Ramblings of a Crazy Mama

My jogging partner


Sweet brotherly love!!!!



Don't you love that dimple???!!!



How many times can one write a post while being SOOO RUDELY interupted by her five young children? Too many too count!!!

So, my kids are having a hard time understanding that mommy does in fact need a few moments to herself each day. I mean, seriously, they sleep with me, shower with me, even follow me to the bathroom when I attempt to sneak away. Oh well, I am sure I will have more than enough quiet time when they are older. I will be begging for them to spend time with me!!




Our lives have been crazy lately (hmmm... imagine that!!). We are still waiting on the county to pull their head out of their you-know-whats so we can finish the house. We have to be out of our "current home" at the end of the month and we still have no clue where we will be going. I am sure we will have a plan on the 29th and have to be out by the 30th. We are a very well-organized, schedule-planning family!! :)
Our little Cole is sure making big changes. He woke up one day last week a new baby. He is always smiling and is even laughing. He is sleeping better and is not eating every 45 minutes- he has bumped it up to every hour and a half!! He goes to the doc on Friday,and I am anxious to see how much he weighs. He is definelty our fattest baby. I don't remember the other kids having rolls at 2 months. I LOVE fat babies- especially mine!!!
Oh no, here they come swarming me demanding food and ooohhh, Aiden is stinky!!!

Life after baby

The things your mama (or any wiseman) does not tell you after having a baby:

1. You will smell. That's right, some strange odor will come from every pore in your body. No shower or perfume will make it go away.

2. On top of smelling, you will not be able to shower everyday. And if you have little ones, when you finally get a chance to shower, you will be not be alone. No, your husband does not want to shower with you because he is in fear that any contact with you, even sharing water, may knock you up again. It will be your sweet children, and they will be commenting on your beautiful body. And children don't always know the appropriate comments for their mommy!!!

3. Your body will never be the same. Somehow, your boobs will be within a few inches from your bellybutton. Your hiney and legs become one big blah! And the little tummy you always hated, will become a fond, distant memory. You will not be a muffin top, more like a bunt cake top. Muffins are cute and scrupmtios- your body will be far from cute.

4. Do not go to a comedy club, out for a run, or do jumping jacks without proper protection. Enough said.

5. People will still be "mouth drunk" (as Erin and I call it) after the baby is born. The comments will become stupider and more bold. My favorite- "you look great for having five kids." So, if I didn't have five kids, would I look like shit? Or even just one, how would I look then? I wish I could come up with some smart alec comment, but I am too big of a wuss!!!

6. Aside from waking at all hours of the night to feed and change a fussy baby, you will also wake in fear that the baby is not breathing. You will live in fear day and night and your stress level will be off the charts. Even if your baby is perfectly healthy, don't expect to sleep at all!!!

7. Somehow, someway, your heart will grow bigger everyday. Just when you think you can't love your babies anymore than you do, you will wake each morning loving them all a little more.

Cole

I have written this post three times now, each time it somehow disappears from my computer. Four kids stepping on plugs and pushing buttons sure doesn't have anything to do with it!!!

It has been almost 6 weeks now since our sweet Cole entered our world. The labor was the quickest yet and the recovery was also. He has also been just about perfect!! He eats like a pig- about every hour- but he is perfect otherwise!!! Hopefully it will help getting rid of all of this baby weight.

We are starting school tomorrow and the kids are super excited. I will probably be ready to pull my hair out within the first week trying to manage all the chaos!!! Connor's only request is a quiet school day- I hope he knows that he is dreaming!!! Hopefully when the house is done he will have his wish- and hopefully that will be very soon!!!

Here is a recent pic of our sweet baby. I will post more soon!!

Out of the mouths of Babes

I have had two recent conversations with my dear children lately that I had to write down. Their little minds never cease to amaze me!!

Madeline: (looking at my huge belly and questioning my scar from getting my belly button pierced back when I was a defiant 21 year old!!!) Why do you have a hole in your tummy?

Me: UM....... Well, when mommy wasn't very smart, she decided to get her belly button pierced.

Madeline: Giggling... Mommy, why did you pierce your tummy's ears? That was about the craziest thing I have ever heard of!!! (Still giggling...) DADDY, DID YOU KNOW MOMMY PIERCED HER TUMMIES EARS?

Marc: Haha, how are you going to explain this one to your sweet daughter? I told you it was a stupid idea!!!

OK, so maybe he WAS right, but only this ONE time!!!

And now for Bryce. His mind is amazing.

We went to the store the other day, and the checker lost her arm in a horrible car accident. She normally has a mitten on the end of her arm (it was lost at about her elbow), but this day, she did not have anything covering it.

Bryce: MOMMY, look at that ladies arm!!!

Me: SSSHHHH.... I will tell you about it in the car.

Bryce: (the second arriving in the car) Mommy, did you see that lady? She didn't have a hand or an arm!!!

Me: You are right, buddy. A few years ago, she was in a horrible car accident and she lost her arm in the accident.

Bryce: What did they do with her arm?

Me: UMMMM, I bet the arm went to a special heaven??!!

Bryce: But mom, an arm does not have a soul, so how could it go to heaven?

OK, I was speechless at this point, because this was a little more in depth than what my kids know about God. Don't get me wrong, we say prayers, read Children's bibles, teach right from wrong, know God's will, but having souls and what/who goes to heaven is not something I have taught my five year old. I guess I need to step up the religious ed- or maybe he can teach me a thing or two!!

Here are a few pics from Fourth of July up in LaPorte. Connor is totally sportin a fake camera smile!! And Bryce, as usual is trying to avoid the camera at all costs. One extreme and another!!

Changes in attitudes

I always dreamed of having four kids. I knew that that was my fate. When Aiden was born, my mind was set that we were done. My life plan of four kids was complete. When I found out I was pregnant, I was almost scared that something would happen to one of my children, because I wasn't supposed to have five children. I have been worried this whole pregnancy that something would happen to this baby inside of me because I didn't feel I was "supposed to" have 5. But, in the last couple of weeks, I feel I am constantly looking around for someone who is missing. As we sit down for dinner, I am feeling we are incomplete. I am getting so excited about our new little one. I am so anxious to see what type of personality can mix with the chaos. Our family is only two short weeks from being "complete". I am giddy with excitement!!!!

Anticipation

It has been 6 hours and 15 minutes since my sweet Connor has been gone with his sister. She took him, with three girlfriends, to a water park in Roseville. They were supposed to call but I have yet to hear from them. I am about to go INSANE!!! I know he is probably fine, but he is away from me. near water. in a car. with teenagers. Ugg, I would love a glass a wine right now. But, serves me right to worry. I told a BIG FAT LIE today. I got pulled over for talking on my phone, and to avoid a big fat ticket, I told the nice police officer that I was having labor pains and on the phone with my doctor. Karma is a bitch!!! Hopefully they call soon before I go crazy!!

Anticipation