It's a mum's life

I stumbled across this interesting read today while having lunch. I think I am doomed! I’ll be lucky to make it to 50.

As a mother of 5 very active, loud kids, I sometimes feel like I need a break, or at least some ‘me’ time. One day in the middle of a mini break down, I googled ‘signs you may need a break from your kids’ and I found this from Homegrown Mom.

You know you need a break…

1. When your husband asks what you did today and you think he means you did nothing all day. Then you growl.

2. When someone asks you how old your kids are and you pause for a second because you honestly can’t remember.

3. When you find yourself sighing and rolling your eyes more than three times an hour.

4. When you’re in a Target parking lot and it takes too long to find your keys at the bottom of the black hole you call your purse, so you burst into tears.

5. When you’re taking notes in church and you start writing your to-do list in the margin.

6. When you put some kindergarten math worksheets in your first grader’s workbox so you can have two minutes of quiet while she does them on her own.

7. When your husband comes home at five and you’re still in your pajamas and he’s too scared to ask what you did today.

8. When you’re so exhausted that you fall asleep while giving a spelling test, but you still stay up until 2am watching Lost and 24 with your husband because you finally feel like you can rest and you want to enjoy that feeling.

9. When you start putting protein bars in the microwave so you can feel like you’re eating chocolate while still sticking to your diet.

10. When you write a blog post called 10 Signs That You May Need a Break.

Putting aside the first 9 signs, just for the mere fact that I searched for this then wrote a blog about it. I think I may just need a break.

Being pregnant for the 4th time has been a huge event for everyone including my 4 year old twin daughters, Emily and Tiana.

The other day we got a really good shot of little baby Connor’s (boy bits) during a routine scan. We thought it would be cute to show Emily and Tiana this so they could visualise that the baby inside mummy is infact their ‘brother’ Now almost every day the girls ask me “How big is Connor’s penis now mum?” Not “How big is Connor now mum?” No, they are more interested in his male anatomy, the anatomy that they don’t have! So now I have had to tell daycare that if Emily and Tiana start talking about the size of ‘Connor’s penis’ not to worry it is just their unborn baby brother they are talking about.

In relation to this pregnancy number 4 again. My breasts have been involved in a growing battle against my stomach! Not only is my belly getting bigger by the day but so are my boobs! This is new for me as it never happened with any of my other pregnancies, and after giving birth to Emily and Tiana, I lost over 30 kilos gradually over 2 years, most of which came off my breasts!  Seeing as this has been quite obvious, Emily and Tiana have asked me twice now “Is baby Connor in your boobs mum?” I have had to explain that no, baby Connor is in mummy’s belly. Maybe when they feel him kicking they will understand better?

I just love little kiddies and the way their minds work