McKinney Mom: Party of Five

Well, tomorrow Bryce will be one month old, and yes, time has flown. Adjusting hasn't been as hard as I expected it to be, but that's not to say it hasn't been hard at all! The hardest part about having multiple children is having to share your attention. I am not able to give Bryce nearly as much attention as the girls got as infants (*tear*), poor Reesie is stuck right in the middle (and only a tender 20 months old herself~ still a baby!), and Zoe is often left playing by herself (or fighting and screaming with Reese...) If only there was three of me!!!!!!!! I am sure you can imagine how much time this gives me for attention to myself... let's just say I haven't looked or smelled my prettiest this past month. I am excited to get back in shape though... the new Spring styles look so cute!
Luckily, people have been so thoughtful. We have had tons of dinners brought to the house by my MOPS group, church, and friends. I have TONS of thank you cards to get out ( I promise I will!), not to mention the birth announcements... oh, now I just stressed myself out:/
The second hardest part has been going ANYWHERE that involves a vehicle. Getting 3 kids 4 and under in and out of a car is a challenge! I have been using Jay's Tahoe b/c it has third row seating, and the car seats are too big for my Fusion (Love that car! Reccomend to anyone!)... but I don't like using it... it is a pain to get the girls out of the very back. Luckily, we will be replacing Reese's giant Britax car seat with a cheaper/smaller one, so they can all fit in the back of my car.

We kept B in for 4 weeks, just like the pediatrician said, and finally made a trip out to Target the other night with our whole crew. Oh Lord, it was a sight. First of all, it was a bad idea to go so close to dinner/bed time. Reese was IN. A. MOOD. We had the girls in a double stroller, and B was strapped to me in the Baby Bjorn (I love keeping my babies close in that thing...so snuggly! Def the best baby invention ever!) Reese had a giant melt down about 5 minutes into the store, and there is nothing more embarassing than having a toddler scream, while a 4 year old yells her requests out to be heard over the screaming, and a brand new infant is strapped to your chest... I felt like the entire store was looking at me and thinking, "Oh my God, look at that young girl and all her kids! She needs that many kids like she needs a whole in her head! Someone sterilize her!!" Jay assures me that this is not true, but I am pretty sure he is wrong. (Also, I hope they were referring to me as "young," but that may just be a fantasy now...) Still not 30 until August!

Now it is Monday (sigh)... I am back on my own again... I took Zoe to preschool this morning, and we passed a little girl wearing a fancy red dress and sparkly red shoes:
Zoe, "Mommy! That girls looks even prettier than I do!!"
Me (whispering) "She is very pretty, but not as pretty as you!"

I can't imagine where she gets her ~~vanity~~ killer confidence from...;)