Life With Three

What is life like with 3 kids? Well, quite simply it is exhausting.
- Learning how to pay attention to all the kids is hard especially with a newborn that needs all of mom's attention.
-Diapers are everywhere!!!!!!!! Two kids in diapers is insane.
-Two kids who don't talk-- at times difficult- especially when you think if you just had the time then one of them would probably be talking more.
-Nap times are not synced at all so you go through the routine with one just to repeat two more times then have one wake up just as you finish. This equals= no down time.
-Or sometimes you get about 35 minutes and realize this is the only time you have during the day to wash dishes, fold clothes, put away toys, and etc.
-Having one child wish the baby were not there = constant vigilance or there is a chance new baby may actually be injured in someway.
-Having one child who can actually vocalize his needs is good but also makes you see that you aren't going to win mom of the year when he tells you that he just wants more positive attention.
-I have stopped drinking caffeine after 4pm so I can actually fall asleep around 9pm in order to get enough sleep.
-I have to drink two cokes as soon as I wake up and occasionally pop a few advil because I have a headache from lack of sleep.
- My husband insists that I have 1 beer with dinner to calm down.

Luke Happenings
- Luke may not talk but he is testing boundaries for sure! His big thing is the street or parking lots. He will walk to the end of our yard then look back and put the tip of his toes in the street to see what you will do.
-Luke hates holding hands. Hates it. He would much rather lay down in the parking lot and refuse to get up.
-When you say be gentle or don't touch the baby's head he will grab the baby's foot, look at you, and then squeeze as hard as he can.
-He takes his diaper off now.
-He put a whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet (at least he didn't flush)
-He knows enough to know that he doesn't want to say or sign sorry. After timeout we tell him to say sorry to Thomas and he shakes his head no.
-He has what we(Pete) calls the Becky Weigel temper. Sadly, it is true.
-We have noticed that when Jack isn't around Luke is much more willing to show us what he knows and even attempts to talk, so maybe having Jack in school and once the baby is a bit older, he will start talking and showing more of his interests to us. I have realized that he knows his shapes and many letter sounds, but I have only seen this when Jack is MIA.

Still we get out and have fun.