this morning has been very trying on my already frazzled nerves. i have been staying up way too late watching the olympics--seriously do they have to air them until after 1am every night??--and this morning i think it finally caught up to me. charlie has been on one, so fussy and needy. i finally hit my limit about 2o minutes ago. i think i shouted or groaned loudly and then slammed the door to the room he was in. (this is not a proud moment for me. i know none of you reading this have to raise your voice. you have probably worked out a much nicer way to get out the frustration.) i then locked myself in the bathroom. after a few minutes charlie stopped crying. curious as to the cause of this sudden calm, i peeked out of the bathroom. sure enough, the door to the room was open. there i saw eden reading a story to her little brother. when i showed my face, eden told me not to be mean to charlie. i felt so sad getting the pep talk i usually give her. but i was also so happy to see my two kids together; the big sister loving her little brother so he would be happy and stop crying.
now if i can just find some way to chill out. maybe i should take up running.
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I'm glad to know that you are human! I have had many days like that and I only have one kid! Sometimes we just need to put our own self in time out!
Thank You Lauren for saying these things out loud! I am starting to have more moments like this than I am proud to admit to either! Eden is so adorable! That's how my girls are, putting the smack down on each other one minute and then the next giving each other loves! Thanks for the post!!
Such a cute row of posts -- I love all the photos of your trip Lauren!
And I get this kind of moment. I love your whole description of it (from the loud groan to locking yourself in the bathroom). Cute Eden...
What a cute story. I love those moments - the cute sibling ones, of course. Hate the other frustrated moments. We're all there, sista. You're a great mom! At least they're just "moments," right? :)
this too will pass, much more quickly than you can imagine.
Love you.
Papa.
just caught up on your fun summer, looks like you had a blast in california. and i think eden and velzy have the same old navy wardrobe!
and how cute is it when the 2 play nice? so sweet!
We've all been there! I myself have had many of those "moments" where you feel awful as the parent, not being able to control yourself.
I'm sure everyone has those days!!! But that is a cute story. Eden is getting so big!!! Her hair is finally pointing south now!
I am getting a taste of it La. Sometimes I get so frustrated! And she is just a tiny baby! Oh, well. I bet it was a tender moment to see Eden sticking up for Charlie.
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