Today was Austin's 2nd day of school. And I went total mom fail on this day before it even started. I woke up late, he woke up late..luckily I pack his lunch the night before just in case. Thank goodness. So now it's like 8:15. Axel has an 11:00 check up and the office is about 25 minutes from us. As usual on days we have an appointment...I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off because...I have to make sure axels diaper bag is packed, bring a wrap and at least two changes of clothes for each kid. No, I'm not exaggerating. You can almost guarantee that they will either spill, drool, vomit, pee, poop or dribble on their clothes.
Matt ran to put gas in the van, I get the kids dressed, clothes, socks, shoes..okay.
"Brush your teeth guys"
"Wahhh no!"
"Seriously guys we have to go, you need to brush your teeth."
At this point, I drag them one at a time into the bathroom and brush their teeth. After all, they're 2 and 4 and when they brush themselves they don't do the best job anyway..so maybe it's better this way. (Ha! I'm kidding right? Really? Really?!) everyone is ready, I get Axel in his car seat and off we go!
Get to the doctors office..no parking spots. drove around the lot and found one that had opened. (It's always a pain to find parking at this office.) Matt took the Alexander and Aaron to get some snacks from the store in the building and I went up to the office with Axel. First of all...we get up to the desk..and she called Axel a girl. 😑 ever since Austin was a baby I make sure that when we go out I always dress them in blue. At this point Im pretty sure I do it subconsciously. (I made the mistake of putting Austin in yellow when we went out once, and someone asked if he was a boy or a girl..not sure why but I was completely and utterly offended.) the wait was a little longer than usual but that doesn't bother me. However..it was hot as heck in there. I HATE being hot. Cannot stand it. Neither can Axel. They come in, take his stats and vitals, then we wait some more and the doctor comes in. Couple things. I've known since he was born that Axel has a tongue tie. I'm noticing lately that he also has a lip tie. Second thing. He occasionally breathes like a pug. Mostly when he's laying on his back. I've asked the doctor about this before and they kept saying it would go away. He's 4 months old and it hasn't gone away. So I pushed. I informed the doctor that he WAS born facing up AND he makes these noises. He went "oh. I'm giving you a referral for an ENT"
After this my husband informs me that we need to stop at the store because he needs a work shirt..and everything we have is packed. When we got there, Axel was sleeping so I thought nothing of bringing him in in the car seat rather than wrapping him. (When in doubt, wear the wrap out) we get Aaron out of his car seat...he's had an accident. Matt takes Alexander and Axel in while I change Aaron real quick in the van. (Pay attention now. Change of clothes #1 for Aaron.) I get in and Matt is waiting for the woman to grab a cart because she saw him with his hands full. 😑. Finally..she gets to us with the cart trying to be helpful instructing me to put axels care seat on top of the cart. No. Not happening. I know it's not safe. Alexander sits down on the floor. (Oh please no. Seriously? No! Ah crap. He did) he peed. On the floor. Okay. He's 4. Kids have accidents. So Matt takes him back out to the van to change his clothes. ( change of clothes #1 for Alexander.) I inform the woman that he had an accident and the floor is wet so she puts a sign up and gets someone else to help her. As they walk up, the original woman tell the other woman that he had an accident and the second woman responds with "what did they not have any diapers or something?" As calmly as I could I said "he's potty trained...he just had a little accident, we were just at the doctors office so he must've been holding it." To which she responds, "oh so you were getting him checked out for this peeing thing?" (At this point, horns may have popped out of my head, maybe steam rose from my nostrils.) "NO...we were at the doctor for the BABY'S 4 month check up if you must know." Bitch.
