One of THOSE days

It’s Monday. Does the time change make your kids go a little wonky? Because it does mine. No matter how I play it. And believe me, I have tried different ways. Pretending the night lasts longer, pretending the day lasts longer. It just doesn’t matter. It always throws them off. They get better as they get older, they can roll. But the little guy, well it hasn’t been that easy on him. Or maybe he is getting sick again.

Cole is one of those kids that is a “carrier” of sickness. Or at least that is what we call him. He brings home strep, but never gets it. Gives it to his brothers. Swine flu took out the two older boys last year but Cole just got mildly sick, which in some ways I think he planned it as pay-back (I mean I would if I were him). And then I would laugh about it while I was snuggled down in my bed at night while they suffer. But that’s just because I see the crap he takes from them…and that’s a whole ‘nother story.

Does anyone talk about this when you think about age difference and spacing of your kids? I was about to run far far away when I had two under two, so I can’t say I would have done it any different even if I could, but wow – the olders vs. the younger can sometimes be hard. Tonight at dinner was a nightmare. The two oldest ganged up on the little guy, while the little girl screamed and gave all of her food to the dogs. It was a good time. I know you are sorry you missed it. No wonder Andy works through dinner.

Anyway, back to the sickies. Even if he doesn’t ever really get bad stuff that takes him out like it does the others, he seems to always have something or other. And he gets nose bleeds- but only on one side. And any cold or weather change sets it off. I know I should take him in and have it cauterized. Because that is what I have been told is the problem, some sort of blood vessel too close to the surface…. But instead we press on with our 3am nose swabs of vaseline when it flares up.

And it’s not just the little guy. The little girl has been out of sorts a lot lately as well. She puked in her bed on Friday night, and has been in a bad mood ever since. Plus she has been going through a biting, hitting, scratching, pinching stage that makes no one want to be around her. Oh and screaming. That’s always loads of fun. This evening we went for a walk because she was driving everyone crazy and the older boys needed to do homework in peace. She got mad about something and laid down in the neighbors yard and pitched a fit. I just stood and watched her as cars drove by. She eventually got up, leaves stuck to her butt and all in her hair and waddled over to me and asked to be picked up. I did, and we went home.

I don’t know…. makes for a not so fun Monday. I feel like I do ok until the witching hour. 5:30 until 7:30 when Eva goes to bed or Andy gets home from work.

But at least I have clean laundry- my mom did it all when they were here over the weekend. Seriously people, it takes a village.

So instead of putting all pics up as I usually do, I thought I would try something different this time.

I present you, Monday afternoon/evening. The good, the bad, the ugly. In other words, the playing, the fits, the snacks, the movie, more fits, and at the end, Cole saying no more pictures!

A day in the life from Elisa Kennemer on Vimeo.