Moms Don't Need Sleep

There are some nights that I wonder why I even bother going to bed. As a mother of three I suppose lack of sleep is simply part of the job description.
Apparently OCD is genetic, and also something I suffer from, as I have found myself turning into my mother. Let me explain. I like my house to look a certain way and my standards are probably set too high since it took me until 12:30 last night to get it the way I wanted it. (and that was just the downstairs)! When I realized the time I stopped. Not because of how late it was or because I was done, but because Lincoln was screaming bloody murder. He has had diarrhea for the last two weeks and is just now getting better. But now he is teething. He has five teeth and I think he's working on about five more. His nose is running constantly or plugged up with interesting colors and he is drooling uncontrollably. The poor baby is just in pain. So I tried everything I could think of to help him. But by the time I got him back down it was 1:30. After sending a teary e-mail to Jason, to inform him of everything, I went to bed. At 3:30 Chloe comes into my room. She had a bad dream. So she gets into my bed to sleep. Chloe is nicknamed the octopus at bedtime. She simply does not understand personal space. I had to physically move her about 3 times to keep her off of my head. (and we have a king size bed)! 5AM rolls around and Linc is up again and thinks it's time to play. I took him downstairs for some juice, changed his diaper and put him back in bed. He screamed at me for about 5 minutes before deciding to go back to sleep. I just kept repeating, "It's not time to wake up yet, it's not time to wake up yet." Then Chloe decides to wake up and 6:10 which is so unlike her. "Mom, it's time for school! Get up Mom! ...........Mom? Mooooooooooommmmmmmmm!!!!!!! Wake uuuuuuuuup!" I open one eye and tell her promptly that my alarm clock goes off twice. It hasn't even gone of once yet. Leave Mommy alone for 5 more minutes. Go get dressed, brush your hair and your teeth and then come back.
Now I'm awake but don't want to be. I get her out the door with Grandpa, my neighbors daughter arrives, and my day has begun. Funny. When did yesterday end?
Lily and Lincoln slept in until 8AM. So unusual and so not fair!

Lincoln Update

My youngest child at the tender age of 15 months has:

5 teeth,

weighs 20 lbs,

30 inches long,

walks 4-12 steps at a time,

prefers to crawl,

is finally weened

and has had his first haircut.

He says,

"Eye

no (nose),

mow (mouth),

Mama,

Dada,

Daddy,

Nanna,

Mommy,

Gampa (grandpa),

Ye-Ye (Lily),

Co (Chloe),

ba (ball),

uh-oh, and

nana (banana) and

go".

He loves to play with:

gears,

tools,

sand and trucks,

Captain Hooks' ship,

Pet Shops,

anything with a ball or two,
(his own not excluded).

What's up with that?

He loves to:

Play, play, play,

cuddle with Mommy,re-arrange the silverware in the dishwasher,

climb ladders,

slide down the slide,

swing,

hang out in the trampoline,

sit and color with his sisters,

go up and down the stairs,

use Mommy's stools to get up on the countertops,

sit at the fruit bowl and dig in,

and fight over the comfy fuzzy chairs with his sisters.

He may be small but he is mighty!

We love our Lincoln!

New Hampshire, The Lion King, and the First Day of School!

My brother and Lily were the only two brave enough to really get wet in that Atlantic water!

Lincoln enjoyed eating the sand and watching from the safety of Nanna's arms.

Uncle Jay got him a little wet too. But man oh man, that water was cold!

New Hampshire is just so pretty.

This would make a fabulous water color! Don't the clouds look fake?!..

Miss Chloe...actually preferred the sand to the water for once. Although she and Makayla really had fun searching for creatures. They found two dead crabs.

My Mom and bro hangin with Linc.

Cousin Trouble. Just look at those mischivous smiles.

A little scary.

The lonely girl.

But she perks up in no time!

Then back to New York...we had to go to the Strong Museum twice! It was so awesome. We only lost Lily once.

These pics are out of order. This particular butterfly really liked me and Linc. Wow did that tickle!

Lincoln was very worried about me and Chloe was jealous.

The butterfly liked him first. He really wasn't too sure of what was going on. All of a sudden the butterfly jumped right from his head to my forehead. It was so bizzarre!

No fear!

She lost two teeth while we were gone.

Back in Vegas.

Linc likes the static!

He missed Grandpa T.

Aunt Jennie flew home with us. Thanks for all the help Jen! We decided to go see the Lion King while we had Jennie and Carolyn in town at the same time.

So excited for the show to start!

Carolyn and Jennie

Me, Carolyn, and Chloe

Shark Reef fun! What a fun sign to play with!

To document that we were really there!

Lily fell asleep after the intermission. We took turns carrying her out of Mandalay Bay.

It was a very long walk to the car.

Okay....so this is Lily's second day of school...but she loves it! I took pictures of Chloe on the first day with my phone...but I don't know how to get them off of my phone. Can anyone enlighten me on that subject?