Now we're attempting to walk around the store to find some clothes for the hubs while carrying an infant seat with a 16 lb baby in it and chasing a 2 and 4 year old. Mind you, daddy gave them candy at the doctors office. (I'm sure you know where this is going.) they're zigging, they're zagging. They're hiding under clothes racks and rolling like secret spies across the floors..and cackling like wild hyenas. People are staring. Another thing I'm really not fond of...being stared at. It makes me extremely uncomfortable. I can feel their eyes burning into my skin. I leave Axel with Matt and go chase Aaron who is running through the kids section. Alexander is helping me chase him since he's smaller and can weave quickly through the narrow aisles. This kid. He made a leaping tackle. Took Aaron down and pinned him until I got there. I'm really glad no one saw this. I had to hold back my laughter as I scolded Aaron for running off. I'm sweating like sumo wrestler in a sauna. I'm carrying Aaron. Alexander following behind...not for long. We find dad and he's wiggly, giggly duck, tuck and roll again. I grab the keys, take Axel and Aaron to the van..sit in the ac and wait. At some point between leaving the store and getting into the van...Aaron peed..again. Get him changed (change of clothes #2 for Aaron) feed Axel, wait a little more. ( I swear these kids are normally really good about telling us when they have to go potty) I call the ENT on the referral and leave a message. Matt gets back to the van, and we head home.
hubby goes to meeting. I send the kids to play in the backyard because in a matter of five minutes, Alexander punched Austin in the stomach, Austin fell down and bumped into Alexander who them kicked Aaron so Aaron kicked Alexander back and sent him flying off the couch. Everyone's having a meltdown. They go outside, I try to clean up a bit inside. They come in, they each want something different for dinner. One wants cereal, one wants a hot dog. One isn't hungry but then later decides he also wants a hot dog. Done. Bath time. Sometimes Aaron and Alexander get along really well and they're super sweet to each other...this was not one of those times. "He took my dinosaur!" "He's on my side of the tub!" No that's my dinosaur!" "Mom, he's pouring water on my head." Goodness gracious. Bath time is over. Still hungry. Everyone gets a snack. Axel goes to bed at this point. (There's something so breathtakingly beautiful about a baby who's just nursed himself to sleep) Matt tells Austin he needs to brush his teeth and go to bed...Austin whines how this is unfair because his younger brothers get to stay up and he has to go to bed. (Okay kid. You can whine all you want, you're still going to bed.) Aaron falls asleep pretty quickly. Alexander throws a bit of a fit. He calms down and snuggles up to dad on the couch and now they're both passed out and snoring. What a day.
Matt ran to put gas in the van, I get the kids dressed, clothes, socks, shoes..okay.
"Brush your teeth guys"
"Wahhh no!"
"Seriously guys we have to go, you need to brush your teeth."
At this point, I drag them one at a time into the bathroom and brush their teeth. After all, they're 2 and 4 and when they brush themselves they don't do the best job anyway..so maybe it's better this way. (Ha! I'm kidding right? Really? Really?!) everyone is ready, I get Axel in his car seat and off we go!
Get to the doctors office..no parking spots. drove around the lot and found one that had opened. (It's always a pain to find parking at this office.) Matt took the Alexander and Aaron to get some snacks from the store in the building and I went up to the office with Axel. First of all...we get up to the desk..and she called Axel a girl. 😑 ever since Austin was a baby I make sure that when we go out I always dress them in blue. At this point Im pretty sure I do it subconsciously. (I made the mistake of putting Austin in yellow when we went out once, and someone asked if he was a boy or a girl..not sure why but I was completely and utterly offended.) the wait was a little longer than usual but that doesn't bother me. However..it was hot as heck in there. I HATE being hot. Cannot stand it. Neither can Axel. They come in, take his stats and vitals, then we wait some more and the doctor comes in. Couple things. I've known since he was born that Axel has a tongue tie. I'm noticing lately that he also has a lip tie. Second thing. He occasionally breathes like a pug. Mostly when he's laying on his back. I've asked the doctor about this before and they kept saying it would go away. He's 4 months old and it hasn't gone away. So I pushed. I informed the doctor that he WAS born facing up AND he makes these noises. He went "oh. I'm giving you a referral for an ENT"
