One of those days...

This has been the longest day EVER!!!!!

I don't like Tuesdays to begin with because it's my long day. Jordan has been taking a class for the past 10 weeks every Tuesday night in Longmont so we only get about an hour together as a family.

I slept terrible last night... probably because of the 2 hour nap I took yesterday. Then Jayden came into our room at least 3 or 4 times before 6:30am. I finally crawled out of our bed and landed in his around 7:15 to allow Jordan more time to sleep.

We came downstairs after I showered and Jordan left for work and I got the whiney kids breakfast and milk. Gabri and Jayden both chugged their sippy cups dry. While Jayden finished his yogurt I took Gabriella upstairs to change her diaper and her clothes. When we got to the bottom of the stairs she puked all over the both of us. So I went back upstairs changed her clothes and my shirt, cleaned us both up and then went back down to get Jayden.

Probably an hour later I was upstairs changing Gabriella's diaper AGAIN and I was on the phone with my sister. I had just put socks on my cold feet and I started walking down the stairs holding Gabri in one arm and the phone in the other when I slipped and fell down the last 4 or 5 stairs. I managed to hold on to Gabri and my hip and hand caught us as we slid down. It was painful.

Gabri took her nap and Jayden and I just hung out and watch "Go, Diego, Go" since I wasn't feeling well, I wanted to just rest. Lunch time rolled around and after eating only his 4 slices of apples and maybe 2 or 3 bites of chicken noodle soup Jayden was throwing a tantrum. I took him upstairs to his room and within 15 minutes he was asleep (that was a bonus!).

Anyways, I won't continue to bore you with the details, but it's been rough around here. I feel like I've been the ugliest person to my kids, especially Jayden. I realized Jayden was just getting stir crazy and need to run around outside and play. He needed attention. One of the hardest things about being a parent to more than one child is learning how to balance their needs. It's not always easy and I fail a lot. Isn't it amazing how children learn from our bad behavior so much quicker than they learn from our good behavior?!

I'm so thankful that His mercies are new every morning and His grace is sufficient for me! I need God's help everyday. I lose my mind when I try to do everything on my own. God is the perfect Heavenly Father, He's the best parent there is, therefore He's the best example. I know that I'm far from perfect and I have a lot of learning to do as a parent, but I am so thankful I have the perfect example to follow!