Every time I do something stupid (which is quite frequently, actually) I always tell myself, "That's one step further away from that mom of the year award!". So I decided I'd start documenting all my stupidity here. Maybe one day I'll look back and laugh. Or cry. Whatever.
Step #1 today
So this morning Noah climbs into my bed to cuddle as he does every morning. I grab my phone to look at the time. 7:37!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh crap! We all slept in! Let me tell you that Wyatt has to be at school at 8:00. And it's a 10 minute drive to school. Then Noah has to be at his school by 8:15 which is back down by our house. So I'm screaming for everyone to get up and get dressed. I change the baby's diaper in record time and throw him in the crib. That was literal. I let go a bit too soon and he plopped down to the mattress. Oh well. At least it's soft!
All I can hear my self say is "Get dressed. Brush your teeth. Are your shoes on?" Repeatedly. My poor kids. I run downstairs. As the kids are frantically putting on shoes I microwave frozen corn dogs for breakfast. Yep. I sure did. Wyatt grabs the corn dogs and gets in the car. I grab the baby. Noah gets his back pack. We all scramble in and Wyatt actually makes it to school by 8:02! Tardy bell is at 8:05. Awesome. We did it. Now 10 minutes over to Noah's school and he's good too. Wow, if they could only get ready that quickly every day!
I think I need an alarm clock.
Step #2 today
Just half an hour ago I'm nursing the baby and Noah comes screaming up the stairs. He's a bit of a drama queen so I don't think too much of it. "My foot's bleeding!" he screams. That happens alot. Just yesterday actually. So again I don't think too much about it, even though he is screaming like a maniac. "What happened?" He is screaming incoherently and getting on my nerves. I go to grab a tissue and look down to see blood pouring out of his foot! And in one of my greatest bad mother moments do I console him? Do I hug him? No. This is what comes our of my mouth. "You got blood on my carpet". In my defense it was in my craft room on my pretty rug! I know, that doesn't help. But I did clean him up and bandage him. And clean up the trail of blood from my dining room, through the kitchen, up the stairs, down the hall and into my craft room. He's on my bed watching cartoons now. I'll give him a cookie and he won't remember a thing. : ) That is, until I need to rip off htat darn bandage. Then he'll scream bloody murder again. : (
Anyone else do anything bad today? Please share, if only to make me feel better....
6 years ago
5 comments:
That's too funny! I think you should win "Mom of the Year" just by getting 3 kids out the door that fast! Ummm...if it makes you feel better I would let Parker scream and cry in his swing when he was just a few weeks old while I cooked dinner. I felt horrible but every night it kicked in at the same time, and, well, we gotta eat, too!!! This was always after nursing so I didn't beat myself up too bad b/c I knew he was not hungry and at least I knew he was safe.
My son ran around telling everyone "Doggies have pee-pees." The grocery store, Target, my in-laws, the library...boys are weird and gross. I do not know where he comes up with these things...he isn't even 3 yet. And the blood on the craft room carpet thing...um, yeah, I'd have said the same thing.
Thanks girls girls! Khristen, that is too funny. These things are all e v e n t u a l l y funny. Yes, boys are weird and gross. I have 3 of them!! So much to look forward to!! :\
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