Moments that matter

Just put my sweet 3 month old baby to bed.  Wrapped her up tight, turned off the light, squeezed her musical glow worm and softly whispered "nite nite".  With an orange glow brushing across her face, she looked up at me with her big round eyes and shared the sweetest smile a mother ever saw.  It felt as if pure joy was penetrating my soul.  She was communicating, the best way she knew how.  She was saying "Thanks mom, I love you too."  So pure, so precious.  I soaked it up and smiled right back at her, our gazes fixed on one another.  Those are the joys of motherhood. Those are the moments that make it all worth it.  (Side note: all of this was written while precious baby cries herself to sleep in the background, screaming out "Mom! I want my binky [a.k.a. my nipple]!"  Good thing I have this moment to hold onto, to get me through it.)

Grab hold of the moments with your children, savor them, bask in them, elongate them, write them down, take a picture or video of them.  Make them last, because if you don't they'll get overrun by life, the "to do's", the crying or whining or messes or whatever else young children have to offer.  And you'll miss the joy of motherhood.  (Ahhhh...baby is now quietly sleeping...another moment to savor :)

Watch this awesome video about savoring the moments in life.  It will make you happy and uplift your soul.  I promise you 3 minutes well spent.  It may take a minute to load, or click HERE to see it on youtube.

What a day.

Woke up feeling yucky.  Decided to take a bath.  My 22-month old wanted to join me but I wouldn't let him in the bathroom, so he took matters into his own hands.  Afterwards,  I found him in the other bathtub (thank goodness), covered in red liquid body soap head-to-toe.  He only forgot one key ingredient...the WATER!  Oh yeah, and he forgot to take his clothes off too.  Maybe next time I'll consider letting him join me...hhhmmmm...actually no, not a chance.

Tried to take a nap, got woken up by...uh...kids.  Wait, not actually woken up since I never got to sleep.

Tried to withdraw money from an ATM today, turns out my card just expired so the machine ate it.

Sold something on ebay (woohoo!) and took it to the post office to mail.  When I got home, I found half of what I sold laying on my living room floor.  Apparently one of my children (most likely the aforementioned 22-month old) took it out of the box before I got it taped up.  Dang it!  Now I gotta run to the post office AGAIN and pay for shipping AGAIN!

Oh yeah, and did I mention my husband is staying at the Hyatt on Huntington beach right now, childless?  Boy, a "working" life sure seems hard.

Can someone feel bad for me now?

The best thing that happened today?  My friend watched my kids while I went grocery shopping by myself.  Thank you Chayse and Allison :)

Hummer Style

I like Target because they have ginormous shopping carts that fit all 4 of my children.  I call them hummer carts.  Who says you have to stay home with 4 kids?  Just ignore the stares, ignore the comments, don't feel guilty if you make your offspring stay buckled in the whole time, and ignore the fact that most of them will probably be crying on the way out (3 of the 4 to be precise), and you'll be fine.  Just keep calm and carry on.

Yes, my hands are full

If I had a dollar for every time people say to me "wow, you've got your hands full", I'd have a fully furnished house by now.  Ahhh...wouldn't that be nice?

Hot baby

To the lady behind the counter at Target: No! My baby is not screaming because she's hot.  I do not need to unwrap her from her blanket.  She's tired, that's all, and she needs to go to sleep (hence the blanket wrapping).  And yes, her face is red, because she's SCREAMING...NOT because she is hot.  And no, this is not my first child, she's my FOURTH, so give me some credit.  And don't ask how old I am.  Isn't that a social faux pas?  Sheesh.