OK, Sweety

Today, I felt the pains of being a mom, but I felt the triumph of surviving it!


Rosa woke up with a massive Big D in her diaper and all over her body.  *deep breath* "OK, Sweety - let's get a bath."  Splash. Splash.  Everyone's clean and happy now.

So we head down to breakfast.  Dear me!  Rosa ate the entire container of veggies! Yay!  After a week of off-an-on eating, I was feeling pretty good.  Now to the rest of breakfast.  Yay, she's eating even more!  *blahhhh....*  Well, I got to see the veggies, apples, and yogurt one more time.  *sigh*  "OK, Sweety - let's take a bath."  Splash. Splash.  Everyone's clean and happy now.

Cough. Cough.  That's right.  Rosa still has that darn cough from last week.  Luckily, on-top-of-it mom already made an appointment the day before.  Hop in the van, kids!  Sorry, Rosa - I'll stop rubbing it in that you can't walk yet.  I'll help you out with that.

Hello, Doctor!  So my little Rosa has lost weight?!??!?!  *sigh*  I'm doing everything right?  Just a little tweek in my program for her?  OK...sure, I will definitely find a way to feed her four bottles a day because it's not like I haven't been TRYING!!!

Lunch time.  Crying.  Screaming.  Melt down.  I see the back of Rosa's mouth.  Dear me - two molars starting to poke through.  No wonder she's angry.  "OK, Sweety - let's give you some Tylenol.  Sweety?  If you stop screaming for a second, I can give it to you.  Alrighty - it's ok that you spit it all out.  Let's try again.  Dear me, why won't Tylenol work instantly!"

Trot up the steps for naptime.  Toddlers have been sleeping for two hours.  I swear God created a need in babies and toddlers to take naps just to give mommas a break.  This momma definitely needed one, but now she feels renewed and ready to take on what the evening brings!