Life with two...

I think it would be an understatement to say our lives have changed by adding another child. :) Things are drastically different! Friday was my first day on my own with both kids. Tony went back to work and Ruthie wasn't home until the afternoon. The morning went fairly well. Kaiya was pretty good and I was able to put her down for the morning nap just as Kaleb was waking up and wanting fed. So we survived that. Ruthie came in the afternoon and took Kaiya shopping for the afternoon. I slept nearly all afternoon.... it was great. They got back around 5:00 p.m. and I debated whether Kaiya should go down for a quick nap. I ended up not putting her down -- HUGE mistake. Ruthie and Brad left and I started dinner. It was our anniversary and so Tony requested breakfast for dinner (bless his heart -- just about the easiest thing to make). I started dinner and Kaiya started major naughtiness. :) She seriously whined or cried for 2 hours straight. I gave her a snack, I let her play in the kitchen sink, I let her crack all the eggs for dinner. And throughout all of it she whined, moaned, groaned, screamed, and cried. Thankfully Kaleb was at least sleeping. :) When I couldn't take anymore I called my parents crying, told them I needed them to talk to Kaiya so I could have a moment to compose myself in the bathroom, put them on speaker phone and handed the phone to Kaiya. I locked my self in the bathroom, sobbed some more and then pulled it together and finished dinner up. I'd like to think we could attribute this to a change in hormones. :) AHHH! Tony got home an hour later and wrestled and tickled Kaiya. She continued the whining for him and I was secretly glad -- it wasn't just me she was being difficult for. We both breathed a sigh of relief when she was in bed for the night. Tony said... Don't worry -- your mom will be here tomorrow. I smiled and got into a hot bath.