After this my husband informs me that we need to stop at the store because he needs a work shirt..and everything we have is packed. When we got there, Axel was sleeping so I thought nothing of bringing him in in the car seat rather than wrapping him. (When in doubt, wear the wrap out) we get Aaron out of his car seat...he's had an accident. Matt takes Alexander and Axel in while I change Aaron real quick in the van. (Pay attention now. Change of clothes #1 for Aaron.) I get in and Matt is waiting for the woman to grab a cart because she saw him with his hands full. 😑. Finally..she gets to us with the cart trying to be helpful instructing me to put axels care seat on top of the cart. No. Not happening. I know it's not safe. Alexander sits down on the floor. (Oh please no. Seriously? No! Ah crap. He did) he peed. On the floor. Okay. He's 4. Kids have accidents. So Matt takes him back out to the van to change his clothes. ( change of clothes #1 for Alexander.) I inform the woman that he had an accident and the floor is wet so she puts a sign up and gets someone else to help her. As they walk up, the original woman tell the other woman that he had an accident and the second woman responds with "what did they not have any diapers or something?" As calmly as I could I said "he's potty trained...he just had a little accident, we were just at the doctors office so he must've been holding it." To which she responds, "oh so you were getting him checked out for this peeing thing?" (At this point, horns may have popped out of my head, maybe steam rose from my nostrils.) "NO...we were at the doctor for the BABY'S 4 month check up if you must know." Bitch.
Now we're attempting to walk around the store to find some clothes for the hubs while carrying an infant seat with a 16 lb baby in it and chasing a 2 and 4 year old. Mind you, daddy gave them candy at the doctors office. (I'm sure you know where this is going.) they're zigging, they're zagging. They're hiding under clothes racks and rolling like secret spies across the floors..and cackling like wild hyenas. People are staring. Another thing I'm really not fond of...being stared at. It makes me extremely uncomfortable. I can feel their eyes burning into my skin. I leave Axel with Matt and go chase Aaron who is running through the kids section. Alexander is helping me chase him since he's smaller and can weave quickly through the narrow aisles. This kid. He made a leaping tackle. Took Aaron down and pinned him until I got there. I'm really glad no one saw this. I had to hold back my laughter as I scolded Aaron for running off. I'm sweating like sumo wrestler in a sauna. I'm carrying Aaron. Alexander following behind...not for long. We find dad and he's wiggly, giggly duck, tuck and roll again. I grab the keys, take Axel and Aaron to the van..sit in the ac and wait. At some point between leaving the store and getting into the van...Aaron peed..again. Get him changed (change of clothes #2 for Aaron) feed Axel, wait a little more. ( I swear these kids are normally really good about telling us when they have to go potty) I call the ENT on the referral and leave a message. Matt gets back to the van, and we head home.
hubby goes to meeting. I send the kids to play in the backyard because in a matter of five minutes, Alexander punched Austin in the stomach, Austin fell down and bumped into Alexander who them kicked Aaron so Aaron kicked Alexander back and sent him flying off the couch. Everyone's having a meltdown. They go outside, I try to clean up a bit inside. They come in, they each want something different for dinner. One wants cereal, one wants a hot dog. One isn't hungry but then later decides he also wants a hot dog. Done. Bath time. Sometimes Aaron and Alexander get along really well and they're super sweet to each other...this was not one of those times. "He took my dinosaur!" "He's on my side of the tub!" No that's my dinosaur!" "Mom, he's pouring water on my head." Goodness gracious. Bath time is over. Still hungry. Everyone gets a snack. Axel goes to bed at this point. (There's something so breathtakingly beautiful about a baby who's just nursed himself to sleep) Matt tells Austin he needs to brush his teeth and go to bed...Austin whines how this is unfair because his younger brothers get to stay up and he has to go to bed. (Okay kid. You can whine all you want, you're still going to bed.) Aaron falls asleep pretty quickly. Alexander throws a bit of a fit. He calms down and snuggles up to dad on the couch and now they're both passed out and snoring. What a day.
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