This morning has been all kinds of stupid.
I woke up to Charlie telling me he was ready for a feed. As I was feeding him, Georgie woke up. I finished feeding him and left him lying on my bed while I went in to Georgie. I found her covered in poop, which apparently has a play dough-like texture that makes it great for playing with. Not fun. That being said..... she was not eating it. {Grateful for the small things}
After chucking her in the bath, soaking her sheets, wiping her cot and the walls next to her cot and getting her dressed and ready for the day, I walked in to get Charlie who was just starting to fuss. I discovered more poop. Charlie's nappy had sprung a major leak and there was a wonderful big mess all over my bed. It had even gone through to our mattress protector. Not fun. Plus, today it has been raining and storming, making it much harder for me to get all this washing done.
Some days you seriously wonder why anyone would have kids.
I was trying to get us all fed and out the door by 9:30am as I had a meeting to go to. I was just starting to get really stressed as I could not put Charlie down without having him scream, so I had no idea how I was going to have a shower when I got a text message. It was from my sister, Jenny. It read 'Thought I'd cook you a lasagne today. Sound ok?' {Grateful for the small things}.
As I was just getting everything organised to go, Charlie was just starting to fuss again in his bed. Before I got to him Georgie had raced ahead of me and was reaching into the cradle to pat him on the head. {Grateful for the small things}
This motherhood thing can be so hard sometimes. It's easy to suddenly have everything pile on top of you and you feel like you are drowning. Little tasks which used to be so simple now seem so amazingly difficult. I am desperate for just a little bit of space. But amidst all the chaos that is raining down, there are patches of light. I've just got to remember to look for them.
It can be hard to remember to focus on the good stuff when there's so much yucky stuff to clean up! Lasagne sounds like a great way to finish the day though.
ReplyDeleteThanks, it did help!
DeleteIt can be really tough!! Praying tomorrow goes a little more smoothly and contains a little less poop :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Hayley!
DeleteHell yes motherhood can be bloody tough sometimes. There are days like yours leaving you wondering what the heck you've gotten yourself into. But eventually you get through those days. With your belly full of lasagne, the rain will eventually abate and you'll start to see the little rays of sunshine poking through. You're doing great to recognise the small mercies amongst he chaos. Hang in there, it gets better.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hanging in there seems to be a common theme with motherhood :)
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