We had the pleasure of keeping our nephew Daniel over the weekend while his parents helped host a shower for some friends here in Atlanta. Daniel is 4 1/2 months old and a very good baby. But having him with us for those hours made me realize that could not handle having one more. I'm sure over time the moms with 3 figure out how to make it work and probably have very hands-on husbands that can handle the other 2 kids while cooking/cleaning up after dinner. Not me, I don't think I could be a good mom to 3 and keep my sanity. It was however very fun to see my own children's reactions to the new baby in the house. Caroline was like a little mom, so worried and concerned when Daniel was crying before falling asleep in his swing. She actually was crying louder than he was and trying to get him out of the swing (afterwards we had to step outside to keep her away from him so he could settle down). Jackson had fun making funny faces for Daniel. While I had all 3 kids up on our guest bed while I was changing Daniel, Jackson asked me if I had a baby in my tummy. He then said, "it looks like you do". Gee, thanks son, I know now my 7 months on consistently hitting the gym has paid off. It was fun having him and also nice to get back to normal today.
We are looking forward to Mimi coming this week. I'm touring the Pre-K at Holy Innocents' on Tuesday morning and then morphing into a bunny mom for Jackson's class Easter party on Wednesday. Caroline is having her 2 year checkup tomorrow (a month late) and will be on Spring Break all week (not that it changes our schedule too much - she only goes 2 mornings a week). We are also anticipating a visit from the Easter Bunny himself!
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