Coffee Break 7/11/06
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Coffee Break 7/11/06
| Tue, 07-11-2006 - 7:55am |
Good Morning ladies!! Today is Tuesday, and I don't have major plans - again!! Awesome! I'm really saving on gas this week!! My neighbor is dropping off her kids at 9:30 so she can go to an appointment. I have to clean bathrooms and I think I will organize my pantry today, and if I have time, then my laundry room closet. Katie's friend is coming for dinner and we are having bbq'd pork chops, oven fried potatoes and a veggie. Nothing special, but Katie told me I was to do my very best making dinner tonight. LOL! You'd think the queen was coming! Kids are so hilarious sometimes. So, that is my day. B-O-R-I-N-G!!
Hugs,
Wendy


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I had a horrible night, and I'm dragging today! I need about a gallon of coffee, maybe by IV infusion. . . My DH was called in to work at 1:45 in the morning. This happens rarely, when they have an emergency & not enough coverage. It hadn't happened in a while, but on July 1st they get all the new medical school grads who just became residents and don't have a clue what they're doing, so they call him for every little thing 24/7. It gets better as the months wear on and they gain experience, but July & August are the worst. So he got out of bed, washed up, pulled on scrubs and left. Apparently he somehow woke the girls (I have no idea how, he was very quiet), and next thing I know, they're both crying. It's 2:25 AM and I'm alone with them, and totally dead.
They would not go back to sleep. They wanted Daddy. They knew he left. They screamed at the top of their lungs for him. First one, then the other, then in stereo. I explained that he had to go to work for a while. That means nothing to a 2.5 year old. Jenna especially had an absolute TEMPER FIT. This is in the middle of the night! WTF??
My policy is: don't turn on the lights unless you have to if they wake in the night. We have night lights. But then Tessa asked for a story. I said No. To me, once you have a tantrum for a story at 2:45 AM once, and you get your way, you're tempted to have a tantrum for a story at 2:45 every night. Because it works. Needless to say, my refusing her caused a worse temper fit. They kept crying on and off and demanding stuff (stories, playtime, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy). Eventually, Matthew woke up. Thank goodness Justin stayed asleep, or we all would have been up. Might as well have gone out to play. Catch fireflies or something! Matthew told me "I can't sleep." Don't you love that? It's 3 AM. OF COURSE YOU CAN SLEEP!!
All I wanted to do was sleep. Every time I tried to leave the girls' room, they screamed louder. I was totally exasperated. I had to leave the room to calm down before I did some bodily damage. I called DH on his cell thing. I thought maybe he could talk to them and calm them down. He didn't answer! I called the Nurse's Station. They told me he was "with patients". It was 3:15 AM by now, and I'd been up 1.5 hours. The girls came out of their rooms and began running up and down the hall. I was sooooo tempted to call the hospital back and tell them "This is a family emergency, I'm Dr S's wife. Can you please get him on the phone immediately?" But I restrained myself.
I came out of my room and found the girls pulling toys/puzzles out of the shelf in the playloft. Almost 3:30 in the morning, mind you. I lost it. I wopped them each on the butt. Am I a horrible Mommy, or what?? Of course, this caused a fresh screaming fit from both of them. I put them in their beds, closed the door, and went to bed and put the pillow over my head. Amazing, my ignoring them for a little bit made them calm down and I heard silence after 15 minutes. I should have done that to begin with! I'm learning. . .
And then what happens? Michael calls me back half an hour later, just as I'd gotten back into REM! "You called? What's wrong?" Panicked because I called him in the middle of the night.
So that is my long rant for this morning. We're not going anywhere today. Not the pool, no playdates, no lunch with DH at the hospital (Oh Yes he's still there!! Talk about husbands' sucky work hours!! Grrr. . . ). I'm going to lay on the couch, ignore my kids, let the house get trashed and try and snooze. I'm not even going to shower until I'm good and ready.
I'm feeling very sorry for myself, can you tell? I think PMS is beginning to kick in, which doesn't help my mood one bit. . . And, sadly, I am also feeling *very* guilty for spanking my darling daughters last night. So guilty I could cry :(
Sofia
Sometimes they need a smack on their little bums! I know we were spanked as kids and I promise it did no permanent damage! :)
Good afternoon all!
DH went back to work today, although it's not totally my first day alone because my mum came over this morning and watched/held/cuddled Dylan so I could get a few more hours of sleep.
I'm glad DH went back to work...is it horrible for me to say that he was starting to drive me a little nuts? LOL. Well, he was. I like him better at work then coming home so I actually have time to miss him and not be annoyed by his annoying habits...hehe.
Don't have much planned for today except to survive it. Going to sleep as much as I can with Dylan, and see if I can't get enough rest to get me through the night!
I was so proud of Dylan, he only woke up once last night! Granted he was up for an hour but still!! Once he went back to sleep at 3am he didn't wake up until 6am! I am a happy mommy!!
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