Survivor: Big Prairie, Ohio

Today was a big day. A day I've been fearing since I found out I was pregnant with Tyler.

Hubs returned to work and I was left alone with all three of my children.
Turner - 5 years, Lauren - 23 months, and Tyler - 3 weeks.

I was afraid of so many things going wrong. Hubs said I was psyching myself out... I think he was right. I was so nervous before bed last night. All I could picture was the baby crying, Lauren disappearing, and Turner yelling and running around like a madman, all of this happening at the exact same time.

I was paranoid for nothing.

Tyler is still sleeping most of the day. She's nursing every 2 hours and I was worried about how I would keep Turner and Lauren occupied during feedings. I nursed Tyler in the room where the kids were playing today and they didn't even seem to notice. They didn't stop their play once to request anything and they played well together.

It wasn't perfect, I mean, kids are kids. Turner picked at Lauren a little. Lauren had to be pulled away from a few things she wasn't supposed to get into (she's OBSESSED with toothpaste!!). Just normal stuff one can expect from children their ages.

One of my great friends dropped by to see the baby and she ended up helping out. (See what happens when you visit our home, I put you to work!) Sometimes she helped me by holding Tyler and keeping her pacified while I tended to Turner and Lauren and at other times she helped me by playing with Turner and Lauren so I could tend to Tyler.

I was so grateful for the company and for her help. (Thanks Chareia!!)

One of my goals for the day was to keep the kids in their routine as much as possible. I'm happy to say that we stayed on track. We made these cute hand print cardinals today for our craft.

Hand print Cardinals

For our activity this evening, we matched socks. That's right, I was THAT Mom tonight. I brought a basket of unmatched socks downstairs, dumped it on the floor, and said enthusiastically, "Time to match socks!" I made it a game with Turner to see who could match more socks. He was into it and helped me match all of the socks with designs and colors. I assigned myself the white socks since those are more difficult, and Lauren found it fun to sort the socks by color. Our socks were matched in no time!

I'm glad I can put today behind me and chalk it up as a success. I feel much more confident about being home with all of the kids and reassured that I can do it. I just need to take it one day at a time and do my best. Everything is going to work out and I'm going to continue to feel that my choice of being a SAHM was the best decision I've ever made. I'm sure I will have days when I get overwhelmed, but hopefully they will be few and far between.

Good riddance Monday!