Heartbroken

E and I were just sitting in the kitchen sharing some popcorn when she looked at me and said "Mom, when dad was gone my heart was broke." I was speechless. She explain that it was when he was at work and in Iraq too. It's no surprise to me. He has been working so much lately and there were months that we would only see him on the weekends. Just goes to show how hard this life is on kids. I better not tell R or he will definitely plan to get out in June! Poor Military kids!! :(

Good thing God gave me two arms

Because I could not survive with just one! Since B has been teething she has been so clingy. That was especially true today. Ever had to hold a 15-or-so pound baby with one arm and sweep, vacuum, and mop the house with the other?! Yeah, well at least I'm getting a workout for my arms. :) Do you think she is a bit spoiled?! Yeah, that may be true. But how can I turn down that sad little face with her one tooth poking through. I can't! Hehe. She is so pitiful sometimes when she wants me to pick her up. She arches her back and tries to grab me. I just can't resist. It's so adorable. I love that little girl so much!! (And the other two munchkins too, of course!)

Attack of jaws?!

Well, not yet thank God, but I know it's inevitable. Today, I saw the first little white line of a tooth poking through B's gums. And although I think she is going to be absolutely adorable with two little teeth, I also know that means some chomping on the girls. Nursing + teeth = sore boobs!

Can't believe my littlest girl is growing so fast. Guess I need to get an amber necklace! :)

It's real.

This morning I got a call from D's pre-k teacher asking me to come in and fill papers and also giving me details about the starting of school. I went, of course, and it was really great. Both the teacher and the TA were so nice and answered all the questions that I had, which if you know me means I ask a lot of questions. :)  It made me so excited for him to start school. At the same time I am sad. My little man is getting so big. It's so hard to believe sometimes. Seems like yesterday that I was bringing forms home for my parents to fill out and now that's me! So crazy. I am so proud of my oldest baby, and I know he will make me so proud this year. Only one more week and he will be in school everyday!

Dictionary of D

And maybe E too.

The kids say some of the funniest stuff sometimes. I just have to share. Two of my recent faves come from D. My kids have a deep love for chocolate (that they do NOT get from me) and ask me on a daily basis for it. I occasionally will give them one or two kisses to appease them. But apparently the other day D decided that he wanted part of a chocolate bar and not the "chocolate mountains" that I had offered him. I couldn't help but laugh. Guess they do look like little mountains. If only I saw things with the innocence of a child.

A few days after that, during his hospital stay, he decided that he didn't want the sound on the TV. He, of course, thinks he is a pro since he has mastered the volume, pause, and play buttons on our DVR. When he decided that he wanted to hear the sound again he asked his daddy, who we will affectionately call R, to "unmutecate" the TV.

Ahh. That kid makes me laugh so much.

As I sit here pondering...

There are so many things going on right now that I feel as though I can't quite get a grip on things. D was in the hospital this past weekend. Man, was that scary. It's really hard seeing your child in so much pain and having no idea what to do to help. Not to mention both doctors that we saw were a$$holes. I hate that doctors think they are so righteous when in reality most of the time they are just guessing. But he is home now, and definitely back to his normal self. Tell-tell signs?? Arguing and fighting with E, refusing to cleaning his messy room, wrestling with Kaiser, who I am sure it close to 70 pounds by now, jumping on and off of the furniture. Yep. I'd say he is definitely back to normal. But every since then, I just can't seem to get things together. No matter how hard I try to get the house back in order, I just can't get caught up. If I could only function on no sleep!! I clean one room, while the kids are busy messing up another room. It's a vicious cycle. Not to mention that D starts Pre-k next week (eeekkkk) so I still have tons to do before then. You know what I really need is a universal remote. You know, like the one in that Adam Sandler movie?! Although, I would only use it to pause the kids for a bit. Ha. That would be interesting. Oh well, tomorrow is another day to try again.