Monday moodiness

My mother's day: perfume from the girls, chocolate and flowers from Joey and watch from the boys


My teeth: stood up for this xray and it revolved around me!


Chalk Isaac and Eden - traced them laying down - took a little convincing...


My little troublemakers ;p

Yesterday was chocked full of all kinds of mood swings. The day started much the same as most except on the way down the stairs to get breakfast, Isaac decided to skip the last step and plant his forehead against the living room floor again, resulting in another nasty egg on his head. I comforted him as best I could and tried to put ice on it after they ate breakfast, but he squirmed and screamed the entire time. I had to leave them with Joey for the remainder of the morning while I went to the dentist for my bi-annual cleaning. The remodeled the back area of the office which looks really nice. I even got to enjoy the massaging chairs they installed. Once again, no issues, but I was again asked by the dental assistant if I ever had braces so that made me feel good.

After getting home, having some lunch and cleaning up a bit, the boys were awake and ready for lunch. Eden has been extremely picky, wanting only a select few items including peanut butter, bananas, and chicken nuggets. Isaac has picked up Eden's awesome (sarcastic) habit of spitting out food, but he still eats better that Eden, but opposite that, Eden will drink almost anything but we have to beg Isaac to finish his juice/milk. After I gave up getting them to eat more than a couple bites, I got them in the van and headed to the recycling center to drop off our latest mount of plastic milk jugs and cardboard cereal boxes. At a red light, an older man to my right remarked to me about how warm it already was and asked if I had a good mothers day. We chatted for a moment and I told him I did and he said "Thank God for mothers!" and just smiled. I thanked him, the light turned and we went on our separate ways. In a weird way, this made me feel good. I guess because a random stranger took a moment to acknowledge that I was a mom and that it was a hard job but was thankful that we do it. I'll take it as a random act of kindness.

We headed to Super H Mart for some produce after leaving the recycling center which is where the boys decided to kick it up a notch. It was hot as balls so they were uncomfortable and grumpy as was I so I sucked up being worried about making the gas last and turned on the AC. The calmed down and I distributed a snack while I collected my grocery list off my phone (Joey had to text it to me because I left it at the house) and he headed inside. The mother in front of me acquiring a buggy for her 3 kids was very loud and angry with them, which made me feel bad for the kids. I don't know what all was going on but I felt like she was getting angry with them for acting their age. I waited patiently and got mine secured in the buggy. Isaac usually sits on the interior of the cart and Eden up front when it only allows for 1 child to sit and he's usually very good, but this time, I had to constantly ask him to sit down and stop throwing out of the cart all the things I was putting into it. He usually just talks to and about what I put in and organizes it from side to side but he wasn't interested yesterday, He eventually got Eden in on the "fun" as well and started handing him things to throw out. My 15 minute trip quickly turned into an hour and when we finished checking out, I had to take them out of the cart and walk them to the car because can't just leave them in the car while I return the cart and it annoys me when people just leave them in the parking spaces. I got Eden out and had him hold my hand while I balanced my purse and the grocery bag on my other shoulder and tried to get Isaac out, Eden let go and tried to run off. I had to grab Issac quick which made me almost drop the groceries and try to catch Eden at which point Isaac was down and let go of my hand and turned away. I finally go a hold of both of them but determined at that time I am not capeable of taking them grocery shopping with my by myself any longer. I pick up my nephew twice a week after school so it will have to wait until those times or on the weekends or evenings when Joey's not working.

On a happier note, Eden is starting to speak more. I know that a lot of his tantrums and frustrations come from not being able to communicate but there isn't much we can do other than keep motivating him to talk. Uncle Adam brought over a Gigiball Sunday night and they tried it out for the first time yesterday. Eden loved it and was constantly in and out of it, but Isaac really wasn't interested. He also hates being barefooted on the grass. We took them out after dinner and Isaac acted as if the grass was molten hot lava. We moved a sprinkler to the middle of the yard which Eden was all over and soaked and giggly within two minutes, but Isaac took a little coaxing - and shoes.

It's only a couple months now until our annual family birthday/crazy busy season. In June is Joey's birthday, quickly followed by our anniversary and the boys birthday in July, then mine in August. So far September is free but in October we'll b in Manteo, NC for Rodney and Stacy's wedding, then in November is my dad's birthday and Thanksgiving and then about a million birthdays in December, a friend's wedding in Puerto Rico, Christmas, and then New Years is here and before you know it it's my mom's birthday, etc.

I thought the older the boys got, things would get easier because they would be more independent and I would be able to spend more time with them, thus time would so slow down a little. Boy was I wrong!