Mother of ...3!

And no I am not pregnant with twins...

You won't believe it people! I survived being a mother of 3! I now certainly relate to why nearly every last one of my friends with more than one child either drinks every night or is on mood medications. It is HARD work. Especially on those days when you are stuck indoors. I couldn't find "indoor" games to play fast enough between breaking up fights and requests for food. The other 2 kids probably think I am a total witch for serving fruits and veggies as snacks and forcing them to sit at the counter to eat them! I also have a pretty strict rules for meal times. Something tells me if you are asking for a snack no more than five minutes after dinner that you should have eaten more dinner and you probably should go to bed "hungry!" Gavin is guilty of this too lately. I can't feed him enough. Though somehow he is "full" of veggies. I get SO tired of being in the kitchen.

Our friends and us did a kid trade. They took Gavin for a 3-day weekend and in return, we took theirs, giving each of us couples a mini-retreat. Gavin has LOVED having company around the clock. I love watching him try to break up their sibling rivalry. Not that he doesn't jump in and torment one or the other from time to time. But it's good for him.  Gavin even told me that "3 days and 2 nights doesn't make number sense" and that they should stay 3 days and 3 nights instead. I told him, "Let's just get through this first!"

We made it. I for certain know that I could not handle having more of my own, but I would most definitely do it again in order for us all to have the experience.