The Crying and Screaming of It All

When you have your first child, I think someone crying bothers you. When you have your second child, you learn to deal slightly with the crying because you don't have four arms. When the third baby comes along, what crying!

Most of the time I can tune our youngest's screams out (she has decided that I am the only one who can ever hold her or calm her, where was my vote in that decision!) while I tend to the other girls but every once in awhile, her crying, our 2 year olds screaming and the 4 year old asking me if she can cut paper is too much! I hate to admit it but I usually burst out a loud, "SERIOUSLY! Can't you see I am working on something here, COOL IT!" My brain can only handle so much noise. I am sure other moms can skip around and calmly ease their children into a lullaby but I am not one of those. I have to ramp up to be around people, part of being an introvert! A lot of people are really surprised when they hear that I am introverted but let me tell you that it takes A LOT! Needless to say, being with the kids all the time takes some working into but then add in the crying and screaming, Lord have mercy! The kicker is that our 2 year old has decided that tantrums are not enough when she doesn't get to buckle her own seat belt but a deep grovel and banging her head back and forth on her car seat makes a much better show. Almost hourly my mantra is "She is only 2, it doesn't last. She is only 2, it doesn't last."

Stand strong moms! The crying and screaming of it all will soon fade to a silent house aching for a screech or a cry...Just remember to look at them while they sleep, they are so cute and silent :)