing baby's feet. Crying Emily emerges from her slumber. No room to snuggle. Temper tantrum on floor. Offer to make space. Still crying. Ava's still nursing, Alexa is still thirsty and Elaina is still gross. Emily makes snuggle space, now 5 people are on one couch cushion. Ava goes into a food coma, won't burp. Mommy gives Ava to Alexa. Gross Elaina stays on the couch. Emily follows Mommy to get juice and milk cups made, get a band aid for Alexa's bleeding finger and a diaper for Elaina. Elaina gets changed. Mommy goes up stairs to get an outfit for Elaina. Runs downstairs to a hysterical Alexa. Ava spit up all over her. Ava wiped off, Alexa stripped and wiped off. Alexa goes upstairs to get dressed. Emily holds Ava while Mommy finishes dressing a naked, but diapered Elaina. It is 8:05am.
Crazy sometimes just feels good.
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I loved reading this. I must say, just reading it made me feel a little of the craziness =) I am glad that you ENJOYED your morning of CRAZINESS.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Melissa
And yet you all looked great at the orchard - cute hair, happy smiles and everyone was dressed!
ReplyDeleteHey Girl, just found you here. Great way to get all those thoughts and prayer request out there and pondered and prayed over.
ReplyDeleteLove the pics of your girls. What a blessed family you are. In my prayers daily.
Don't you love how your 3 older girls just seem to know what Ava needs? It is so precious to read about and such a cool thing God does for us in the midst of life taking it out of us ya know?