The triplets and I have been learning a lot these past few days!
On Tuesday evening we tried cereal for the first time. More came out than in that’s for sure! Logan didn’t last too long either. You can see in the video below when he starts to freak out. It’s a lot to do all at once! But the triplets and I are learning and we’ll get the new feeding thing down. Or at least I hope we do!
Just yesterday, I found that Logan and Owen can sit up … sort of. We need to do a few sit ups to tighten up their abs. Not only are they learning how to sit up, from this video I learned that I should NOT be a video commentary. Please excuse my nonsensical mommy talk. It’s a little peak at what it’s like when it’s just me and the boys. I never knew I talked that fast. Is that normal?
In addition to the mom thing — I’ve volunteered to help with Teacher Appreciation week at Jaden’s school. I haven’t helped with anything this year and I was feeling guilty. (I mean come on — being very pregnant is NOT a reason haha) So I thought, what the heck — it’s just collecting some gifts and assembling them into baskets. It would be something I could do in the convenience in my own home, at whatever hour I found time. Easy, right? Ugh wrong! Like every thing in my life (or so it seems) it’s gotten a little crazy!
We’ve been blessed with generous gifts from fellow parents, however in the form of cash. That means I’ve got to go shopping. Whoops, didn’t plan on that one! It’s also meant drafting reminder notes to be sent home with kids. Another whoops! We got this great idea to send home a worksheet with the kids to have them fill out. We would then create a book for each teacher as a thank you. Holy cats did that one blow up in my face!!
The first wrong move was that we wanted to include the paraprofessionals. Since mom is one at Summit View, I know how much being included in ‘teacher’ things means. But what I wasn’t planning on was that each para helps multiple teachers. And sometimes, they help a different teacher in the morning than in the afternoon. How on earth were we going to do that one?
I tried to be good and get another mom help out. I used my new Zumba class as an excuse. “I would do it, but I’ve got Zumba tonight ….” I tried! Tried is the key word there. BUT when I heard that the other mom I was working with was had to show her home for the first time the next day, my heart-strings pulled. I found myself putting labels on worksheets with her until 10pm last night. We got it done tho! But I lost out on time with Doug and putting Jaden to bed, and a feeding and (very important) watching American Idol.
Along with the triplets, I’m learning too. I’m learning my limits. I need to do things that make me happy and keep me sane. But with my babies, I need to be realistic on what I get involved with. If I get in over my head, it becomes work, rather than a relief. So while volunteering and giving is a love of mine, I need to keep it in gear and not get in over my head. It’s just sad because I’m really good at saying yes!
Love, Mel