I mean, how cute is this child?!!! Who could live in the same house with this kid and feel sad? Not I.
These two are becoming best buddies and it is so fun to watch! I have always said we have so much fun and "its always a party at our house", and I'm not wrong - still!
We had a fun day today. I have a cold, so I ended up begging the kids to let us skip homeschool soccer and I let them watch "The Empire Strikes Back" instead [and felt really guilty for trading good athletic activity for TV time, let me tell ya!]. Then I skipped a staff meeting at work tonight too because I just feel crummy.
Aside from boring legal divorce yuckiness and me having a cold, we had a great day though!
I'm finally starting to get things down. Our bedtime routine has been beautiful the last few nights - so much better than it was! The only time it gets really bad now is right at dinner time, so that's what I'm going to keep working on.
But the kids are being really good and they seem to be adjusting SO well, I am pleased over all with the way they are coping. The four younger kids ALL seem to be much less anxious and stressed out, and they all sleep now! The nightmares and night terrors have stopped. My oldest is having some anxiety issues surrounding being in crowds and meeting new people, but she's also hit puberty all of a sudden and I think it could be related to that too. Everyone is sleeping better now though and everyone is less stressed out / anxious these days too. I hadn't realized what a toll their father was taking on us all when he was here.
I hadn't mentioned to my kids the thing about the "5 Little Monkeys and the Mama" [no daddy] books when I noticed it, but today my oldest realized it and said "Hey Mama, we are just like the 5 little monkeys now!". Which she thought was funny.
So, we took some monkey shots tonight. We had so much fun. LOL!
So, for those of you who don't know the song... [and that would be those of you with no children I'll guess, because what mother or father alive doesn't know the 5 Little Monkeys song?!]
"5 Little Monkeys jumped on the bed, one fell off and bumped her head.... Mama called the doctor and the doctor said 'No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed!'"
"4 Little Monkeys jumped on the bed, one fell off and bumped her head.... Mama called the doctor and the doctor said 'No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed!'"
"3 Little Monkeys jumped on the bed, one fell off and bumped her head.... Mama called the doctor and the doctor said 'No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed!'"
"2 Little Monkeys jumped on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head.... Mama called the doctor and the doctor said 'No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed!'"
"1 Little Monkey jumped on the bed, she fell off and bumped her head.... Mama called the doctor and the doctor said 'No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed!'"
Now all the little monkeys have a head ache. LOL!
3 comments:
I'm really happy you're able to see how this is going to be good for your whole family and sincerely hope Pete will do as he says.
My kids are more relaxed and happy now too, and like you I was the last to notice there was anything taking a toll on us. Ryan, at the age of TEN, finally stopped wearing pullups to sleep at night about two days after Sree left and hasn't had an accident since. After TEN YEARS of waking up wet every morning!
I think we're just so busy trying to hold things together we don't think anything of the million little things that we should probably be noticing. I have a good friend who got divorced last year after the school nurse pulled her aside and told her that the stomach aches her son had every Monday morning were probably attributable to being home all weekend with his father around the house. After years of stomach problems, he hasn't been sick a day in the past year.
Our poor little kids are like canaries in the coal mine, and it takes a brick up side the head for us to notice it. Our good intentions blind us. I'm happy your kids and mine get to live in a positive, loving, fully nurturing environment now.
Beautiful, Kelly. Your darling children. God is so very Good.
You are such an awesome mom. :)
Kelly, your kids do deserve better, and so do you. Stay strong, and know that he will answer to God someday for what he's done and is doing, and he better hope this can all be truly chalked up to mental illness then!
I know the financial stress of handling this all by yourself is a nightmare. I can't imagine. It was hard enough with one child. I still think going back to school someday is a great idea, maybe when your youngest is a couple of years older. I did the nursing school/single mom thing, and if you'd like more details of how I managed it financially, feel free to shoot me a private email sometime.
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