The phone has not stopped ringing today, I am behind in my emails, my house is a mess, and I never realized the importance of nap time until I became a stay at home mom. Good lord, I’m about to lose my mind! Lily and Arden are running back and forth between their rooms, giggling, alternately crying, finding “bugs” that need to be taken care of by mommy (the last bug was a lintball), going pee every 5 seconds (after Arden has already had two temper tantrums when I ASKED her to go to the bathroom), screaming for me to “wipe” them, needing water, falling out of bed, and wanting their covers rearranged. Who needs the gym when I am going up those infernal stairs every 30 seconds? The last time I was up there, my head swivelled around on my neck like a rabid owl and I felt steam coming out of my ears. I was so supremely annoyed and tired that I went to threaten them with *something* and nothing came out of my mouth! Finally the words came, and I screamed, “Neither of you will get to help me wash my car this afternoon!!!!” Oooh, good one, Mom-o!!! They were just DYING to help you wash the car - you really know how to push their buttons!
Apparently the scary neck-swivelling was enough to shut them up, because I haven’t heard a peep in the last two minutes. I don’t think I am going to survive this gig unless they stay in their rooms a minimum of an hour a day.
Nap time is crucial, very crucial! However I never know if I should clean the house, take a nap myself, or any other the billion other things that I can’t get done when they are awake.
I found your blog a few weeks ago and check it daily. Today was a day that I completely (and I mean completely) identify with…I’ve been home for almost a bit over a year and I still have my “moments.” My 3yo hasn’t taken a nap since I’ve been home and for my 1yo, we must have lockdown for the whole house so that he can sleep even a bit. You have my complete empathy. Just think, they’ll go to sleep a bit faster in the evening!
I suspect this is the real reason why you are behind in everything:
http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/04/husbands_add_seven_hours_to_wo.html
Got to love finding something they want to do & threaten that they won’t be able to do it!!
Wash the car? BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You’ll get it! Dont worry.
OK, this is probably bad, but my parents put a door chain on my sister’s bedroom door so she couldn’t get out.
If you don’t think it’s bad, it’s worth a try.
I’m sorry to laugh at your pain, but you do express it so eloquently. We use lots of incentives and loss of priviledges around here. I’ll have to remember the car washing thing….(still chuckling to myself here….)
I’m considering door locks on the inside of my daughter’s door. I would already have done it except I have weird doorknobs.
While you were having THIS good time, I was entertaining other zoo visitors with my daughter’s tantrums and my attempts at de-escalation. Super fun!
Heck with the kids’ naps! Let’s let mommy have a nap! yah!
LOL Washing the car huh? Nice.
My car needs washing too . . . I think you just have to get use to the whole stay at home thingy. It will come in time. Remember the only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary!
I hear you on the nap thing…weirdly the car washing thing would have worked on my kids:P Better luck tomorrow!
man I hate those days. Hope they stayed in their room for at least the hour min! lol
(Amelia’s mom) Hang in there. I hope you don’t mind I laughed my head off. Very well written.
So, did you wash the car?