Being a Mom

After living in our magic bubble at Disneyland for 4 days then coming home to reality I was having a hard time adjusting. I was excited to see the other 2 kids, but man oh man, they've been hard for me. Lindsey was being a 2 yr old and Chelsea started projectile vomiting. I was thin on patience and having a rough time enjoying being a mom. My Mom and Sara (and cute chubby Zane) came to visit for the day last Thursday and they helped me to like my kids again and get me out of my slump. It was so nice to have them here and to visit. Sara highlighted and cut my hair which felt so nice. We played with the kids and just hung out here. I tried a new recipe on them, Cashew Chicken off Pinterest, but it wasn't that good. I won't make it again. They were good sports to be my guinea pigs though. They left around 7pm to go home. It was snowing on the pass so we were hoping roads would be okay for them (they made it home safely). Kyle took Kate to her basketball practice and also took Preston and Lindsey. I took Chelsea and went to the Stake Center to play basketball, it was fun. After today, I was ready for the next day with a much better attitude. Good thing because...

Chelsea woke up a little after 6am (too early!). I brought her in bed with me until I decided I better start getting ready. Chelsea was in the tub taking a bath while I was fixing kids' hair, brushing teeth and getting clothes out for kids before school. I looked at Chelsea and she was sitting in brown water with poop blobs in it. Gross!!! She had pooped and it was repulsive. I wish I took a picture. I whisked her out of the tub, scrubbed it down and then gave her another bath. Preston had thrown up in his bed from coughing so much last night and so I had to get his sheets off his bed. We hurried downstairs for breakfast. My Mom had given me a loaf of her homemade cinnamon bread so I made french toast with it. Yum. While the kids were eating I made Preston and Kate's lunches. I had remembered Kate didn't finish her homework that was due today so she was hurrying and trying to finish it before and after eating breakfast. Then, I went to feed Chelsea breakfast and she had fallen asleep since she was up so early. It was quite the morning. Then later that morning, while talking to my Mom on the phone, the power went out. Luckily, it came right back on. But it was quite the day! Amazingly, I kept my patience through it all thanks to my Mom and Sara recharging me with their visit. I'm thankful for my family. Being a mom is hard work! But like my Mom and others say, "you will miss it." And I know I will. I keep telling myself to enjoy these moments, good and bad. I love what President Uchtdorf said in his October conference talk, "Life is not meant to be appreciated only in retrospect." So true.