Hey Girls!!Sooooo....yes, I'm finally posting onto this S.S. blog. Only what...FOUR months after it began! Phew! Life with kids is a little hectic. And having three makes it ... all the more hectic. For any of you considering three...here are some things to consider...
1. Try to insure complete loss of sanity by somehow causing all three to cry at the same time. Most likely the older two are crying because they are fighting while the baby is crying because she's hungry. It's great if you can start crying, too. Enter husband. =)
2. If your older two are sick when baby #3 arrives, have them touch and rub and kiss the baby mercilessly. Then, you can go back to the hospital when baby #3 is only 2 weeks old for some more rest! (ha! Yes, Kaitlyn got RSV at 2 weeks, sending us back to the hospital for another week!)
3. Just when baby #3 is only waking up one time a night, move child #2 from a crib to a bed and start to night train child #1. You see, this way you can still wake up 3-4 times a night, in case all that extra sleep from the previous week was getting to you.
4. Protect baby from the terrors of...her older siblings. If baby is choking, make sure it's not food or bottle or spit-up or....older sister's finger half way down her throat!
5. Of course, savor every moment ... when child #1 lovingly comforts the baby. Or when child #2 cuddles sweetly in your arms and asks you to hold her on the couch or lay by her at night time. Or child #1 and child #2 laugh hysterically at each other's antics. Or child #2 sings so sweetly you're sure she'll be an American Idol. Or baby coos and smiles so softly you think your heart is going to melt right out of you.
So, yes, three is pure joy...and pure terror...and pure chaos! But, we're definitely enjoying Daddy being home for the summer, and the warm weather of a Colorado summer! We'll keep you "posted!" (ha, ha!)
Love,
Shari
