Remember last night when I said it was the hardest day of my life as a mama? Well add a 13mo boy to the mix. Yup, the nephew is over and staying the night. My younger sis is having her gall bladder removed as we speak. Since his daddy is out of the picture, Tia Roni, came to the rescue.

Timeline of first minute at home:
00 secs: Annie runs up yapping
01 secs: Ella starts yelling at Annie
02 secs: Mama yells at Ella for yelling at Annie
20 secs: Mama puts nephew down in bed
20.1 secs: Nephew cries
21 secs: Ella cries she's not tired
22 secs: Mama puts Ella in bed
24 secs: Mama puts Annie in backyard on chain
25 secs: Ella yells MOMMY!
25.5 secs: Mama leaps over doggie gate as if she's back in 7th grade doing hurdles
26 secs: Ella reports that nephew is crying.

OK, maybe it wasn't the first 26 secs, but damn, that's how it felt.

How do you all with more than one child do it?

Now to feed the children and make sure Annie behaves. She does not like babies.

Labels: annie, Ella, family