I'm exhausted. I feel like no matter how hard I try, I just can't get enough sleep.
I'm a Mom. I guess it comes with the territory.
Javen has been sneaking into our bed the past few nights around 1:30AM and sleeping with us until morning. I guess both Jake and I are too tired to take him back to his own bed, so we just endure the kicks, punches, head butt's, tossing and turning. I know Javen is an active little boy, but even in his sleep he can't keep still! (Maybe that's where all these mysterious bruises on my legs are coming from?!)
Last night Jake and I agreed that this
mid-night smack down sleepover habit is getting nixed, pronto. And of course on the night that we agree to take him back to his own bed immediately, he actually stays put in his own bed all night.
Then there's Liam. Aside from still waking up around 4:30AM to eat every morning, during the day he has just as much energy as Javen, except he doesn't know the rules of the house. He's into EVERYTHING. He gets into the dirt and leaves in my indoor potted plants, pulls the baskets out from under our foyer bench to chew on shoes, removes all the books from the shelves, then climbs up the shelves (!!!), climbing the stairs, pulling on electric cords, playing with the DVD player/TV, wrecking Javen's train tracks, putting food crumbs in his mouth from off the floor under Javen's chair...you get the idea. Such a curious little guy! When I tell him no, he just smiles because he thinks it's all a game. I tell you, this is the happiest kid on the planet! His life is one big ball of smiles!
Anyway, all of Liam's busyness means I can't take my eyes off him for ONE SECOND. He no longer likes the Jumperpoo, and doesn't want to be held unless he is sleepy. He can't stand to be restrained in any which way!
The problem is, he's not my only child! Javen needs help going potty (more on his progress later), or wants to color, or needs lunch, or a refill on his water or read a book or just wants to sit in my lap and hug (my little cuddle bug, I love it!)
Then there's the whole...doing the dishes, switching the laundry, paying the bills, making phone calls, grocery shopping, cleaning the bathrooms, changing the sheets...EATING...you know...the list goes on.
My house is in shambles. I can't do it all. Keeping my kids safe, fed and changed comes first. A few things get scratched off the "to do" list during nap time, but it just doesn't seem to make much of a difference overall.
Yesterday in
an act of desperation stroke of genius, I came up with this solution to coral Mr. Curious:
Except my plan didn't really work out. Instead of doing something productive, I took pictures and laughed at my boys. Liam was SO excited to have that many toys within arms reach (without Javen trying to snatch anything from his grasp) and Javen was BEGGING for a turn to play inside the toy box. Liam's turn lasted about ten minutes before he was through. Then the three of us ended up playing on the floor together for a while.
Oh well. I guess for now I'll just stick to trying to get things done while he's asleep. He'll learn sooner or later, (sooner, I hope!)
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