A Glimpse Into My World

-Wake up anywhere from 6:30-8:30 a.m.
-Put twins on floor in living room while I go grab diapers in other room
-Find Elijah in the kitchen, Addy in dining room (bring them back in living room)
-Take Addy's diaper off, Elijah tries to grab it
-Push Elijah away, Addy quickly scoots away with her bare bottom
-Grab Addy and get her diaper on her
-Remove Elijah's diaper
-Receive morning shower from Elijah
-Change his clothes, clean up, diaper him
-Quickly retrieve Addy from kitchen since she crawled away during the excitement
-Retrieve Elijah from dining room and Addy from bathroom **Anytime I "retrieve" them means they've crawled away from me again!!!**
-Put them in their highchairs
-Grab some breakfast for Harmony, but the twins are upset because they're not getting theirs 1st
-Quickly prepare twins' cereal
-Feeding goes normally (food all over heads, some whining since I can't get it into their mouths fast enough)
-Pour cereal for myself
-Pick up whining Addy
-Eat my cereal
-Put Addy back in highchair and give both twins heaps of toys on their trays while I escape to take a quick shower
-Not fast enough, they're both screaming by the time I'm out
-Get them both out of their highchairs
-They both crawl away in separate directions
-Change Addy's messy diaper
-Try to put them in their johnny jump-ups, but they just want to crawl around
-Get Harmony dressed and ready
-Retrieve babies
-Try the jump-ups again... it works, they are happy jumping
-Grab that pile of laundry that has been sitting in the basket for 4 days waiting to be folded
-Fold 3 shirts before Addy wants out of jump-up
-Get Addy out
-Now Elijah wants out
-Change Elijah's messy diaper
-Retrieve babies
-Fold a shirt
-Retrieve babies
-Fold a shirt
-Retrieve babies
-Okay, let's get out of the house, forget trying to do housework (never works without David watching the kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
-Put babies in stroller
-Help Harmony on bike
-Walk and walk and walk and walk
-Lunch time (Elijah wants to be held while fed) Addy wants to be held... they both whine....Harmony is begging for another yogurt and juice and an apple and...
-Feed all kids and grab something (the closest edible object) for myself
-Babies thirsty (nurse both on the reclining couch while typing on my laptop...Harmony takes advantage of me being "immobile" and makes a mess in her bedroom and her toyroom and the guestroom and...
-Babies nap on my lap
-Harmony comes bouncing into room, I "shushhh" her
-Babies wake up, I let them loose on the floor and investigate any damage a curious hyper 4 year old may have done.
-Retrieve babies
-Diaper changes
-Decide another walk/trip to the park is in order since that's the easiest way to keep the twins from crawling ALL over the place
-Spend afternoon walking/playing at park
-Finally David comes home and watches kids while I scramble to get supper together
-Supper... Harmony complains about food... Elijah is picky
-Get through supper
-Just want to lay on the couch and rest after being with the kids all day...BUT need to do the dishes, clean up all the cracker crumbs, pay those bills, really tackle that load of laundry...
-Start the housework, but twins decide they're thirsty
-Nurse twins
-Resume housework
-Work, but don't accomplish everything because David wants us to spend time all together as a family just goofing off in the living room for a little while
-Time for bed
-Get everyone ready for bed, nurse babies
-Sleep, wake up with a twin, sleep, wake up with a twin, sleep, etc.
---Then do it ALL OVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*A lot of times my days are busier than this example, but this gives you an idea anyway

I'm not complaining at all!! I absolutely love my twins and my little girl. Sometimes I just can't believe the life I have as it seems all I do is chase babies, wipe bottoms, cook, and TRY to keep up with all the housework I'm behind on. I do not want to wish these days away though. I want to cherish my little babies because I know they won't be little for very long. Who really cares if that mound of laundry that I'm always trying to fold doesn't get worked on like it should? Seeing my kids' silly smiles and bright eyes, or endeavoring to stop their tears are more important. I have the best job in the world... I AM A MOM...I get to play all day long with the 3 most amazing kids in the world. I love them to pieces, and thank God for blessing me with them!!!!!!!!!