Its been awhile since I've done any blogging!  My life is at a whole new level of crazy. I hope to post things that will help others laugh at life. 

Here is my life in a nut shell: I now have 4 kids, 3 boys and 1 GIRL(yes I finally had a girl, thank you very much)!! #3 boy is still crazy, in fact crazier than he was a 1 year old. I am working at home school with #1 and #2, which goes great(when it happens).  I am still living in the US and will someday be going to Brazil to live for a short time, but for now my life remains in California. Last but not least MERRY CHRISTMAS is still in my vocabulary.

My baby is now a 1 year old. He is wild and crazy, and his older brothers are wilder and crazier than him. So basically my nerves are constantly hanging by a thread.  I have managed to keep all my children alive and well, and they still love me even though I pretty much lose my mind on a daily basis. I have a confession to make, I think I don't want to have anymore boys!  oh wait, you probably already figured that out.  Well, anyways I am going to be posting more experiences for all of you to hopefully learn from. Have an Awesome Day!

Tough Times: As baby Becomes Big Brother

My two year old(Matt) is happy to have a baby around.  Smiling, waving, and giving lots of kisses.  Telling us with his interactions with the baby that he loves him.  But he has started throughing unreal temper tantrums!!  Please help.  Let me give an example of his behavior.  This morning I came to give him and his older brother oatmeal.  He seemed happy and came to sit down.  He had some trouble getting past his older brother(Sam) who was trying to block his way.  Nevertheless he made it successfully and was sitting quietly by my side. Then when I went to offer him oatmeal he angrily yelled "NO!!!"  So I deceded to leave him alone and just feed Sam.  I think Matt got upset when I started giving the food only to Sam, but he wouldn't except it...what could I do?  Now is when the temper tantrum started.  He started growly and trying to hurt himself, such as pinching his arm, hitting his leg, or pulling his hair.  I asked him to calm down and to be careful or he would hurt himself.  The anger only increased.  My husband eventually grabbed him and held him trying to calm him down.  He talked and tickled and talked and tried reasoning with him, but would not let him go unless he calmed down.  Matt cried, screamed, hit, and tried to hurt himself.  After trying to control his behavior, we eventually had to just leave him in his bed to calm himself down.  He stopped crying almost immediately, but he was still upset when we got him out 10 mins later.  I know that kids will do what they want when it comes to reacting and throwing fits,  but what should I do? I figure next time I will try the time out in bed first since it worked so well.  I really don't like to give kids attention when they are behaving badly, espcially since it makes me want to behave badly.

Adding another to the group.

I am currently waiting for my third son(Aaron) to arrive.  I have been stressing a lot about not wanting to wait any longer for him to arrive. Everyday seems like an eternity, anytime I see someone I know they make comments such as: wow, your still here? or what no baby yet? or when is your due date again?  I am currently 9 days over due and experienceing contractions on and off, but not consistantly.  I was ten days over due with my second, and he turned out fine. I am the one who can't handle the nerves and the waiting. 

Now that it is so close to his arrival I thought my cravings would stop, but they have only increased.  I have dreams about foods such as: donuts, pizza, carniasada fries, etc.  And during the day I wish for foods that are not in my cupboards.  I try to distract myself from food and the thought of waiting by reading books, and playing with my kids.  I have talked of the baby often with my soon to be four year old(Sam).  He seems to understand that there is a new baby, friend, and brother coming soon.  He has started coming up to my belly and giving it hugs and telling the baby to come out and play.  It always brings a smile to my face when he mentions something about "baby Aaron".  I am so glad to have my two boys, and the third to come.  Seeing them restle, copycat eachother, and play together in general gives me hope for the future and brings great joy to my heart.  I am the mother of two very loving boys who will be wonderful big brothers to their new brother.  Please baby Aaron come soon.

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

Crying Kids!

My Three year old is extremely sensitive. He cries all the time. He does the 'I don't want it the way your giving it to me' thing. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to flip my lid. I can't handle the incessant crying. I am going to try and put him on a stricter schedule and add more learning activities into his routine. I don't know what else to do. I am really hoping this will help.

Any Ideas?

Dealing with Sick Kids

Matthew is teething, and so of course he is acting very sick and uncomfortable.  Tuesday was the worst of it. He wouldn't let me set him down and he slept off and on all day.  He didn't even want to get down to play, and that is very unusual for him.  Not to mention he had a slight fever the whole time, and I didn't want to put him in the bath, because he is going through the stage where he is afraid of the bath.  There was one point in the day that was pretty comical.  Samuel on this same day was constipated, so I set him up on the toilet, to do his business.  He was looking at me, crying, and pushing. At the same time I was holding Matthew who is in pain and crying.  Both kids in the bathroom in hysterics at the same time. I suppose it's not that funny now but on a day like that you just have to take what you get and make lemonade?!

p.s. Did I mention that Matthew woke up at 3am!  My nerves were a little frayed by the end of the day.  Luckily I took to laughing about my problems rather than getting upset.

p.p.s. Has a Dr. ever told you that kids don't get sick from teething?  So if your kid gets a fever or a runny nose its just a coincidence!  Ya, what a joke, thats pretty annoying!